24 September 2011

An 80' sailboat passes under a 65' bridge

The balls [apparently containing two tons of water] get swung out with an initial turn to port or stbd. The tendency then is for the roll to continue by itself, but is controlled by letting the bags out slowly with a line made off to each bag and running through necessary tackle to a cockpit winch.
Via Within the crainium.

7 comments:

  1. Roger KovacinySeptember 24, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    Just imagine the strength and rigidity of those sails! And yet they can't be cast iron; they have to be light in weight!

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  2. Mel V.September 24, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    It's motoring under the bridge, not sailing under - but I am picky like that. :-)

    That is a cool trick. Very, very cool.

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  3. MinnesotastanSeptember 24, 2011 at 10:18 PM

    You're quite right, of course, Mel. Title fixed. Tx for the correction.

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  4. flyte44September 25, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    THANKS for sharing this! Human ingenuity at its best!

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  5. expatQLDSeptember 26, 2011 at 2:03 AM

    Now there is one advantage that a mono-hull has over a catamaran.

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  6. bunnitsSeptember 28, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    That was amazing. I've never seen that done before.

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  7. sailing floridaJanuary 31, 2012 at 8:02 AM

    It's almost comical to watch the sailboat do that.

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