Post by johnathanfeates on Jun 4, 2019 2:54:28 GMT -5
Two things to say about capsizing. Firstly, for the vast majority of cruising sailors capsizing is a very rare thing indeed. I have sailed keelboats for my entire life and have not yet capsized anything larger than a dinghy/hobiecat.
Which brings us to the second point: larger boats are designed for this and, indeed, to resist it. Like the Daruma dolls that you can push over and stand up again, monohulls have weighted keels that allow the boat to self-right.
There is a ratio here, the "Angle of Vanishing Stability", or AVS, to which boats are designed. Most monohulls can tip over such that their mast is well underwater and still pop up again. As you can imagine, if you're not planning on sailing through the Southern Ocean any time soon, you should be fine here.
Which brings us to the second point: larger boats are designed for this and, indeed, to resist it. Like the Daruma dolls that you can push over and stand up again, monohulls have weighted keels that allow the boat to self-right.
There is a ratio here, the "Angle of Vanishing Stability", or AVS, to which boats are designed. Most monohulls can tip over such that their mast is well underwater and still pop up again. As you can imagine, if you're not planning on sailing through the Southern Ocean any time soon, you should be fine here.