Stray Cat 7 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Abandoned yacht off Waikalabubu yesterday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chariot 244 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 That's very sad. Looks like a nice boat from what can be seen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madyottie 82 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Inspiration for American Magic. Too soon? 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 412 Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Keel fell off apparently Lookedlike this a little later Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stray Cat 7 Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/heartbroken-couple-rescued-from-sinking-yacht-near-aucklands-motutapu-island/CQEI6NYT7OOTXMJNV3HIZ3LT74/ 😢☹️ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zozza 363 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Uncharted rock? If so, that is a bit scary in such a popular sailing spot in the Gulf. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vic008 17 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 A container? No mention of a rock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 530 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 That little red sucker got my 1020 once. We bounced over it luckily with only a golf ball sized dent in the keel 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Yes you have to be really careful around that point. And the problem I’ve found there (and other similar spots) is that over-familiarisation over many years can easily leave to over-complacency. Not saying that’s what happened here but I know I’ve given myself a few ‘wake up calls’ over the years despite being in home waters! 😳 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 698 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 if you can hit that rock you should of hit sooner, doubt whether they hit it but rather a submerged object. Just before xmas heading from kawakawa bay to wilson bay farms,just on dawn doing 45knots,we managed to stop before hitting a semi submerged fridge,towed it to wilson bay and now lies above hwst mark.Notified c/g and rang Thames council to say it was on the beach. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 365 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 10 minutes ago, KM... said: That's sad. What's the boat, anyone know? just guessing - looks a bit like one of Spencer's later designs or maybe a Senior Reacher (the bean series) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stray Cat 7 Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 The name still visible was Rite O” - Wright?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 375 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Rite off Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 375 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 True story Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 530 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Almost identical damage as Patriot. Maybe it fell off the foils. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,139 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 7 hours ago, marinheiro said: just guessing - looks a bit like one of Spencer's later designs or maybe a Senior Reacher (the bean series) A Wright. Oddly prescient and a pun all in one name. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ex Machina 390 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 13 hours ago, Clipper said: True story This may turn up in mangawhai in a few months with a reactor 25 keel 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 268 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Unfortunate name. Is it a Lotus 10.6? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The big T 45 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Predecessor to Lotus 10.6. One off which did an early round north island race - same owner since built. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 185 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 On 21/01/2021 at 9:11 AM, Fogg said: Yes you have to be really careful around that point. And the problem I’ve found there (and other similar spots) is that over-familiarisation over many years can easily leave to over-complacency. Not saying that’s what happened here but I know I’ve given myself a few ‘wake up calls’ over the years despite being in home waters! 😳 Guilty as charged sir ! there is another nasty isolated brick in a rocky cove just around the corner towards the SW. I hit it many years ago in my old 1/4 tonner I was motoring out of the cove and seemed well out into open water when BANG ! . The stern lifted 3 ft clear (as witnessed by another boat) and my wife did a flying dive thru the companion way. Luckily we were not at full throttle as I was just about to wind the twist grip full open when we hit. It was a low overcast and near sunset with a spring low tide, as I reached over the stern for the throttle I looked down and some reptilian part of my brain said " I think that's a rock" another part said it was a trick of the light, that flashed through my brain in about 1/2 a second before we hit. Even though we were doing maybe 4 knots it felt like the keel had been torn right off, I frantically jumped over the shocked missus and tore up the floorboards to find no gaping hole or gushing water. the next day I dived and found a big gouge in the keel tip and a fracture in the dead wood, both easily repaired. Later my wife showed me the isolated little cross on the chart, it was totally my bad but luckily there were no injuries except to my pride. I must dive on that rock one day, probably filled with crays. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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