This Is Unbelievable!

[seacap]

Take a look, but be sitting down, you won't believe this. The photos tell the story.
Sail-World.com : Yacht departs Southport - see the pictures and believe

[Pblais]

OK, once is one thing after 100 times it tends to take a toll. Long enough and you bang your head on something solid. Do not try this at home. The boat can mostly take more than you can. It's not a comfort.

[KIWI]

The boat was going out over ether the southport or the Pin bar, Waves like that are normal during the tide most wait until high tide when it slackens off a bit.
About 20 years ago I used to work on a prawn trawlers "Wavecrest" working out of Southport but thats normal for the fishing boats, Fact of life

[Ocean Girl]

I bet turning around was just as exciting!


Erika


Never a ship sails out the of bay, but carries my heart as a stowaway
--Montgomery

Except that one!

[Kiwikat]

Originally Posted by KIWI

The boat was going out over ether the southport or the Pin bar, Waves like that are normal during the tide most wait until high tide when it slackens off a bit.
About 20 years ago I used to work on a prawn trawlers "Wavecrest" working out of Southport but thats normal for the fishing boats, Fact of life

Sorry Kiwi, but these waves were anything but normal. I live here and can see the Seaway from my highrise apartment. The Seaway was closed and the prawn boats weren't going anywhere. Neither should that guy have been.

Cheers
Kiwikat

[Randy]

Yeah, that's unbelievable!

I hope he learned something about picking your weather.

[KIWI]

In the 3 1/2 years I worked on the prawn trawler's "NEVER" has ether the Southport or the Pin bar been closed to fishing boats if there was a sea running it could build up to 10-20 waves but it never worried us we just sat and waited for a lull and then went like hell.
I will admit there were times that we said it's just too rough but that was up too the skipper to make the call.
Regards to the Yacht skipper he was a idiot for thing to go over the bar in those condition
PS ; I lived there for 22 years

[boris]

some people need to be protected from theem selves

[captain58sailin]

I disagree, the people who make the laws to protect stupid people from themselves, put a huge burden on the rest of us that know better.

[Therapy]

Originally Posted by captain58sailin

I disagree, the people who make the laws to protect stupid people from themselves, put a huge burden on the rest of us that know better.

Yep.
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[alibaba.e]

I arrived in South Port day before this and departed 2 days after and never knew it happened. Scarry

[Chief Engineer]

These are the same MO-RONS that bellyache about the Coast Guard.

......for those in peril on the sea.....Amen

[scook1]

What a poor choice! but he made it back in? That is a little comfort at least.

[David M]

Originally Posted by boris

some people need to be protected from theem selves

I would rather see Darwinism take care of people like this. Its less expensive to the public.

[captain58sailin]

Amen Brother