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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 823110" data-attributes="member: 53455">Catamarans are very stable... until they aren’t. And then, they capsize brutally and uncontrollably. And of course, they are much more difficult to righten than a monohull, as the two-person crew of this Dart is about to find out for themselves... This was shot in the gulf of Morbihan which I mentioned above. It is a very protected environment, ideal for learning to sail and where this sort of thing can happen in conditions as safe as reasonably possible, given the circumstances. The sea is quite choppy because the wind is blowing against the tidal current. This particular spot of the gulf is known as Le chaudron de sorcière, “The Witch’s Cauldron”...[ATTACH=full]409171[/ATTACH]The 90-footer Mariska is a wooden gaff cutter designed by renowned naval architect William Fife and built in Scotland in 1908. It has been beautifully restored in a very respectful way. Sailing her takes at least a crew of 25 because there are no powered winches on board and all the rigging has to be adjusted like at the beginning of the 20th century, with lines and pulleys... Mariska regularly races in classic yacht regattas. This photo was taken during the Régates royales in Cannes 15 years ago. It is the photo that pleased the Musto photo contest jury so much.  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> [ATTACH=full]409172[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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