RAINMAKER DISMASTED OFF HATTERAS IN GALE

[joneisberg]

You are right of course. Its an absolutely critical piece of kit to avoid getting wet or a sunburn as you launch the dinghy for offshore rescue/transfer.

I am absolutely stunned it didn't sink immediately upon loss of the coachroof.

End sarcasm alert.

Well, as the photos taken from the OCEAN CRESCENT indicated, the coachroof/deckhouse structure appeared to be reasonably intact, not distorted or 'crushed' by the dismasting to any noticeable extent... Given that these boats are supposed to be the ultimate platform for riding out serious storms at sea, I'm trying hard to picture the circumstances that would have caused it to be carried away...

But, I suppose you're right, it's a moot point, basically immaterial whether a crew taking a Gunboat to high latitudes has a roof over their heads or not, and would likely be of little consequence if this shelter and all that fancy stuff at the helm might be completely exposed to the elements in the wake of that lid saying Bye-bye...

 

[us7070]

Did anybody ever suggest the GB55 was a good boat for high latitudes?

 

[Raked Aft\\]

Well, that probably just disrupted the owner's day.

He probably spit his chai latte all over the board room table when he got the news.

from an insurance point of view, the boat is almost certainly totaled, so for the owner it probably doesn't make any difference

Insurers will typically call a constructive total at ~80% repair cost to policy limit.

my guess is it's gonna be close...

 

[TBone]

Just got off the phone w a credible underwriter of a reputable ins co who knows the story.

He does a lot of business w the broker on RM. [no names please...]

Word is the boat was spotted & towed to port by a fishing trawler in tact. (relatively speaking)

The fishing Co. did not claim salvage for some unknown reason.

The Ins. Co and owner are negotiating settlement.

That's all the info i could drill out of him.

Hoping more details come to light soon... Clean?

If true, no doubt the young captain is aware and Alan is more than likely privy to the details. Don't hold your breath waiting for him to share. Confidences to protect.

 

[kent_island_sailor]

I think GB did IIRC.

Did anybody ever suggest the GB55 was a good boat for high latitudes?

 

[RKoch]

I am perplexed. Even when a good size boat like the GB 55 gets run over there is a fair amount of debris and within a few months somebody finds something with a boat marking or an ID-able piece off the boat. Especially multihulls.

When NoJay departed in 1983 to sail from Long Beach to Maui he ran into severe weather in late July. He nor his partner was ever found but the boat was found upside down with barnacles growing on the bottom indicating it had been upright for at least a significant part of the six months it had been at sea when found North or Kauai.

The GB 55 is a hell of a lot more capable of staying in tact than a 19 foot nacra catamaran.

Theories?

Link:http://forum.surfermag.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2236914

 

[Bryanjb]

"Sir, good news! We got your boat back!"

"Oh, fuuuuck no!"

True that, he probably already has a new G4 being built and doesn't want the 55 returned.

 

[joneisberg]

I think GB did IIRC.

Did anybody ever suggest the GB55 was a good boat for high latitudes?

First line of copy from their 2 page spread ad on the inside cover of CRUISING WORLD, March issue:

"The Gunboat 55's panoramic salon opens for summer living and fully encloses for exploring high latitudes."

OK, so by "high latitudes", perhaps they mean The Hamptons?

 

[Ishmael]

I think GB did IIRC.

Did anybody ever suggest the GB55 was a good boat for high latitudes?

First line of copy from their 2 page spread ad on the inside cover of CRUISING WORLD, March issue:

"The Gunboat 55's panoramic salon opens for summer living and fully encloses for exploring high latitudes."

OK, so by "high latitudes", perhaps they mean The Hamptons?

I think that's pushing it a bit. Maybe anything over 35.2546° N is out of bounds.

 

[Presuming Ed]

The closer to the equator, the higher the latitude, no? You're getting closer to the sun, so it must be true?

 

[Edith Bicknell]

Did anybody ever suggest the GB55 was a good boat for high latitudes?

Only Peter Johnsstoned as far as I know

Also in the video where he cries 3 times mentioned a couple of hundred posts back.

 

[romaine]

I think GB did IIRC.

Did anybody ever suggest the GB55 was a good boat for high latitudes?

First line of copy from their 2 page spread ad on the inside cover of CRUISING WORLD, March issue:

"The Gunboat 55's panoramic salon opens for summer living and fully encloses for exploring high latitudes."

OK, so by "high latitudes", perhaps they mean The Hamptons?

...or Humboldt County?

 

[Bruno]

Punta Arena? Heard their was some weather up there?

 

[estarzinger]

So, was it towed in or not . . . How damaged was it . . . . Pics????

 

[MauiPunter]

I think GB did IIRC.

Did anybody ever suggest the GB55 was a good boat for high latitudes?

I think they said it would bring you closer to God or something like that.

 

[Raked Aft\\]

So, was it towed in or not . . . How damaged was it . . . . Pics????

info is gonna come from the street, don't hold you breath for some executive summary w/ glossy 8x10's from GB.

Anyone have a contact in the fishing operation along the mid atlantic? Got to imagine if one of their boys had a $2m + catch on the line it would get some chatter on the radios out there...

 

[Foghorn77]

So, was it towed in or not . . . How damaged was it . . . . Pics????

info is gonna come from the street, don't hold you breath for some executive summary w/ glossy 8x10's from GB.

Anyone have a contact in the fishing operation along the mid atlantic? Got to imagine if one of their boys had a $2m + catch on the line it would get some chatter on the radios out there...

Did you happen to get what port? I'd heard it was off Wilmington a few weeks ago, but not sure if that was accurate. If so it must have gotten in an eddy.

 

[robalex117]

So, was it towed in or not . . . How damaged was it . . . . Pics????

info is gonna come from the street, don't hold you breath for some executive summary w/ glossy 8x10's from GB.

Anyone have a contact in the fishing operation along the mid atlantic? Got to imagine if one of their boys had a $2m + catch on the line it would get some chatter on the radios out there...

Did you happen to get what port? I'd heard it was off Wilmington a few weeks ago, but not sure if that was accurate. If so it must have gotten in an eddy.

I was in Wrightsville beach, (Wilmington) about three weeks ago and talking to the local Sea Tow operator he said he was asked to go out and get it but there was not a big enough weather window.

 

[TheDragon]

Bump. Two weeks and no news or confirmation?

 

[billy backstay]

Bump. Two weeks and no news or confirmation?

That is so last months news!!! It's all about the flipped G4, this month!!