Some wild shots as America's Cup: catamarans capsize during racing in strong winds off Plymouth

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A friend and I bought a used 16' Prindle catamaran in the early 80's. We used to sail on a lake, but never took it to the ocean. I too had one of those "butt buckets" for "hanging out" over one of the pontoons. I was always exhilarated and terrified at the same time.

We saw a guy turtle his once, end over end, and he even managed to get the mast stuck in the mud at the bottom of the lake, since he was pretty close to shore. I think they had to get a boat to come right it.