[MHml] Cheekee Monkee

[Bill Gibbs]

Good points.
It's hard to come up with good analogies.
Let me try again:
Most people would be less safe in a race car partially because of the ease
of reaching very high speeds, and their lack of skill and training for doing
so.  Certainly  my 1987 Volvo was rated very safe and with a low probability
of accident because it was soooo slow.

Poor analogy aside, my point is that given any specific individual, his
probability of capsize will vary with boat design issues.  And it's not hard
to imagine an extreme that nobody can sail without high probability of
capsize.

Bill
Afterburner

-----Original Message-----
From: multihulls-bounces at steamradio.com
[mailto:multihulls-bounces at steamradio.com] On Behalf Of Graeme Sutherland
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 12:50 PM
To: Informed discussion of multihull issues
Subject: Re: [MHml] Cheekee Monkee

+ No one suggests that a Formula 1 race car is as safe as a Volvo 
+ station wagon, which is why they are not street legal in the States.

	I once heard a talk given by Adrian Reynard, who at the time built a
lot of the Indy Cars running in the States. He said that the safety
regulations required that they should be capable of hitting a concrete wall
at somewhere between 180 and 200 mph (I can't remember the exact number),
then be hit by another car travelling at the same speed, and the driver
should be uninjured. I suspect F1 has similar rules.

	That's a bit better than a Volvo. :)

	Perhaps a better argument would be that racing cars (and boats)
aren't suitable for most people, but that they'll have better safety
provisions for when things go wrong. Ross was carrying EPIRBs and satellite
phones on the Rhum, whereas a cruiser might not have been.

		Graeme

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