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Ramona

NSW

7757 posts

Ramona

NSW, 7757 posts

27 May 2021 8:36am

shaggybaxter

QLD

2680 posts

shaggybaxter

QLD, 2680 posts

27 May 2021 5:28pm

Ouch . I worry about my rudders hitting stops going backwards at 2 knots let alone 20. That woulda been painful.

sudsy

VIC

78 posts

sudsy

VIC, 78 posts

27 May 2021 5:41pm

Hey Honey, looks like a nice day to take the boat out , yeah I agree let's go .

woko

NSW

1802 posts

woko

NSW, 1802 posts

27 May 2021 5:42pm

The cat was lucky and trawlermen know whats going on, to my knowledge none of the trawlers from here have gone out. Really what sort of bubble would you have to be in not to be aware of the forecast in the age of technology?

Ramona

NSW

7757 posts

Ramona

NSW, 7757 posts

27 May 2021 5:51pm

woko said..
The cat was lucky and trawlermen know whats going on, to my knowledge none of the trawlers from here have gone out. Really what sort of bubble would you have to be in not to be aware of the forecast in the age of technology?

Smart people would have viewed the cameras set up at the bar. This bloke is very experienced and has been all around Australia. Not sure why he had to leave under those conditions.

woko

NSW

1802 posts

woko

NSW, 1802 posts

27 May 2021 6:07pm

This weather system has been forecast for a week, on every radio station, tv, MetEye, seabreeze etc. as you say must of had a reason to go now. In my experience sailing cats are notoriously under powered for that sort of game

Bundeenabuoy

NSW

1239 posts

Bundeenabuoy

NSW, 1239 posts

28 May 2021 6:42am

Complacency, we should all be aware of it.

Pars'o

7 posts

Pars'o

7 posts

28 May 2021 6:41am

amazing backwards surfing from the cat.

Ramona

NSW

7757 posts

Ramona

NSW, 7757 posts

28 May 2021 9:02am

Pars'o said..
amazing backwards surfing from the cat.

Broke off both rudders!

Craig66

NSW

2466 posts

Craig66

NSW, 2466 posts

28 May 2021 2:34pm

Ramona said..

Pars'o said..
amazing backwards surfing from the cat.

Broke off both rudders!

Lucky you can kinda steer a cat with motors forward and reverse....... kinda.

So what would have been the out come with a mono?
Loose a rudder?
Knock down?
Roll over?
Loose the mast?
Not that any mono yacht owners would ever put them selves in danger like that.

MorningBird

NSW

2711 posts

MorningBird

NSW, 2711 posts

28 May 2021 6:52pm

Craig66 said..

Ramona said..

Pars'o said..
amazing backwards surfing from the cat.

Broke off both rudders!

I've been of the view that it is best to have the main up when crossing a bar. If you lose the engine you have something to give propulsion and steering.
Interested in what others do?

woko

NSW

1802 posts

woko

NSW, 1802 posts

28 May 2021 7:05pm

Way to many variables, but astern surfing is low on the scale of probability if a mono was in the same place and time. Likely end up beam to the sea and rolled like a ball. If you had enough HP then you maybe able to push through ( think GM not bukh )

oldtelefart

148 posts

oldtelefart

148 posts

28 May 2021 5:05pm

Interested in what others do?

Wait a day, a few days, a week, and get out with no drama?

woko

NSW

1802 posts

woko

NSW, 1802 posts

28 May 2021 7:14pm

MorningBird said..

Craig66 said..

Ramona said..

Pars'o said..
amazing backwards surfing from the cat.

Broke off both rudders!

I've been of the view that it is best to have the main up when crossing a bar. If you lose the engine you have something to give propulsion and steering.
Interested in what others do?

I agree MB sail hoisted when crossing a bar, unless it's a head wind and tacking room is limited, it's so much easier to haul the sail up in sheltered waters

shaggybaxter

QLD

2680 posts

shaggybaxter

QLD, 2680 posts

28 May 2021 7:41pm

MorningBird said..

Craig66 said..

Ramona said..

Pars'o said..
amazing backwards surfing from the cat.

Broke off both rudders!

I've been of the view that it is best to have the main up when crossing a bar. If you lose the engine you have something to give propulsion and steering.
Interested in what others do?

Yep. Everything dogged shut, main up. Or even a jib if the wind is a reach or from behind and you're feeling lazy.

tarquin1

954 posts

tarquin1

954 posts

28 May 2021 7:12pm

WTF! Can't believe it didn't flip. Great add for the cat company. Look what our boats can stand up too.
Why would you try that. Where would you go in those conditions anyhow. They've been sailing for 19 years.
Why don't people interview them properly.
So,what the F were you thinking.

Bushdog

313 posts

Bushdog

SA, 313 posts

29 May 2021 8:03am

There's a 30ft Tri owner in Gippsland who describes being picked up by a wave and surfing abeam through the channel into Lakes Entrance. He reckons it was more embarrassing than frightening.

Craig66

NSW

2466 posts

Craig66

NSW, 2466 posts

30 May 2021 5:58am

tarquin1 said..
WTF! Can't believe it didn't flip. Great add for the cat company. Look what our boats can stand up too.
Why would you try that. Where would you go in those conditions anyhow. They've been sailing for 19 years.
Why don't people interview them properly.
So,what the F were you thinking.

On the flip side (pun intended) all POB remained onboard. So well done to digging their claws in and staying with the boat.

So often in bar crossings rescuers find them selves searching for the other kind of POBs
Persons Over Board

Fountaine Pajot Athena 38 I think, 8 lives left.

Flatty

QLD

239 posts

Flatty

QLD, 239 posts

30 May 2021 5:57pm

Wow what a show. I reckon that cat used 8 of its 9 lives. From what i have been told that trawler lost power and steering on the bar. Captain hit his head and went to hospital and the crew walked away uninjered. It has since been towed off the beach and is now in brisbane.

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