Posted by Duncan on January 24, 2002 at 17:50:06 from 152.163.204.66:
In Reply to: Capsizing Amazon in Coots in the North posted by RichardG on January 24, 2002 at 13:46:19:
My guess - and it can only be a guess (based on experience from dinghey sailing days) - is that it they were doing a practise capsize of sorts (I don't know if Amazon would have been any easier to capsize than Swallow - the description of Swallow sounds almost uncapsizeable - I remember trying to capsize my old Heron as a kid and actually having to get out of the boat and pull her over - it was almost impossible!!!) I assume that Captain Flint - like the Death and Glories - were unaware they were practising.
Anyone any better ideas?