Spindrift trimaran capsized at the start of the Dublin Bay race GETTY IMAGES There was a lucky escape for the eight crew and two non-participating guests on the 70-foot trimaran Spindrift.

Spindrift trimaran capsize. Spindrift 70 foot Trimaran capsizes at start of Dun Laoghaire La Route des Princes in shore race 22nd June About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy. Width of boat at the widest point in feet. The Spindrift is a simple to build stitch and glue dinghy offered in four sizes.

Be sure to check out our builders forum where many of our builders document their builds and check out. Displacement of the boat in pounds. MAXI Spindrift 2 131 foot trimaran for crewed racing that would be reliable and versatile enough to be competitive in a mixed programme combining transatlantic and around-the-world races.

The race-winning multihull Spindrift has capsized in gale force winds off Dun Laoghaire this afternoon 22 June Breaking. Lock Crowther built his first boat a trimaran called BUNYIP in 1959 while still a teenager. Dacron Mainsail includes battens sail logo and your hull number and a basic bagThe reefing sail features a zipper running the length of the sleeve and the sail is hoisted with a halyard as the zipper is closed around the mast.

In a statement Oman Sail said. Jacques Guichard was hurt in the accident and is now at the hospital in Dublin. This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions.

The CSF compares beam with displacement since excess beam contributes to capsize and heavy displacement reduces capsize vulnerability. Having won the second offshore leg of the Route des Princes from Lisbon to Dun Laoghaire just outside Dublin Ireland the MOD70 Spindrift capsized during the. With over 1300 plan sold Spindrifts have a reputation the world over as a rugged and capable hard dinghy for cruising and fun club sailing.

This allows the sail to. Among his most notable designs were the Bucaneer Kraken series trimarans Spindrift 45 Catana 40 cats as well as a great number of other cruising racing chartercommercial and power cats and tris. The boat is better suited for ocean passages vs coastal cruising if the result of the calculation is 20 or less.