Tauranga grounding

[eruptn 95]

Looks to have lost forestay as well;

 

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11765310

[Vorpal Blade 89]

This has to be a first for granny Herald - a marine drama/rescue type story and no mention of lifejackets at all in the article.

[wheels 543]

Hardly a news item. Shallow water all over the place in there.
Basically, a guy took his boat for a sail, hit some sand, he waited till the tide was high enough to float him off and away he went home. Slow news day obviously.

[Addem 94]

Considering the number of time boats that ground there very few can't get off straight away. It's a very forgiving bottom.

[grantmc 59]

Been there, done that, got the tee shirt.

[AJ Oliver 154]

There are two sorts of sailboats - those that have run aground, and 

 

those that have not yet run aground. 

[armchairadmiral 411]

This non story epitomises the state of modern media. Emergency services advised ? Amazing there wasn't an Orion sent out. If this is the standard of modern journalism Trump will be a fantastic President, the sun revolves around the flat earth and Israel becomes part of Palestine ! Bahhhhhhh humbug

[grantmc 59]

I agree Admiral.

It's like yesterday's story in stuff  about some sail boats in Evans Bay (Wellington) that capsized as a squall went through. A small fleet of 420 dinghys actually practicing.

 

420s capsize all the time and are quite tippy little boats.

 

So I guess we can expect a report in the media from now on whenever a dinghy capsizes.

 

Complete non news. 

[John B 106]

There are two sorts of sailboats - those that have run aground, and 

 

those that have not yet run aground. 

 That isn't very optimistic, I hope I never run aground.

I hear that what you notice first with sandbanks is  a washing off of speed , and then a slightly dirty trail behind you , and then a  pirouette as you try to tack away ...you spin on your keel ,sort  of standing up just a few inches above your normal waterline, hoping like hell you can get her onto the other tack..... 

All  anecdotal/ hypothetically of course.

[Battleship 100]

Actually JohnB with all the recent major dredging that has been done in the harbour the edges of the channel are like cliffs, so rather than a gradual slow down there is a abrupt halt to progress and all of a sudden any crew you have will attempt to headbutt any hard surfaces that they are nearby. Once you have gathered up all the loose teeth you then attempt to lean the boat over and motor off. 

[rigger 47]

Area near where yacht was I think.

 

 

Beacons are outside the channel by ~20m.

 

 

[waikiore 398]

strong steel little Ganley touched the bottom many times when it lived in Milford

[John B 106]

If my forestay came off I think I might look for a nice little sandbank too.

[Addem 94]

Instead of the nice calm marina 500m away, which comes with a nice man in a tin to assist with the docking?

[AJ Oliver 154]

Well, as it happens, I  barged into a Wed evening race in Tauranga with the wonderful folks at the TYC not long ago, on a flood tide . . 

 

And between tacks our intrepid crew had great fun watching much of the rest of the fleet go aground - guess they misjudged the degree of flood. 

 

As a lake sailor (mostly) the most interesting part was when we were sailing on a nice lift out of the bay, and the setting sun cast a shadow of our sails on the side of the Mount - and that shadow was moving backwards . . 

 

Thank you for helping me to remember . . . 

 

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John B, on 13 Dec 2016 - 5:18 PM, said:

 

 That isn't very optimistic, I hope I never run aground.

I hear that what you notice first with sandbanks is  a washing off of speed , and then a slightly dirty trail behind you , and then a  pirouette as you try to tack away ...you spin on your keel ,sort  of standing up just a few inches above your normal waterline, hoping like hell you can get her onto the other tack..... 

All  anecdotal/ hypothetically of course.

 

[Battleship 100]

Another one, at first it seemed humorous

 

http://sunlive.co.nz/news/143071-jet-skier-stranded-on-sandbar.html

 

But then I realized we have to share that water with these guys and he is on a vessel capable in excess of 30 knots without a clue what he is doing.

But it's OK, he had a lifejacket on so no problem

[Myjane 40]

It's great to see the response team rush out there and offer assistance,