Fatal San Diego Capsize

[dennisneal]

I don't believe I ever saw a posting regarding an update to the capsizing of a 1988 MacGregor sailboat, (26D?), that occurred on March 28, 2011 in San Diego Bay. Two passengers were killed in the mishap. Its a bit old, but, the San Diego Harbor Police did publish the results of their investigation on July 27th.

Basically, they found:

The boat was overloaded.
The weight was distributed unevenly.
The sail was held together with duct tape and staples.
There was NO evidence that the weather was a factor.
The ballast tank may have been empty at the time of the capsize.

Here's a link to a more complete article:

http://www.thelog.com/news/logNewsArticle.aspx?x=12697

[kmclemore]

You must have missed this thread?

http://www.macgregorsailors.com/forum/v ... =san+diego

Easily located by using the search function in the upper right corner of this page... I looked for 'San Diego Capsize'.

[dennisneal]

I'm well aware of the original threads.

I don't believe that anyone has posted any news regarding the official San Diego Harbor Police report. The incident created quite a stir, locally, with some persons claiming the the MacGregor sailboat design was/is unsafe. I believe that the official report dispells this accusation.

[kmclemore]

I'm well aware of the original threads.

OK, then I've gotta ask... why create a new thread instead of posting to the original?