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Reprogramming and retraining J105 crew and owners may be tough. That may be a double edged sword too. Once you get the J105 mindset out, will they be qualified victims for the GB sales and marketing tribe? When you need people with low expectations and money to burn where do you go J105...

Here is another sailboat rescue video for those that think the way to go was for the skipper to order everyone into the dinghy to scoot across and scamper onto the ship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y11vKs1ZXY

To the I can and would do anything in a RIB... consider this with 5 aboard.. and then offloading all 5. That is if you ever got all 5 in the the thing in the first place with water already washing up to the windshield level on the Gunboat...

Every Time a ship enters and leaves port pilots are transferred from a small boat to and from the ship. Every ship captain knows the drill just like a woman can park at the mall or a drunk park at the yacht club. There are hundreds of youtubes that show the procedure and protocol for a small...

Depending on the load of the ship some of the propeller can easily be out of the water even during calm seas. If you sit on the banks of the southern Mississippi River it will not take long before a ships goes churning by revealing a least some of the prop thrashing in calm water. A sea way...

The standard procedure is for the smaller vessel transfers cargo or passengers to come along the leeward or protected side of the larger vessel. The burden if their is one is on the smaller more maneuverable vessel that is making the request to come alongside and transfer passengers or cargo...

We are done here.. The Front Page has spoken on the subject.... they are faster, and definitely more dangerous which suits many offshore events which label themselves ‘extreme’, meaning they really do need the very best sailors in the world to sail them.

Not it all odd on the engine in 2015... there were notes of salt water intrusion. Salt water was coming in through the window opening and through conduits open up when the mast imploded. The modern engine with so many electrical controls and failsafes can shut itself down for many reasons...

Have you ever tried even once to find something after losing sight of it in the ocean...

The image used with Chapter 3 of "The Story" clearly shows how a large person can handle each of the winches without physically interfering with the helmsman. The space is clearly much larger and more open than many pictures communicate.

We may be in agreement... I am starting to think the GB 55 is the hottest day boat, coastal boat, saltwater party barge in history... still troubled by the lack of AC... Maybe better for Maine and Block Island Race Week?

That would be crew versus boat. If you broke the rig in the Star near Rainmaker that day you would need a helo the the ability to climb the net onto the ship. This thread bunches up the command, crew, passengers, and boat all on the same shitpile. Each one makes the responsibility and outcome...

Do we know? Did the boat fail or did the helmsman on watch allow the boat to go through an uncontrolled gybe in changing and severe weather weather? Until someone credible puts a stake in the ground on why or how the rig failed we do not know. One thing interesting. One of the most respected...

The start of The Story one month ago.... just sayin.... One a positive side! Your readers or followers were interested and you did get the "story". Mr. Clean said... Reporters 34,477 posts Location:Everywhere you want to be Interests:. Posted 30 January 2015 - 09:59 PM "Glad everyone is...

Alan it is a great story... You are correct years ago we would not have read much like this in our magazines we waited for most months. The only thing close I can remember was when the "Wolf of Wall Street" sank the former Big Eagle in a lunchtime storm with blown windows or hatches. The long...

The event started on autopilot, many have noted the boat layout could hamper situational awareness, not all pro crew are veteran instinctive dingy helmsman. I suspect there is something like pilot vertigo inside the boat on a major puff(whiteout) with the cabin all shut... I wonder about a...

Is that the real story or the press release announcing renewed partnership between SA and Gunboat? Which will Ed demand first the Chicken or The Egg?

Much of the bruha hear over the last fews weeks is a combination of the culture of the SA starting with the principles and the calling of anyone that dares offer another opinion a cunt, pussy, or simply Fat Dennis.. There are many who think they can dish it out here and many who have very thin...

If that was or is the case... sounds like they were working on the wrong problem or even an issue that did not exist? Hydraulics would simply be a little bit quieter with similar performance possibly with greater weight depending on the reservoir, piping, and remote pump(s). Electrics =...

The the GB 55 images distort the actual distances around the helm and winch pit that is forward of the helm on this 55 Foot boat. I do not know the specs here. But, I have successfully sailed many mono boats where the electric winches on both sides of the boat are very close to the binnacle...