> On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:15:41 +0100, Ben newsam
> gmail.com> wrote:
>

>> On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:03:02 GMT, Richard Sherratt
>> NOTHINGHEREbrunsley.com.au> wrote:
>>

>>> So I would be right in thinking that it's not like this?
>>>
>>> http://www.a-cat.org.au/photoscurrent.html

>>
>> Some good pics there.
>>

>>> Here's an example of what not to do
>>>
>>> http://www.a-cat.org.au/archive3.html
>>>
>>> That is a classic cartwheel.

>>
>> My goodness, those things look a bit skittish.

>
> They can be. It's a high performance machine. I always found them easy
> to sail, but you need to pay attention to what's going on around you.
> Because it's an open design class (min weight, max length, beam and
> sail area + no hydrofoils are the only rules), there are some dodgy
> hulls around. There are also some dodgy sailors. In this photo the guy
> was heading downwind on a broad reach (high speed) when the lee bow
> got buried, maybe because of a sudden gust. The buried bow slows right
> down, but the rest of the boat doesn't. It sort of trips over the bow.
> If you're on the trapeze at the time, it acts like a slingshot. I've
> seen guys 15' in the air and 30' from their boat.