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Keel failure: the shocking facts
Keel failure: the shocking facts
Keel failure in the Pacific Ocean >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Safety warning about keel failures on sailing yachts
Are we facing a keel and rudder failure ‘time-bomb’?
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Keel failure: the shocking facts
Matthew Sheahan investigates the incidence of keel failure. ... This was a standard Beneteau 40.7, a boat that is anything but high-tech. With around 800 afloat, it is a modest design with a ...
Keel failure: the shocking facts
The modern matrix design of some light-displacement yachts gives us concern. We frequently encounter incidents where the keel structural matrix has been damaged and consequently moves ...
Why does a sailboat keel fall off? >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News
In this video, they look at sailboat accidents and groundings leading to keel failure of bolt on keels and discuss the pros and cons of encapsulated keels versus bolt on keels siting keel failures ...
A Quest for Keel Integrity
Keel failure, resulting in major hull damage and loss of stability, certainly can't be ruled out in those cases. Photos by Ralph Naranjo. ... A few decades ago, a sailboats keel was designed to be contiguous with the hull, and the ballast could be external (bolted on) or internal (encapsulated in a keel/hull monocoque structure). ...
Keel failure: the shocking facts
Equally shocking is the story of a charter boat that lost her keel after hitting rocks in the Isles of Scilly, but went on to complete three charters and more than 100 miles of cruising before ...
Are we facing a keel and rudder failure 'time-bomb'?
Combined with the fully skeg-protected Alpha Rudder system the Kraken Yacht hull is the only blue water cruising boat in production today, which will not invite investigation from the MAIB. Dick Durham. 1) Lightworks, 2018, keel broke off, Andrej Justin - Code 8, 2016, fixed fin, steel or weld failure.
Bayesian yacht sinking: What factors might have caused boat to sink
A keel is a weighted, fin-like part of the boat that protrudes from its base and helps keep the boat stable. When the wind pushes the boat onto its side, the weight of the keel counteracts the ...
Cheeki Rafiki Loss Puts Spotlight on Keels-Again
In 2007, a different Beneteau 40.7, Barracuda, lost its keel, but in that case, the keel pounded on the bottom in heavy seas. In 2008, an older J/80 lost its keel racing on Long Island Sound. If youve got a relatively new boat that has never hit bottom and never raced hard, you are in the don't panic category.
Keel failure in Western Australia >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Keel failure in Western Australia. A Bénéteau First 45 sank off Mandurah (Western Australia), and now following its recovery, images have been released to show the missing keel from the hull ...
Questions for Investigators as Italy Tries to Unravel the Yacht's
Standard procedure in such storms, he said, would be to switch on the engine, lift the anchor and turn the boat into the wind, lowering the keel for extra stability, closing doors and gathering ...
Designer clarifies cause of keel failure
Showtime's keel was configured as a vertical hollow strut welded to a horizontal mounting plate, which in turn was sitting in a shallow recess in the boat's hull and bolted to the boat's ...
Five Swing Keel Maintenance Blunders and How to Prevent Them
Blunder #1: Neglect the keel winch. The winch is the part of a keel lifting system that does the work, obviously. Unlike the winch on your sailboat trailer, keel winches have a brake built into them that allows you to lower the keel under control and without you having to manually disengage the ratchet pawl.
Why Does A Sailboat Keel Fall Off?
Can the keel fall off a sailboat? Today we look at sailboat accidents and groundings leading to keel failure of bolt on keels and discuss the pros and cons o...
Keel safety self-help: keep track of changes
Look for a crack around the leading edge of the keel at the top and compression at the trailing edge. Grounding can cause more damage after the initial strike as the boat is pulled or rocked off ...
Keep Your Keel On
On a composite keel, the bulb may be dislodged from the composite fin or, if the keel has a long lever arm, the force may damage the hull or blade structure. And there are other problems not related to groundings. If the boat comes off a large wave, the hull-keel joint may be overloaded, potentially leading to hull delamination and keel failure.
Keel failure for new Farr X2
Keel failure for new Farr X2. Published on July 4th, 2022. The Farr X2, the newest project by Farr Yacht Design to serve the short-handed market, had sought to be a thoroughbred race boat. Built ...
New report, new theory for keel failure
A Texas A&M University report concludes that the keel failure of its 38-foot racing sailboat Cynthia Woods, which led to the death of a safety officer, was due to design and construction flaws with the boat. "We concluded … the accident was the result of an inadequate design and construction of the vessel's hull and the keel-to-hull ...
Safety warning about keel failures on sailing yachts
Recreational craft - sail Report type: Safety bulletin Date of occurrence: 7 December 2017. Safety Bulletin 3/2018. MAIB Safety Bulletin 3-2018: yacht keel failure. Related publications.
Crew rescued from upturned hull of new Farr X2 after keel loss
In a remarkable rescue two sailors have been rescued off the coast of New South Wales, Australia, after the keel detached causing a capsize on the new Farr X2 they were sailing. The pair, both ...
Keel failure: What really happened to Polina Star III?
Keel failure: What really happened to Polina Star III? Soundings Staff. Dec 7, 2015. The genesis of this story was an incident that occurred back in July of this year in which the sailing yacht Polina Star III, an Oyster 825, which reportedly had been extended to 90 feet and was just over a year old, was lost off the coast of Spain.
Keel failure leads to fatality >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News: Providing
Keel failure leads to fatality. The search for a sailor who went missing when a yacht lost its keel and overturned, ended in tragedy after his body was recovered. The 36-foot Runaway, a Sayer 11 ...
Divers recover 5 bodies from wrecked superyacht off Sicily; 1 still
The captain of the sailboat that rescued survivors said his craft sustained minimal damage — the frame of a sun awning broke — even with winds that he estimated reached 12 on the Beaufort wind ...
Experts examine Oyster Yacht that sank
Experts examine Oyster Yacht that sank after the keel and its stub broke off. Oyster 825 that lost her keel and sank has been raised and investigations are ongoing into the structural failure that ...
PDF Keels Falling Off 9-5-13
At approximately 23:00 the yacht suddenly and unexpectedly began taking on water at a very rapid rate and capsized and sank after its 5,000-pound keel fell off. 53 year old safety officer Roger ...
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Matthew Sheahan investigates the incidence of keel failure. ... This was a standard Beneteau 40.7, a boat that is anything but high-tech. With around 800 afloat, it is a modest design with a ...
The modern matrix design of some light-displacement yachts gives us concern. We frequently encounter incidents where the keel structural matrix has been damaged and consequently moves ...
In this video, they look at sailboat accidents and groundings leading to keel failure of bolt on keels and discuss the pros and cons of encapsulated keels versus bolt on keels siting keel failures ...
Keel failure, resulting in major hull damage and loss of stability, certainly can't be ruled out in those cases. Photos by Ralph Naranjo. ... A few decades ago, a sailboats keel was designed to be contiguous with the hull, and the ballast could be external (bolted on) or internal (encapsulated in a keel/hull monocoque structure). ...
Equally shocking is the story of a charter boat that lost her keel after hitting rocks in the Isles of Scilly, but went on to complete three charters and more than 100 miles of cruising before ...
Combined with the fully skeg-protected Alpha Rudder system the Kraken Yacht hull is the only blue water cruising boat in production today, which will not invite investigation from the MAIB. Dick Durham. 1) Lightworks, 2018, keel broke off, Andrej Justin - Code 8, 2016, fixed fin, steel or weld failure.
A keel is a weighted, fin-like part of the boat that protrudes from its base and helps keep the boat stable. When the wind pushes the boat onto its side, the weight of the keel counteracts the ...
In 2007, a different Beneteau 40.7, Barracuda, lost its keel, but in that case, the keel pounded on the bottom in heavy seas. In 2008, an older J/80 lost its keel racing on Long Island Sound. If youve got a relatively new boat that has never hit bottom and never raced hard, you are in the don't panic category.
Keel failure in Western Australia. A Bénéteau First 45 sank off Mandurah (Western Australia), and now following its recovery, images have been released to show the missing keel from the hull ...
Standard procedure in such storms, he said, would be to switch on the engine, lift the anchor and turn the boat into the wind, lowering the keel for extra stability, closing doors and gathering ...
Showtime's keel was configured as a vertical hollow strut welded to a horizontal mounting plate, which in turn was sitting in a shallow recess in the boat's hull and bolted to the boat's ...
Blunder #1: Neglect the keel winch. The winch is the part of a keel lifting system that does the work, obviously. Unlike the winch on your sailboat trailer, keel winches have a brake built into them that allows you to lower the keel under control and without you having to manually disengage the ratchet pawl.
Can the keel fall off a sailboat? Today we look at sailboat accidents and groundings leading to keel failure of bolt on keels and discuss the pros and cons o...
Look for a crack around the leading edge of the keel at the top and compression at the trailing edge. Grounding can cause more damage after the initial strike as the boat is pulled or rocked off ...
On a composite keel, the bulb may be dislodged from the composite fin or, if the keel has a long lever arm, the force may damage the hull or blade structure. And there are other problems not related to groundings. If the boat comes off a large wave, the hull-keel joint may be overloaded, potentially leading to hull delamination and keel failure.
Keel failure for new Farr X2. Published on July 4th, 2022. The Farr X2, the newest project by Farr Yacht Design to serve the short-handed market, had sought to be a thoroughbred race boat. Built ...
A Texas A&M University report concludes that the keel failure of its 38-foot racing sailboat Cynthia Woods, which led to the death of a safety officer, was due to design and construction flaws with the boat. "We concluded … the accident was the result of an inadequate design and construction of the vessel's hull and the keel-to-hull ...
Recreational craft - sail Report type: Safety bulletin Date of occurrence: 7 December 2017. Safety Bulletin 3/2018. MAIB Safety Bulletin 3-2018: yacht keel failure. Related publications.
In a remarkable rescue two sailors have been rescued off the coast of New South Wales, Australia, after the keel detached causing a capsize on the new Farr X2 they were sailing. The pair, both ...
Keel failure: What really happened to Polina Star III? Soundings Staff. Dec 7, 2015. The genesis of this story was an incident that occurred back in July of this year in which the sailing yacht Polina Star III, an Oyster 825, which reportedly had been extended to 90 feet and was just over a year old, was lost off the coast of Spain.
Keel failure leads to fatality. The search for a sailor who went missing when a yacht lost its keel and overturned, ended in tragedy after his body was recovered. The 36-foot Runaway, a Sayer 11 ...
The captain of the sailboat that rescued survivors said his craft sustained minimal damage — the frame of a sun awning broke — even with winds that he estimated reached 12 on the Beaufort wind ...
Experts examine Oyster Yacht that sank after the keel and its stub broke off. Oyster 825 that lost her keel and sank has been raised and investigations are ongoing into the structural failure that ...
At approximately 23:00 the yacht suddenly and unexpectedly began taking on water at a very rapid rate and capsized and sank after its 5,000-pound keel fell off. 53 year old safety officer Roger ...