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Date 5th July 2008
Casualty Capsized catamaran
Wind SW 5
Launch time 1555
Recovery Time 1630
Crew Dave Parry, Henry Thomson, John Skinner
Details

Whilst at the boathouse, crew members observed a catamaran capsize half a mile off Whitstable harbour. The craft became totally inverted, and the mast and sail were seen to surface next to it.

The lifeboat launched and was alongside the casualty a minute later. Using wirecutters from the lifeboat, the occupant was able to cut away the rigging, allowing the mast and sail to be brought aboard the lifeboat. The catamaran was then righted, and taken under tow to the Yacht Club ramp.

The dismasting and subsequent capsize had been casued by failure of the catamaran's forestay.

 

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