I thoght I would pose the question to John Welsford, a respected small craft
designer....."how would a 15ft boat like an M15 handle these
conditions...45-50 knot winds,open ocean,32ft+ waves"...he responded..."I've
only seen pictures in magazines of a Monty 15, but expect that its
fairly typical in construction for a small moulded glass boat and perhaps a
little better than most of its size in seaworthiness. But the conditions
you describe are going to roll that boat, over and over! The only way to
control that is a parachute sea anchor holding her dead bow on, and that
needs to be streamed off the bow and be big enough to haul the boat bodily
through each wave. Now the question will be, whats happening to the boats
stability when that happens, and is the hull strong enough to take the loads
of the sea anchor line and the crushing action of the wave as it goes
through the crests.
I dont think a skipper of one of those is going to be a good prospect from
the point of view of a life insurance company"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Durant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 :Wild Conditions
Found the post in 'deleted"...here it is...."Hey, since we're comparing
weather notes, it is currently blowing 45 kts
with gusts over 50 with wave heights of 32' at 9 second intervals 16 miles
off the Oregon coast. It's raining too. Coastal headlands are seeing
sustained winds of 80+ mph with gusts up to 109!! The Oregon coast can be
somewhat inhospitable to small boat sailors this time of year! These
conditions have been consistent all day and will continue until tomorrow
evening." ...............45 knots, gusting over 50,wave heights of
32ft/9 second intervals...sustained over a period of time offshore/open
water=violent !! How would any 750lb boat handle...."any way the water
wanted it to"
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