Boat Has a Close Call Crossing This Bar 

WORST Ever Attempt At Trying To Cross This Bar,!! What Was Going On In This Guy's Head??? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-s8IztzExKHQ.html

It helps to watch these videos and learn from other's mistakes. He was definitely coming in too hot on the first wave. The waves will form over the bar in the same place every time, because the water has nowhere to go but up. If they stopped behind back line first and then observed for a while, it would be easy to spot the place where the waves break. If he kept the speed a little lower and waited for a wave to start standing up, he cold have followed that wave. It seems like the spot has two wave sets. On the second attempt, he was again supposed to be behind the wave, not in front of it, and it was just lucky that the wave did not pitch like the previous one. I am learning every day, so no judgement. We all make mistakes.

Never let a wave catch up to you from behind.. pick one wave and follow it in

I bet a bit POOOO CAME OUT HAHA

I bet his sphincter was clinging on to every dingle berry it could find...

Do they not understand the really simple method of sitting on the back of a big wave (preferably the 3rd or 4th wave in a set)???

Love the comments from non boaters. You cant hit it on a wave like this, you could stuff the bow. Then you are in a whole world of hurt. That wave came out of nowhere and turned him quick.

in first attempt, he should keep driving and speed up.

Hammer down, hammer up and steer real fast, there you go , and watch your following sea, always operate defensively , use your mate to watch your aft end.This can be hard at night.

That's what happens when you get on the front side of the wave. Back side is like a Mill pond

Nevemind the fact you don’t make those attempts in those conditions....boats with a lot of dead rise are more dangerous in surf as they descend the front of a wave and the bow hooks the water and turns uncontrollably. Accounts for almost 80% of all capsizes on bar crossings. If you have to do bar crossings regularly don’t use a boat with steep deadrise forward...should have a flatter bottom with a raised forefoot

Something not quite right with this boat.. Either under powered, or they were having a problem. Perhaps coupled with not quite knowing what they are doing.. not sure.

River crossing? What the hell river is this?

He made the same mistake twice .On the second attempt as soon as that wave he was on broke he should have moved of it because at that point the wave from behind will catch up faster than you can get away from it.

You need to keep your speed up but never get too close to the wave in front of you when they level out use your power to get over them stay safe

That Bar is more frightening than a Hells Angles Bar

he probably didn't mean to turn but as soon as that white water catches up with the boat the engine is going cavitate like fuck and lose power and /or control.

This same guy accelerates too slowly on the Highway on-ramp and lets only one car follow him through a left arrow instead of the eight that could have gone =/

When I first watched this clip I said oh he F*&ked up but when I watched it again he didn't. There was no wave to follow. The wave formed right under and behind his boat. Wow what a nightmare situation. He chose a calm time to enter and it changed in seconds. Not sure what else he could of done to prevent that one, excelled through the calm maybe, but you know what they say about hindsight. Good video thanks for sharing..

Man oh man.... That looks like it could have been nasty!!!

It’s like that out here in Hawaii. Following seas are no joke and it can go sideways quickly.

There's an issue with the boat / balance... it's always crabbing to port & wanting to bury starboard bow. Even when they get inside they are still struggling to hold a straight line.

sport boat hull made for lakes.

Looks like good timing is everything, probably also some good luck.

This captain handled his boat well he was pretty lucky and pretty good.

Yep that's the boat I'm getting..

He could SEE those waves breaking on something. Gotta pay attention, always.

All youve got to do is match your speed to stay on the back of the wave until it breaks and disappears in front of you. Then youre clear through. Seriously, how hard is that?

His great great grandfather was captain on the Titanic.

Love it,, I love smashing bars I drive my tinnie like my Jetski 😆😆😆

whys that boat seem to go right the whole time don't look well balanced

On purpose

I love this show! "Deadliest Catch" rocks.

He was going fine but he panicked when the wave started forming and shat himself and got off the gas,he should have got on the gas and powered forward to get away from being picked up by the wave.

I would rather eat fish fingers all year round and avoid all this !!!!!!

No boating skills You have to come in and wait for a wave to break ..and then follow that wave in!!!

Um, crossing a bar isn't hard, just ride the back of a wave all the way in....

Excellent boat shit operator did it wrong both times pick the last wave of the set and sit just behind it

you can see that the tide is ripping out through the opening causing the waves to stand up and dump .. conditions would be way more manageable and predictable on an incoming tide... badly timed outing; writing your boat off and endangering life over a few fish aint worth it in my opinion

This guy needed to flip. Ever notice idiots, when they have an entire lake or ocean have to show disrespect to people trying to fish from the bank? 👇

How did he not flip? crazy!!!

That's why you put a bucket 30feet out on the back on bad day like this

Is this the next progression after foiling?

he would of been alright if u kept the boat straight

would of done ok if he was on a surfboard as aim is to catch the wave, but in a boat maybe sit on the back of one make life easier for your passenger who clearly will need a change of underpants

Surprised he didn’t go over riding parallel to the wave like that loo

Got it right the second time. I've been over that bar a few times, and, another few times, after looking at it, I left the boat on the trailer and took it home. Whakatane is a bar you don't take for granted.

I would be wearing my brown pants for this move.

He needs to check his undies I think he shat himself on the first attempt.

Surprises me that some people have no idea how to cross a bar!!

I was almost yelling; "Kick it Kick it".............

Didn’t watch to see where the waves started forming. That’s what got them.

they probably needed to go faster to outdrive that wave

never overtake a wave take your time ride the back of the wave until it dies right down in the deep water

Who’s the knob on the rocks with his hands on his hips hoping for drama ?

When you give the helm to a surfer and he tries to get tubed 😂

A lot of comments about speed just throttle it.. Position is more important than speed ride the back of the wave in an just keep up with it an let it break in front of you if your in the right position how fast your engine goes got nothing to do with it.

Their guy owes Lady Luck a ZJ!

Stick with your wave mate, freaking way too slow the wave behind caught up with them

lucky he was going in not out.. be might have been on the rocks.

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Entered too quick slow down pick up a wave and stay with on top of it

Yes, for sure. If they hadn't slipped to the other side of the wave..or if the water had stopped their engine, that boat would be ground fiberglass pellets before it ever came off the rocks.

They think there on a 🏄‍♂️ 🏄 🏄‍♀️ surfboard. Not in a boat .once that bow go's over you better have it flat out and trim up.

Hope he changed his underwear when he got home

He had it, stay right on the ass of the wave in front of you.

I count sets of six then follow the last wave

Un experience need to sit just behind the wave

Not sure why he would turn.

Tbf that wave looked to build up out of nowhere

if you get a double up that's even worse

Think his boat is underpowered

Fuck it..have another shot and go again

I've made bigger waves taking a shit!

He freak out and decide to turn back , stupid !

Best part is jettie fisherman’s reaction

My dad used to swim across this river.

He clearly has no idea how to cross the bar.

they spilled their beer for sure.

why the hell does that boat keep drifting to port?

first one was wrong, 2nd is right :)

As other's have said but rewording..it may seem intuitive to surf the front of a wave but number one, that wave in the shallows will eventually break and we've all seen what happens when a surfer gets swamped in the big wave. Your boat will be tossed like a salad, uncontrollably. Second even without a breaker, if you lose momentum you drop the bow hard into the water with the wave then overtaking you pushing the bow in harder. Do yourself a favor, find the wave ahead and ride it's back. Trade off is visibility as the wave and your bow ride high but you generally can see because you are above the trough. Troughs are stable but visibility sucks and you ride in the shallowest column of water. Last if you need to turn it's probably also best to do it off the back of that wave - gives you some room before the new oncomer will hit.

Deep V hull, documented to be, and from my experience to be, bad sea boats. That is what happens to them in a following sea, they veer off to one side, out of control.

I'm guessing there is no alternate way to shore other than through the bar? Why not ride in an alternate inlet? A boat that nice I wouldn't even try that at all. The ocean is way too unpredictable as evidence here. Although in hindsight you can see the set coming.

This dude needs to be told by police to get some tuition. He is responsible for others. That was not a difficult situation. That was completely opposite to what you should do almost exactly. This effort should go straight into coast guard files for the tuition information this dude should receive on what not to do. He did make it, but did he learn?, probably not.

$100000 worth of boat and no idea

Boy that man got Broadside

The good thing is, they rolled in being smart, having life jackets on

They panicked ... they were doing fine ... large surf but they were doing ok .. unnecesary was that turn ....

Way underpowered boat

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Get an old school double ender with full keel and you can safely cross in heinous conditions. Long as the boat can do 8 knots your good to go there isnt a need to go faster in rough seas

he made one mistake and one mistake only he wasn't using enough throttle !!!

Armature status😂

I believe all the poop in the starboard side gunwales after the first crossing acted as ballast to reduce pitching to the port on the 2nd run.

Once you decide to go you have to stay in between the 2 waves you started in they went over the wave in front of them then they got it trouble! They were in a RUSH thats a deadly move on a bar!! Patient is key!!!!

that's what happens to underpowered boats or unsure captains. pick a wave and stay on the back of it even if you have to rev the crap out of the motor. this could have been very bad.

That boat seems very unstable.

That’s me and my bloody boat I was an idiot that dAy. So lucky

Where is this at?