Obviously he lost the sailboat in the divorce settlement and was moving it to his ex wife's new boyfriend's dock. A court order is a court order and waits for no wind nor tide. Could be . . .
@@altergreenhorn Yes. If you own a yacht - never rent it out, or charter it! Even to your friends, unless they sign a binding contract making them responsible for 100% of repairs for damages. And after the rental or charter period, have a qualified surveyor check every millimeter of the entire vessel and make the surveyor's fee the responsibility of the person who rented the boat.
Bad skipper - gets into a difficult situation and crashes the boat. Mediocre skipper - gets into a difficult situation but manages not to crash the boat. Good skipper - thinks ahead and does not get into the difficult situation.
Not sure about more fenders. When they hit the wall they will make the yacht turn towards the wall. But a smart sailor wouldn’t attempt this in the first place.
Maybe if i go faster i won't cause as much damage i would have anchored out side the inlet and waied for the wind ti calm down. Just because they have money doesn't mean they have brain's..
We have a nice saying in Holland. 'de beste stuurlui staan aan wal', meaning, the best drivers are at shore telling the actual driver on the boat they'd do a better job.
A wheel will make this difficult. Two wheels nearly impossible. Two wheels with two inexperienced captains, definitely impossible. I would probably made it in my sailboat as it has a tiller and is smaller.
@@mechanicdave80Yes but in a very weird way…also here in Flanders, when we speak English or other languages, 😢we don’t make it so very obvious where we come from. The Dutch are notorious for that. 🤭
Privlaka, Mali Lošinj, Croatia. The channel is alligned with the NE wind which creates an artificial current through the channel in these conditions. What you need to do is go as fast as the current and ride the wave. The skipper went too slow and the current generated wave twisted the boat into the wall. Some people suggest bumpers and hands - no way you're doing anything to stop the 10 ton boat from crashing into the wall. The skipper did the right thing keeping everyone in the cockpit for the crossing, because the worst thing that you can do is be a hero and get crushed between th boat and the shore.
Did this multiple times on a Canados 50 (16m long, 5m wide). The first couple of passages were super scary, I remember it clearly even after 25 years! Luckily I have my father who is a great pilot and taught me very well.
@@KeepItSimpleSailor so you saying you would have had ur difficulties aswell and cant immagine any semigood skipper managing that situation without hitting the walls? u kidding? this loks like the dont have a rudder :D
Sometimes it's better to stay outside, or choose a different harbor. No sane captain works have gone in, unless it was an emergency (like a sick crew member). One thing he *could have* done was to deploy a drogue or small chute anchor from stern, which prevents serving off of the waves. And have planks on board to use as bouncy ball, next to more fenders. But speaking from experience, most stay outside until there's a better moment.
he could also go straight from larger distance instead of making tight turn just before entrance. Yacht would not loose speed and maneuverability when need it most. And one more thing - noone protected yacht sides. One crewmember each side with fenders could save this yacht from expensive damages.
Hello old salts. I have done some sailing from time to time in Agea, the Marmara sea and lake Ontario through a 45 yrs time span. My take of this incident is unless a present emergency no half way experienced sailor would ever attempt to get in with such a large and beautifull boat (looks like a dofour 44.5) through that narrow passage under such adverse conditions! Trying not to disrespect the skipper, butthe truth is no one I’ve ever met as a serious mature person would have done this entery just for the thrill of it!
it's in central -north part of croatian part of Adriatic Sea Crotian coast , where Bura wind blows a lot . And it's rented boat , like often it is in Croatia . Many tourists ride without any experience and sometimes cause big problem for human life , ecology etc . Riding boat like this or any boat is big responsibility and art , and one cannot learn that in few days :D . Big money is in tourism and tycoons are building a lot of marina in Adriatic , and sea police is not able to control enormous concentration of nautical traffic in Croatia in season .
My dad sails on Lake Ontario and he's like people dismiss that lake until they are on it and see the hell it can give! His friend came up from Cape Town and he sails ocean down there and was like I had no idea a lake could be this difficult and hard to sail. He said ocean was easier 😂
Una sola osservazione: il mare, fuori dall'imboccatura del canale era molto agitato e non si vedeva altro riparo. Non per difendere lo skipper, ma...avrebbe dovuto restare in mare a subire la tempesta o avrebbe dovuto, come suo dovere, cercare un riparo? Certo, concordo che la manovra era difficile, forse anche azzardata, ma restare tra le onde di un mare in tempesta lo è pure, viste le sorprese che talora riserva, come nel caso recentissimo e clamoroso dell'affondamento del veliero a Palermo! Non ero in mare, l'unica condizione per una valutazione appropriata e come dice un proverbio noto a tutti i marinai:"A mare taverna non ce n'è ".
You must understand that is wind "Bura" located in Croatia that usualy blows +100 miles per hour soo is stronger wind than huricane or tornado makes soo its not easy to sale try to imagine. He is crazy for trying to sale in that enviroment ., sory for my english greets from Croatia
You are right.. unless there is a storm coming... He can just wait an hour or 3 for the wind to change... JAJAJAAJA... An Idiot captain crashed my boat ... It had no engine.. I had just bought it... He sailed it to dock in 30+ knots.. the sail got stuck when he was taking it down.. If he would have just waited for the wind to calm a bit... he would not have crashed..
That's a lot of money in damages. I had been outside and observed some other boat passages to get an idea of the problem... in this case I would not have risked the boat but gone somewhere else. Is it a charter boat or?? when we sail abroad we tend to be extra careful and attentive because it is so hard to be lying on land at a boat yard for several weeks and repair the boat instead of blue water sailing. Greetings from Sweden.
Agree. Making tight turn just before entrance had to end like this. Yacht loosing maneuverability in most dangerous place, with rear wind... they just asked for disaster.
I have no experience sailing, and I've got to question if this captain has any either... just from watching youtube sailing channels, I'd have been smart enough to wait out the wind and slack tide...
Agreed, a boat that will have bow thrusters, and it looks like he didn’t use them at all and came in far too hot while grossly over-steering. It’s like he has zero experience manoeuvring something that big. As mentioned elsewhere, even though I am not a licensed captain of a larger boat, my inclination would be to anchor offshore and wait it out if possible. If not, coming in more slowly, and using the thrusters to help keep the front end in line seems like a better choice
He needed a lot more power as the wind was pushing the boat around and the rudder didn't have enough bite to overcome it and possibly a following current because the boat wasn't going fast enough. Either that or creep through stern first under power with crew posted on the bow with boat hooks to keep the bow off the sides. Obviously setting up for option 2 would be crazy difficult.
Sorry, aber der war zu schnell. Geschwindigkeit ist meist nicht die Lösung eines Problems. Normalerweise ist die hohe Geschwindigkeit das Problem selbst. Sie können das fast bei jedem RU-vid Video mit Booten sehen. Der Typ hat keine Ahnung und versucht das Problem mit dem Gashebel zu lösen. Furchtbar!
So true. We chartered a Dufour 42' in USVI. I had a two page list of shit wrong with the boat before we left. I had them sign and acknowledge the list before we left
@@sailingliberator3395 exactly. Keep in mind that usually, whenever you use the prop, it will add to the speed the current gives. If the current is 4 knots, and your boat speed 5 knots, you'll go 9 knots. Only without using the prop, just the sails, you can have the situation of being ruled by the currents. But these aren't just currents. The waves roll under your boat and will change your course. A higher speed, most likely, would lead to faster crash, as the offset by the waves will still be there. Unless you're so fast that the wave can't get you anymore, but this is not a speedboat. Anyway, not going in is what I would have done. I've sailed in currents much worse than this, but in open sea, and while you can still steer, it's always relative to what the waves and currents offset.
Considering nobody here knows why they felt the need to make that pass which wasn't possible to make cleanly, I guess nobody should judge their decision, yes?
Hull can't take too many of those type risks. Sometimes you better wait out the weather or go somewhere else. That's more of a steel hull fishing boat type inlet.
Agree!! That's a lot of money in damages. I had been outside and observed some other boat passages to get an idea of the problem... in this case I would not have risked the boat but gone somewhere else.
That's not for mooring. This is in south part of Cres island, Croatia, one can go from one side of the island to other side on this shortcut. I hope the short path above water level at shore is lined with some kind of plastic. (PS: There were 4 guys on the deck, and there was no one to run along on each side with a big buffer to save the surfaces from scratch...likely they were just first timer passangers)
Hard to judge whether coming in or waiting was better, without knowing the circumstances. However, once committed, there's not much he could've done. Waves from the rear like that cause the boat to turn. Easy to say from the sidelines you could do better. I'm not sure I could.
Anybody would be like a ball in the waves, indeed. But they could have used better fendering (unless they lost them?). But, if this wasn't an emergency, any captain would have stayed outside, or choose a different harbor.
@@Misteribel If it was quite rough, I would've told my crew to stay where it is safe. Imagine if one fell inbetween the boat and the seawall with a following sea messing with your steerage. If this was an emergency, the captain may well have decided the boat's gelcoat was the thing to risk.
Lucky they put 2 fenders on each beam and one on the transom. Shame they ignored the bows and quarters where swivelling ensures their greater need. Oh and put the best oversteerer on the helm.
@jenniferwhitewolf3784 that's in cratia in an area where there is a wind called bora.... the bora can easily reach hurricane force and normally lasts 2 to 3 days, sometimes even longer. The wind comes from the east, and he's east of an island to the windward, in a canale notorious for its high winds when the bora is on.... the exact place you want to get out of as fast as possible..... One thing most people don't know is that some of the highest windspeeds ever were recorded along the dalmatian coast and the bay of Trieste..... the wind is so strong that the islands up there are mostly baren on thereceast side because the vegetation and topsoil get blown away..... Also, in this particular area, there is no shelter for you to wait until the wind dies down..... He might lacks the skill and experience for what he's doing but has enough judgment to know that he has to get outta there.... especially when he lacks expirience sailing a boat in high winds...
Charter boat by the look of it, hope they inspected it when it got back to base. Owners could have a big bill for repairs if not charged against the charterers.
In this situation a tiller is better. This passing requires good flow on rudder and fast/powerful rudder adjustments. This is difficult, if not impossible the way they steer. At that gearing will need a wheel knob, a powerful and accurate arm. Steering like a granny will be expensive
I'd prefer to drive stright from longer distance and with better velocity. Making stright turns just before entrance needs fast reactions on rudder. Going straight requires much smaller reactrions.
Undoubtedly an inexperienced skipper on a charter boat. The cut is very difficult to navigate because the wind and tide are behind the boat. Unless it speeds up, it has no steerage and becomes very difficult to steer in a straight line. As this is just a cut through, the skipper should have taken the long route to sheltered waters.
In this situation, first establish the wind direction and work with it. Next, use the engine to keep your forward speed as low as possible while still moving in the direction you want. The faster you are moving, the worse the damage will be. Neutralise your forward speed completely if you totally lose control. Finally, have at least one crew member, but preferably one on each side employing mobile fenders at the ready as needed. If conditions are still too challenging for all of this and there is any risk to the vessel, drop anchor and wait for the wind to die down. First rule of boating: never rush. First responsibility of the skipper is to safety. Do not have docking in a certain place as your only plan. Always have a plan B, which here would be an easier temporary moor and preferably also a plan C, which in this case would be to drop anchor.
😮 Speed is power is steering is control. Speed greater than the wave speed doesn't let the waves direction determine your heading. Same as a power boat. Slow speed and the waves are sweeping you along in their direction
The real solution would have been to give full throttle just before the entrance and slow down towards the end. Or hoist the storm jib. The problem was that the ship was not in a stable configuration and each gust made her wander around.
Did they have all of the fenders put out on both sides of his yacht? Yes, the main sail is gone and part of his cover top is pulled opened!! Wow!! They made to safety!!!😮😮😊😊
When you have to return the charter boat on time... You know, cause you don't wanna pay the extra fee. Nothing to see here, he opted for the insurance..... Charter Company: What's all these deep gouges all up the sides?... Captain: What?... LMAO - If you listen close, you can hear the captain saying, See No Problem.
This is the northern entrance of Mali Losinj. Especially in times of bura quite strong current - as an experienced Skipper - in terms of this conditions I would suggest to invest the extra 2 hours to go around.
