From my perspective as a former captain of a 20m schooner, a traditional rigged boat much, much less liable to suffer a knockdown such as befell the Bayesian, i

From my perspective as a former captain of a 20m schooner, a traditional rigged boat much, much less liable to suffer a knockdown such as befell the Bayesian, it’s insane to me that the angle of vanishing stability was only 90 degrees on such a ridiculously tall vessel. That means that if that mast ever touches the water it’s not coming up. Period. And that mast is a huge lever , even without sails raised. This is a boat that was never designed to weather a bad storm, where unpredictable things are very likely to happen. And it starts to flood at 45 degrees while in normal operating trim? That is just nuts. It’s not that hard to put all of the ventilation on the centerline, and a diesel engine won’t flood a boat through its exhaust. So many design compromises on what could have been a real seagoing vessel you could trust to carry your family anywhere in comfort and safety, just for the sake of some misguided idea of opulence. In ships, beautiful is as beautiful does. A sleek coffin is an ugly ship indeed. I would not have felt safe sailing that vessel in anything other than well timed passages with no weather nearby. It really drives home the difference between a boat that is designed to stand up to whatever it might encounter vs a showpiece that is designed to look impressive but cannot face the kind of adversity that a working ship will be exposed to on a routine basis. Clearly these yachts are designed to be operational in pleasant conditions only and to hide in shelter when the sea shows it’s teeth. What a stupid waste of resources. A fake ship.