- from a vessel's
stern in
strong winds so as to slow the boat to
prevent pitchpoling or
broaching in an
overtaking sea. The
fundamental difference between...
-
sideways to the wind and
waves and in more
serious cases may
capsize or
pitchpole.
Advice on
dealing with
heavy weather includes various strategies for...
- quickly,
among other things.
Trimaran capsizes are more
likely to be of the
pitchpole type than a roll to one side due to
their higher sideways stability and...
- the
vessel easier to
control in
heavy weather and will help to
prevent pitchpoling. A
drogue works by
providing substantial resistance when
dragged through...
-
yacht Tzu Hang. Hit by a
rogue wave when
approaching the Horn, the boat
pitchpoled (i.e.
somersaulted end-over-end). They survived, and were able to make...
- beam/transverse axis,
causing the fore and aft ends to rise and fall repetitively.
pitchpole To
capsize a boat
stern over bow,
rather than by
rolling over. pivotting...
-
Operation Fresco during the 2002-2003 UK
firefighter dispute Operation Pitchpole during the 2013–14
United Kingdom winter floods Operation Shaku during...
- such as the
Tornado from
digging the bow into the water, also
called pitchpoling, and
causing a
nosedive and
often a
spectacular capsize.
Boats may have...
-
leeward bow is
somewhat prone to "dig in,"
resulting in what is
known asa "
pitchpole." The
Hobie 14 has a D-PN of 86.4 with the
Turbo version faster at 83...
- tall curl
broke over her from
astern during a
storm on August 14, 1979,
pitchpoling her and
killing two
members of her crew,
incapacitating another crewman...
