A video of a knock down in Australia. . . Big boat laid flat, but returns. . . [MEDIA]
From a poster on a ocean-going commercial forum: Me thinks, Free Surface Effect might have played a role. Water does not have to make it below...
When a poster demonstrates they are an AZZHOLE, such as you did with the "STFU", it is incumbent upon someone to affirm your COMPLETE & TOTAL...
More info for the interested: https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2024/08/23/did-social-trends-lead-to-yacht-tragedy/
Previously reported by a rescued person; there were broken windows. Hence flooding after the knockdown. . Foreign object damage? ♂️♂️♂️
Giovanni Costantino, who leads the Italian Sea Group, suggested the doors of the vessel may have been left open … Costantino said he suspected a...
Since my experience is on deep-sea vessels, is it common to anchor in 160 feet of water? How many shots of chain [15 fathom per shot] do the...
Perhaps flying objects whipping around in 100 kt winds?
There isn't ANY VESSEL afloat that does not follow physics. They all have a stability curve. It doesn't matter if it's a barge, a sailing vessel,...
Agree about the 45° heel on smaller vessels, but on this big'n, things could be different. With the keel retracted, GM is small for comfort, GZ...
========== Ok, Thanks. Sure, the wind load on the mast, when the mast is parallel with the water is zero. But what is the initial load. I went...
More reading material: http://pressure-drop.us/forums/articles/68038-logical-explaination-of-the-bayesian-tragedy Will someone with more talent...
Buy an Elling. If you get stuck in Force 7 you'll be ok.
From my RADARMAN days in the Navy. Surface ship radar, if it's rotating you can't get close enough - the scanner will knock you over the side. . ....
For the engineering types here: What's the wind-load on a 286'mast with tornado winds-say 130kts? And how far will those winds heel the vessel?...
Is it a "boo-boo" or "OH ‼️" ⁉️
I paid my dues at marker 22 a I believe it was, on the intercoastal waterway in the vicinity of new River. Scraped keel and a bent prop. ♂️♂️
Men against the sea. I thought this was better than its two cousins from the bounty trilogy.
From one who's spent 23 years on the ships and familiar with the way ships handle in narrow channels, if the Welland Canal is a "box" channel,...
NTSB just released their report. All I can say, is "WOW". The yacht was operating with reduced radar and nav lights at night, with visibility...
