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I googled Alerion Cockpit image; I give them a bye. 
In Response To: Still, I wouldn't have 'thunkit' likely in that sort of seaway. ()
() More seaworthy design than many bigger boats with lowered companionways. Every now and then, a freak condition, and boats are gonna sink. All boats. 
Like somebody said, hatch boards would have saved it. When was the last time I put mine in underway, let me think,....
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- Alerion 28 sinks in race off Shelter Island NY
- Low bridgedeck, no hatchboards
- A HUGE target there with that companionway.
- Still, I wouldn't have 'thunkit' likely in that sort of seaway.
- I googled Alerion Cockpit image; I give them a bye.
- I googled Alerion Cockpit image; I give them a bye.
- Still, I wouldn't have 'thunkit' likely in that sort of seaway.
- A HUGE target there with that companionway.
- I never realized that "heelng over" was a racing technique.
- I was pooped once about 50 miles
- Low bridgedeck, no hatchboards
