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saltiest1
saltiest1
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28 Sep 2026 1:13pm
On the flip side in 2004 I had a whale swim into my Olympic 40 at Digby Island. Shook the boat something horrid. I imagined face prints into the keel but on haulout not a mark was found anywhere.
saltiest1
saltiest1
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24 Sep 2026 7:11am
SeanTsv said..
The owner of the yacht that sank reported that their paper charts had the reef but the electronic charts didn't.
www.mackayandwhitsundaylife.com/article/family-marooned-after-yacht-strikes-reef
Not sure if that link is on a pay wall but the main part is copied below.
I have paper charts of The Withsundays but it only goes as far East as Cobham Reef which is about 7nm from the reef in question, which is off the page.




Here I am thinking it’s normal to cross reference a course on paper charts prior to departure.
saltiest1
saltiest1
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NSW, 2583 posts
22 Sep 2026 2:04pm
So fair to assume the keel was lost after running aground. What make is the yacht?
saltiest1
saltiest1
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9 Sep 2026 8:29pm
I cleaned many boats for many years, at times right in front of the powers that be without an issue. It appears to me that the rules are there to control the real problem makers if it’s required rather than the little guys.
saltiest1
saltiest1
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22 Aug 2026 6:45am
Will be interesting to see why, but from pics it doesn’t appear to be a hull failure.