Can the keel fall off a sailboat? Today we look at sailboat accidents and groundings leading to keel failure of bolt on keels and discuss the pros and cons of encapsulated keels versus bolt on keels siting keel failures like Cheeky Rafiki, the Beneteau 40.7 that tragically lost her keel in one of the most publicized sailboat capsize accidents.

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