Floater.. one engine in gear on a cat will cause it to turn with rudders hard ovedr in strong wind it is difficult just to go straight let alone get good steerage and jumping in the rib to try n pull it ...into the sea n wind ...to get next to a ship?...you try it and see how easy it is...y...
Perhaps the choice to abandon was not the Capts after all. MAYBE..... the owner felt his almost new boat is now fucked... just fresh from the yard re-fit and now with multiple breakages and scratches...yes..many scratches... electronic issues, engine issues , cabin issues and... then the hull...
I once did a gig with a fat pig of an owner of some ben that he was going to turn into the first computer controlled sailboat that would sail n dock itself...this is how that electro pos would turn out wet...broken n ditched
I wonder what conclusions K. Adlard Coles would come to on RM. It does seem that they quickly decided plan c was better that plan b and abandoned ship rather than effect some sort of jury rig. I wasn't there and don't really want to make any judgements on them .,but certainly other things could...
Good Read Clean. Like something out of heavy weather sailing for 2015. I wonder what Coles take on it would be too. I must agree too that the Capts stresses on safety of persons on board first then property so best call to get everyone off , esp. after the ship crashing thing and knowing the...
Now thats funny! really funny! esp how they even talked about having it and being so prepared for the "White Squall" that killed the adventure. My personal felling is that that rich bitch wasn't goin g in no raft if a helo could come get them back to warm coco
it also goes to show, no matter...
I've been in one of those micro burst things and it was some scary shit. We saw it coming though and the boat was an old 33 Rhodes ( not some fancy carbon cat), The previous owner had re rigged it with a thicker dia. mast and rigging. We basically hurricane prepped the boat and took everything...