Gail and I were knocked down in our M15 ('86 #361 "Justus") at Havasu this year during one of the races. We were both on the lee side, light air, and didn't see the gust coming. Gail managed to release the main sheet but we were already going down. Hanging over the side with one leg in the water, my thought was, "Crap, we're going swimming. Good thing we've got a ladder". As water began coming in over the side, I felt the righting shift and the boat came back on her feet. My first thought was, "Thank you Jerry Montgomery". We had about 7 or 8 inches of the Colorado in the cockpit, which drained in seconds, sheeted in and was back in the race. The M15 is a great design sal In a message dated 2/29/2012 8:12:18 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, jdavies104@gmail.com writes: We were on a downwind racing leg once with full main and 135% genoa when a squall kicked up, and we finally broached in a big gust (measured by a nearby boat at around 40 kt.). We took in only about a gallon or two of water into the cockpit as the boat rounded up, took a partial furl in the genoa and were on our way again. WIt was my first season with the M17, and I was really impressed. You're right that the designers knew what they were doing! Rick M17 #633 Lynne L On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 9:57 AM, W David Scobie <wdscobie@yahoo.com> wrote:
i believe i read about a M15 that was swamped and was subsequently sold. the seller told the purchaser that 'the kids' went out and swamped the boat. she floated and got the kids home.
i have no memory of an M17 being swamped ... but with the number of boats out there i'm sure there is a story to tell.
i know a handful of M15 and M17 owners that have experienced a knockdown and/or being pooped. in all cases the boats drained the water from the cockpit and self righted. some had a good amount of water in the cabin because the drop in hatch boards were not in place. an M15 and M17 experienced knock downs and water in the cockpit/cabin during HPCC 2012.
jerry and lyle knew what they were doing when they designed these boats. they round up and self right like keel boats.
:: Dave Scobie :: Sage Marine
--- On Wed, 2/29/12, Rick Davies <jdavies104@gmail.com> wrote:
By the way, has anyone ever experience or known of swamping an M17? Or an M15 for that matter?
Rick M17 #633 Lynne L