Damage can happen quickly aboard a multihull. Just as in any activity where the equipment plays an essential role, some of our attitudes, precautions and anticipations more often than not allow big trouble to be avoided.
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Publié le
24/05/2019
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166
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To begin with, let’s differentiate damage from perils of the sea. Unfortunately, you can’t do much about the latter. It can be a container floating just below the surface and therefore invisible, which rips off your rudder or a keel, creating a major leak. Or a new part which breaks due to a manufacturing defect, and causes dismasting. You will then have to use all your ingenuity and nautical common sense to cope with the situation. But be reassured right away, these perils of the sea are very rare. Statistically speaking, they are even negligible, even though certain writers have a field day …
