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Look for a disruptive insurer.

I'll bet that the owner was the big pussy. CB was a loyal employee covering for the boss. Just part of the job.

My thoughts exactly. The insurer can pay some "hard" working Bermudians to dispose of the mess.

A tight weather window? More of a sucker hole.

Cool! It won't sink until it gets run thru a shredder.

Crap, I can't find my pitchfork.

Full agreement on all points. OK; not so sure about the scuttling, but it is possible.

If Rainmaker has electric winches (not hydraulic) those motors are close to the low tech magnetic compass ahead of the wheel.

Thanks for the answers Foghorn. So daggerboards are hydraulic? Must be if so much else is. Hydraulic pump is electric or engine driven? I'll guess battery electric. And no back-up, that seems to be the design philosophy.

In the first of three photos, it looks like there are two winch handles stowed below the winch pad to the right of the helm chick. I understand the pretty colored control lines on the left side and the halyards with clutches and jammers on the right side; but what are the heck are two clutches...

So back to the story- Quick disconnects for hydraulics will contain the fluid. But you need to relieve the pressure to break them open. I insist on QD at deck or boom so that one can disassemble with little or no mess to clean up. Yeah. I'm lazy. The hydraulic lines might have torn when the...

Nice deflection Clean.

You did say assumption. That boat has sail drives. Pretty hard to snag a sheet. If the props are not turning the line isn't staying. I do think that that rig could have been dumped without fouling the props. No, I wasn't there, but I have done some serious clean-up before.

Pull pins on blocks and control lines. Shoot the standing rigging afterward. The boat had a rig cutter. Cut the sails so that each piece of the rig is separate. If all the pieces of the rig are gone one more check for lines in the water and then engage the props. Yeah, drift until you clean-up.

I have helped remove a rig off shore in six foot seas. I have a very good idea how tough it is. Without maneuvering power Rainmaker almost got run down by their "rescuer". And an ocean pilot who has commented on this thread said that trying to board was too dangerous. The crew was already in...

I have helped remove a rig off shore in six foot seas. I have a very good idea how tough it is. Without maneuvering power Rainmaker almost got run down by their "rescuer". And an ocean pilot who has commented on this thread said that trying to board was too dangerous. The crew was already in...

Today's installment of the story sheds more light than I expected. Bravo. Only three people to clear the rig is tough. But it was daylight. Pull pins, shoot the standing rigging, cut halyards and wires. Lots of cutting. Don't forget the sails. The mast looked like it was in three pieces...

I am not sure where you are going with this BB. I have never had to attempt to come alongside a steel ship, not just a fishing boat, while driving a plastic yacht. It does not take much imagination to see the dangers in a normal sea state. In stormy conditions it would be very hazardous to...

I'm sure that part two will be all about how it was the skipper's decision to bail. No pressure from the owner. Just the right thing to do. I really want to hear about the bashing into the freighter. Another rational idea.

Nailed it!