coachroof

A blast of steam cannoned out of the bowl and splashed against the coachroof.

The Gates of Noon Rohan, Michael Scott, 1951- 1992

Two laughing girls in bright red caps sat on the coachroof cabin top.

Gossamer 1915 George A. Birmingham 1907

Report into the catastrophic destruction of IMOCA 60 coachroof pinpoints lessons

YBW News 2010

A report into the destruction of the IMOCA 60 BT's coachroof and near sinking in last year's Transat Jacques Vabre race has concluded that a combination of the material's stiffness and an unusually large, or rogue wave - "a hydrodynamic event of significance" - caused the failure.

YBW News 2010

It stove in the coachroof, as shown in the photo below, allowing thousands of litres of water to enter the boat and almost sinking her.

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As a result of the findings, FYD and the boat's owners, OC Group, decided to repair the coachroof by replacing the smaller, stiff panels with slightly larger panels that are both stronger and more flexible.

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The report concludes that the coachroof panels, while compliant with class scantling rules, could have been stronger but also that a contributory factor may have been the stiffness of the coachroof panels.

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They say: 'Based on what can be deduced about the loading event one can say in all seriousness that if the coachroof had been twice as strong we would likely still have seen damage, which gives some idea of how far outside the normal bounds this event was.'

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A sleek coachroof, long side windows, full bimini and dodger, and wholly-integrated mainsail arch with traveler not only enhance her aesthetic appeal, but also serve as a safety feature.

Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2010

'There is more than reasonable evidence to suggest that the coachroof failure may have had as much to do with the stiffness of the panels as their strength,' it says.

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