Tornado ripped through downtown Auckland last night including Westhaven....how's your boat?

[Deep Purple 530]

How does a wind gust sink a boat on its berth?

Picks it up and drops it on the finger, You can see a big crack in the bow section

[Chloe 7]

We had some good winds up in the Mahurangi, last 2 days nothing like that though. friend went for a quick look around the harbour this morning and reported that all looked good to him. 

[Island Time 1,313]

Wowsers

That top pic - the superyacht is almost laid flat... thats a decent bit of breeze!

[Ex Machina 390]

Is the bottom photo showing the schionning mid flip bows up ?

[Chloe 7]

That top pic - the superyacht is almost laid flat... thats a decent bit of breeze!

 

Yep all their look at me lights are not far from drowning.

[Ladyhawk 37]

:shock: fawk!

[philstar 62]

wow !!! 

[Ed 151]

Wowsers

That's nuts

[Priscilla II 450]

Mooring line or pole snaps hull then holed by marina.

Neighbour on H last week had a pole snap at water level.

[k88 9]

It appears, the mooring pole next to my boat just snapped off, must be very localised, lucky as no damage to boat. That said, while it was exceptional circumstances, some of the poles around WH is getting pretty old. Pays to eyeball the poles and condition of mooring lines, never know.

 

 

 

 

[Fogg 427]

The cat looks like Rosella, a waterline 1750, 2007 or so... nice boat, shame to see that happen to it

Sadly it is. The owner sold Aleana to me a couple of years ago.

[Sail Rock 32]

I experienced a microburst in Devonport a few years ago. It cut swath about 50m wide through the croquet club then several houses which had their roofs ripped off. Fortunately for us we were about 100m from the centre of its track so no damage done but guess the gust was easily 60kn plus through our place.

[smithy09 50]

Those video stills are frightening. Imagine being on Rosella when she flipped. Scary. Anyone know if the Marshall is OK. She was out on the same pier as Rosella. Z I think.

[Zozza 363]

Ive just put in a ten hour day at work with no chance to catch up on any of this until now....fark me! 

 

I think I might be up at 5am tomorrow before I go to work, and pay a visit to my Pier to make sure my yacht is all ok....some of the pictures in this thread are just unreal.

 

And to think - I just changed my insurance over from full to 3rd party...would just be like Murphy to pay me a visit and kick me right up the arse.

[Zozza 363]

"Westhaven Marina manager Kevin Lidgard said the marina, which holds about 2000 boats, was hit hard on Monday night.

The "tornado" came through around 10pm, flipping the catamaran and breaking the lines on the super yacht.Lidgard said about 45 vessels were damaged or broke their moorings, and there was damage to some marina infrastructure which was being isolated and checked.A notice has been sent out to berth holders for them to come and check their boats."

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/114951794/tornado-damages-catamaran-super-yacht-as-it-tears-through-auckland-cbd

[Clipper 375]

Those video stills are frightening. Imagine being on Rosella when she flipped. Scary. Anyone know if the Marshall is OK. She was out on the same pier as Rosella. Z I think.

She looked just fine this morning when i was down there

[Quattro 15]

The superyacht Encore was laid right over at eastern end ofvWesthaven and shortly after left the marina to anchor outside. Best decision I think

[Wayne-o 12]

She looked just fine this morning when i was down there

Yes, same - seemed fine.

[Ladyhawk 37]

Someone caught some of it on video, hard to believe that Rosella was flipped over the marina finger...

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/08/wild-weather-hits-auckland-up-to-75-boats-damaged-at-westhaven-marina.html

[smithy09 50]

She looked just fine this morning when i was down there

Thanks Clipper!