What Caused the Bayesian Disaster?

VIDEO COURTESY OF PRACTICAL SAILOR

Published since 1974, Practical Sailor is the only independent product test report of sailboats, sailing equipment, and gear. In this video, they review the facts regarding the sinking and seven deaths on the 56m Perini Navi Bayesian.

The incident off the coast of Italy has left a lot of questions. Was it her retractable keel being up and stowed? The freak weather event – a tornado, waterspout, or down burst? Was the crew to blame or the designers? The tallest aluminum mast in the word may have played a role.

A naval architect comments on righting angles, angle of vanishing stability, and down flooding angle from Perini Navi, the builder of the vessel.