Above-the-Fold 14 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/boatie-winched-to-safety-after-five-hour-ordeal/VSQPOXG5MZRFSZDTPJGT7VILNE/ Looks like pretty benign conditions to me but it's hard to tell from the Herald story exactly what happened. M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John B 106 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 It does seem odd. There were some rain squalls that day, I was driving Keri to Akl so maybe a good ole smack down off Bream head, not that I recall what the wind direction was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 355 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Still looks sailable to me Better heading may have been “Inexperienced Sailor is is lifted off a yacht because the wind blew” I’m probably being a bit unfair but this is what it looks like from my armchair Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Above-the-Fold 14 Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 59 minutes ago, John B said: It does seem odd. There were some rain squalls that day, I was driving Keri to Akl so maybe a good ole smack down off Bream head, not that I recall what the wind direction was. I looked it up. Easterly to a bit southeasterly, between 15 and 20 knots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alibaba 76 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 That sailor was reported to be safely tucked up in Tutukaka harbour the day before- so with the weather forecast pretty nasty, 15 gusting 35, - why would you go out anyway.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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