Last week a Hylas 70 hit some rocks off close in Maine at about 6 or 7 kts, brought the whole rig down.
Seems like something the designers should factor in. It doesn't seem like that should happen either. http://www.penbaypilot.com/article/coast-guard-investigates-penobscot-bay-ya cht-rock-crash/18669 Altho, I would rather have the bottom third gone than the whole rudder gone or bound up. If they are looking at that like a shear pin or something. Bill Coleman C&C 39 -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Colin Kilgour Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 1:45 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List moving from a C&C?? In the 2006 Caribbean 1500 and ARC rallies, 3 Hylas 54's suffered rudder failure at sea. A buddy of mine was on one of them and got to practice his emergency steering skills all the way to Tortola. No fun in that. Google Hylas 54 Rudder Failure and you'll see lots of info on it. Then make your own decision as to whether that's a boat you want to own I'll stick to my skeg hung rudder. Cheers Colin st.com
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