ex Elly 258 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 "A 10.6m launch crashed into a moored yacht near Devonport last night before running aground." http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11823951 It can be pretty hard to see those moored boats at night! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
khayyam 101 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Ugh. That mooring area has some drawbacks, but I hadn't consider that particular risk! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScottiE 174 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 "A 10.6m launch crashed into a moored yacht near Devonport last night before running aground." http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11823951 It can be pretty hard to see those moored boats at night! especially when you're looking down at your companion! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 477 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Or through the bottom of a glass Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 477 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Not too mention all those city lights reflecting off the gold chain and medallion round your neck in the windscreen 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John B 113 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Remember the couple that got busy leaving the Tamaki estuary a few years ago. Completely forgot about Rangitoto. Talk about 'carpet burn'/ gravel rash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 697 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 not the first time,a launch went through the mullet boat erine back in the 80s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 477 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Not to mention the Salthouse 62 that hit the Reactor at Glendowie a few years back - result Reactor afloat on mooring, salthouse 62 sunk off Bucks - just been sold again that one I think she is up to name no 5 . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 530 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 https://waitematawoodys.com/2017/03/24/joy-belle-maka2/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wal 27 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Plus the Tweety Bird off Devo. Was that the one with the whopping great big propellor swirls along the topside? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 477 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Not to mention Reactive the Townson 25 hit by a ferry off bayswater, about three years after being hit by a pleasure boat as Active in the same spot, KM it must be the North Shore -some magnetic pull Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 697 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 At least the owner of single handed yacht who hit 3 others owned up,tamiki river Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Addem 121 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I had a trimaran at okahu bay that had a hole about the diameter of a milk bottle. I suspected a skiff or R class but what can you do? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 382 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 We had damage to Mrs Micawber while on the mooring at Birkenhead. I suspect the waka ama crews. One morning about 7am I watch a full speed waka ama T-bone a dude rowing his dinghy out to his yacht.. Frightening stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John B 113 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I had a trimaran at okahu bay that had a hole about the diameter of a milk bottle. I suspected a skiff or R class but what can you do? That happened to my father in the 90's or early 2000's. They did a cruising race down to the bottom end , as he rowed away from the boat he noticed something dark in the quarter( the offside to where they loaded). On inspection , it was a neat 2 inch hole , prod probably. If they'd been on the other tack she would have had a lot of water below. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raz88 97 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I see Smokey joe has appeared at pier 21 so I assume that means they're looking at fixing rather than writing off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 477 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Should hope so, after a rudimentary glance there seems to be amazingly little damage to SJ considering the impact and damage to the Genesis, however you would have to look aboard her i guess, Wood is Good! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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