Bow Sizzle
by Jake on Mar.13, 2007, under Miscellaneous
We have a phrase that for the time you drive a catamaran hard on a reach and the deck at the bow is just barely above the surface of the water, we get “bow sizzle” as the tip rips through the water at 18knots (20+mph) with a sizzling sound. This video has some impressive bow sizzle starting about half way through…these guys were flirting with disaster! Most catamarans will suffer a pitchpole (ass over tits) if you drive their bows in this deep – the Nacra 6.0NA is a monster with a lot of reaching sail power and needle bows which make the boat incredibly fast but unforgiving. I really enjoyed the one I owned for a couple of years.
