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  1. Kafue, Dec 14, 2011
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    This guy got impatient and crossed the Southport Seaway (my home ground) in ridiculous conditions.
    I go over this bar many times a year and would either spend the time going via a safer entrance further north or just stand off for at least an incoming tide etc.
    There was no reason to risk it.
    Note the skipper acting as though it was skill that got him through! I would suggest it was dumb luck as the control was with the wave, not the helm!

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  2. lovinlifenc, Dec 14, 2011
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  3. ombreetsoleil, Dec 15, 2011
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    WOW, Respect
  4. PropBet, Dec 15, 2011
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    Respect or impatiently disregarding the safety of your boat and passengers?
    I took those chances when I was 20. Now in my 40's, I'll take the long way or wait it out.
  5. NYCAP123, Dec 15, 2011
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    I dare say this relates to the other thread on cats vs mono-hulls. He hit one position where being a cat is about all that kept him from broaching. DK why he let himself get past the crest. Dangerous spot to get into.
    Now that second vids skipper was good! Amazingly not dead, but good.
  6. tirekicker11, Dec 15, 2011
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  8. tirekicker11, Dec 16, 2011
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    But on the other hand he did try to do something. When my sloop nearly washed ashore about 15 people were getting my boat back in deeper water while I was sitting in the pub completely unaware of the situation.This was 6 years back in the Bay of Islands. Had it happened in France chances were high I was trying to get my boat back in deeper water while 15 people were having a drink and watching me struggle.
  9. carelm, Dec 16, 2011
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    I watched this a number of times and I don't think this was a fluke. The captain had the boat lined up well ahead of time and then rode the waves in perfectly. Definitely extremely well done though. It looks like somewhere in Europe or the UK.
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    He did it beautifully. Still one inopportune blink and it would have been a completely different story. Treacherous entrance, especially under those conditions, but a good skipper.
  11. 84far, Dec 21, 2011
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    I was trying to find this the other day... and totally agree, what a drip.

    Are you saying come in through the Pin (Jumpinpin)... I guess if things really head south at the Pin it would be a beach landing, rather than large rocks eating you and the boat.

    Speaking of down there, I'll be at Canaipa for Christmas and Boxing day - four boat raft-up... are you on the water...?

    Far
  12. Kafue, Dec 21, 2011
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    Hi Far,
    Good to hear from you!
    Yes I am on the water as often as possible. But we need to be home for the “season” with family from OS etc. but will be near Canaipa after New Year, heading Tangalooma if the wind is right.

    This was yesterday with my sons, two of 4 good Mahi caught off the shelf, it is firing out there, with Blues and Mahi etc. The Hatteras might be 41 y.o, but the fish love her…
    Re: Going over Jumpinpin instead of the Seaway….NO way, unless on a boogie board, like you said I would be on the beach rather than rocks. I would go via the Northern entrance behind Moreton Island. But odds are I would not be out there in the first place in those conditions. This guy was on a long haul & should have spent the extra time etc.
    BTW, going behind Moreton has also given me grey hairs.

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  13. 84far, Dec 22, 2011
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    Mate, looks like a great day fishing had by all, and you kept everyone busy, plus are they TSS boys...? The bar south of Moreton does get a little tence... have you done it in a displacement hull :eek:. I'm acturally going to do some sailing off Amity Pt next week as well... I'll keep an eye out on the moving shadows.

    Also if Tangalooma becomes a parking lot for new years eve/day, you could always duck down to the Blue Hole for some cover if you don't know that area well (check your tides ;)). And by that time you should miss that low off Bundaberg. Cheers

    Far
  14. JWY, Dec 22, 2011
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    This is one of the best pictures I've seen on YF. If this isn't what boating is about! Thanks for posting.

    Judy
  15. Kafue, Dec 22, 2011
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    Thanks for the kind comments Judy.
    Indeed, it is how my family sees boating. I bought our first 23' when my eldest was a year old, and the Boys have grown up on boats. Each boat has been our holiday home and kept us CLOSE! Some pilothouses, some sportfishers. All fun.
    Have a happy festive season.
    George
  16. Kafue, Dec 22, 2011
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    Hi Far,
    The Blue Hole sounds interesting, if that is the area I think you refer too, I have already had the experience of trying it at the wrong tide:eek:
    Next time I will be very conscious of the tides. We don’t leave for Moreton until well after the New Year to avoid the crowd.
    If you are around, you know the boat….drop in for a cold one!
    As for TSS, yes, one just finished and back early from Florida playing rugby and one with a few years to go. Been a great investment so far.
    Like the boat, we see the “return on investment” in how the boys grow.
    Enjoy the Holidays!