Guest Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 From the scheds it looks like Sunstone have caught Revs, not bad for an old girl from 1965. http://sparkmanstephens.blogspot.co.nz/2011/03/design-1786-deb-now-sunstone.html Link to post Share on other sites
Scotty3934 5 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Just saw on the SSANZ facebook update that Pelagian have issued a Mayday, see below. At 2130 a Mayday call was sent out by a competitor in the Two Handed Round NZ Race. Pelagian II set off their EPIRB at a position about 275 miles West of New Plymouth when they found they were taking in water faster than they could pump it out. The center of the Forecast “Weather Bomb” had just past over them battering them with wind gusts of up to 70 knots (130 km/hr) and fierce seas. At 2230 Pelagian II had reported that they had managed to start their engine and had their emergency pump keeping up with the influx of water and were slowly heading in an Easterly direction hoping to rendezvous with a ship enroute to aid them estimated to be 40 hours away. Link to post Share on other sites
PaulR 3 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 On Yellowbrick trackers, Panther is about 70nm away, but positions are at different times. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Just saw on the SSANZ facebook update that Pelagian have issued a Mayday, see below. At 2130 a Mayday call was sent out by a competitor in the Two Handed Round NZ Race. Pelagian II set off their EPIRB at a position about 275 miles West of New Plymouth when they found they were taking in water faster than they could pump it out. The center of the Forecast “Weather Bomb” had just past over them battering them with wind gusts of up to 70 knots (130 km/hr) and fierce seas. At 2230 Pelagian II had reported that they had managed to start their engine and had their emergency pump keeping up with the influx of water and were slowly heading in an Easterly direction hoping to rendezvous with a ship enroute to aid them estimated to be 40 hours away. Heres hoping that there managing to keep enough water out to stay afloat and that nothing else has gone wrong for them. For those that dont know here is the boat in trouble. Link to post Share on other sites
Megwyn 2 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Nothing new Steve? 2130 to 0330 is a long time to wait for help when water is coming in! I hope they are keeping on top of the influx. I got everything crossed for them here. M Link to post Share on other sites
Fusion 0 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 They look to be running for Panther. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 tracker shows Panther and Pelagian only 11miles apart which is better but still a long way in those conditions. Good luck lads. Link to post Share on other sites
Murky 1 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 From the info on the SSANZ site now, it looks like the position being shown for Revs might have an element of estimation to it. Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 391 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Pelagian have managed to steem the flow and are heading for NP. Which is still a long way off Btw we haven't withdrawn but headed for C S to sorce parts as had been hand steering for three days hour on hour off. Parts were collected by Shaun from L&B and dropped at airport then Matt arranged for them to be flown to Nelson, Pete G picked them up and delivered to Nick W who is bring the over this morning. Thanks team all organized by Chelsea. Nick W is saying we will have a 24 hr window if we leave tomorrow to get to Fiordland before the next 70kts hits and nun of us here thinks that's possible But he will update us today. We had 50 kts last night in marina so are really feeling for Kurt now. Link to post Share on other sites
Megwyn 2 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Best of luck Jon - been thinking of you all. M Link to post Share on other sites
Flatkat 1 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Any chance nick can swing by bp takaka to pick up sat phone for truxton boys? Only 15 mins from the marina but the courier won't go that far! Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Apparently Kurt and Matt are heading toward a Ship about 40Nm away. They have it under control now, but will use the Ship to shepard them. I find Half the anxiety leaves you when you know someone else is out there with you. Dang you can sure feel "on your own" when you are on your own out there. The centre of the Storm pretty much went right over them. A fairly constant 70kts with Gusts much much higher. One of the Weather outfits have reported some wind strengths out at sea as being as high as 90kts, but I can't say if Pelagian experienced that high. Sounded like the Boat was being knocked everywhich way you could imagine and they couldn't get the water out as it was coming in through places like hatchway and vents etc. But that is second hand info from Media, so certainly would not say that was for certain. I could well imagine that though. The main wind strength has abated for them now, but the sea is going to remain very nasty and from everywhich way. That is the problem with having wind directions change like they did, you get Waves ontop of waves ontop of swells and I don't know about you guys, but I have always found that the hardest to cope with. You can't make the boat settle down and it is soooo so tiring. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 come on super tanker 34 ....you can make it..... hold on guys..... what a night.... Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Any word on the 1 tonner? Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Looks like the latest update on the tracker from Panther was 9 this morning heading West they must be pretty close to Pelagian by now. Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 From ssanz facebook Re: last nights mayday message: mayday dropped, ship stood down. Everything is ok on pelagian. Great news glad they are ok Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Surreal looks to be on a winning board, big thumbs up Holegate and Cam keep sucking on those Redbulls boys and stay safe:) Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Saturday 0730 Sched Plot Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 great article here by stuff about what happened last night. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/boating/ne ... um=twitter Link to post Share on other sites
cam 0 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 yes more than the usual details, and followed up shortly after below, wiith an equally good one about the race. Good to see coverage that is more than just a sensational headline. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/boating/news/6518736/Mayday-yachties-head-for-New-Plymouth Link to post Share on other sites
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