Island Time 1,293 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Check this out... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,767 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Didn't quite go as planned Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 364 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 this one from a few years ago was pretty wild too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brendong 5 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Why would you even try it in the first place? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 364 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 12 minutes ago, brendong said: Why would you even try it in the first place? modern day version of "channel fever", proximity of a port clouding judgement 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 483 Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Cruising cats do seem to attract some very "optimistic" types in my experience Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,105 Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 that Tweed Bar effort looks like they were struggling with only one engine? Granted, plenty of other stuff going on as well. Bet it was untidy downstairs... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stray Cat 7 Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Watch: Lucky escape at the Tweed Bar Stu Nettle Reels Thursday, 27 May 2021 Tuesday 25th, May: Kyle Webb, American skipper of the Begonia, a 12m catamaran, times his exit of the Tweed River to coincide with the morning high tide. Though he chose the right tide, Captain Kyle underestimated the size of the easterly swell hitting the bar. Despite the oversight, the Begonia almost made it to clear water. Unfortunately, a wave capped and hit the cat's starboard side dragging it back into the impact zone, the following nine minutes a mix of terror for the people aboard, and good fortune too, as the Begonia, despite losing power and steering, somehow managed to avoid the Tweed breakwalls and get washed safely back down the river. https://www.swellnet.com/news/reels/2021/05/27/watch-lucky-escape-the-tweed-bar a few choice comments here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin McCready 83 Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 My old hometown bar. BTW it's not Southport which is a bit further north. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,105 Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 42 minutes ago, Stray Cat said: Watch: Lucky escape at the Tweed Bar Stu Nettle Reels Thursday, 27 May 2021 Tuesday 25th, May: Kyle Webb, American skipper of the Begonia, a 12m catamaran, times his exit of the Tweed River to coincide with the morning high tide. Though he chose the right tide, Captain Kyle underestimated the size of the easterly swell hitting the bar. Despite the oversight, the Begonia almost made it to clear water. Unfortunately, a wave capped and hit the cat's starboard side dragging it back into the impact zone, the following nine minutes a mix of terror for the people aboard, and good fortune too, as the Begonia, despite losing power and steering, somehow managed to avoid the Tweed breakwalls and get washed safely back down the river. https://www.swellnet.com/news/reels/2021/05/27/watch-lucky-escape-the-tweed-bar a few choice comments here love the lads scoring him out of 10! Bit harsh on the second wave score I thought, but hard ot cap that backward entry on the first... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2flit 52 Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 The Captains of that boat appear to have been previously well seasoned: http://www.sv-footprint.com/ https://sv-footprint.blogspot.com/ Lots of cruising since 2008, did loose one previous Cat that Jack-Line insurance made a 100% cover on when winds reversed on them at anchor and waves developed when anchored in 2.5 meter depth in Itally, boat washed ashore and was deemed a total loss. They have done more long distance sailing than we have and their experience covers a wide range of territory. They had the experience to have know to avoide this so the back story to why they left harbor would be of enormous interest to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 364 Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 3 hours ago, 2flit said: The Captains of that boat appear to have been previously well seasoned: http://www.sv-footprint.com/ https://sv-footprint.blogspot.com/ Lots of cruising since 2008, did loose one previous Cat that Jack-Line insurance made a 100% cover on when winds reversed on them at anchor and waves developed when anchored in 2.5 meter depth in Itally, boat washed ashore and was deemed a total loss. They have done more long distance sailing than we have and their experience covers a wide range of territory. They had the experience to have know to avoide this so the back story to why they left harbor would be of enormous interest to me. Did not pick up before that it was Begonia. Met them in Vanuatu in 2019, very nice couple. Have done alot of miles on that cat including NZ directly to Chile and return via French Polynesia. Their Cat is a FP Mahe 36 with small engines, certainly not for bar bashing on a day like that, that's what Shark Cats were built for Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 173 Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 I would have needed brown underpants for that crossing, but then why bother ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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