Looks like the location on a nice day? https://www.google.com/maps/@44.545...rUkrRd0nC-l1ewhRpAfw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en
Fenders
- Thread starter Ted
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I sincerely doubt anyone could control that boat in that situation with a line in their hand, and it could be fatal if it got fouled around someone. The hardest part of using an anchor as a break is insuring it doesn't grab something and stop the boat dead. I've done it before with ships and the anchor has almost no scope and couldn't possibly hang up. Most yacht anchors are not really heavy enough for this type of maneuver.
Looking at the foam and ripples on the water I'm not convinced the approach is down current. It looks to me like the current is pretty stationary and it's just the following seas that caused the loss of control .
From the comments on the Facebook page the location was Lošinj Kanal, Lošinj Island, North Croatia.
Not sure what these people were thinking. The folks in this video had no issues.
Not sure what these people were thinking. The folks in this video had no issues.
the helmsman looks to have no skills at all. his touch on the wheel speaks volumes. the clown standing in front of him, really? the vessel clearly is not prepared for such a undertaking. lack of fenders. lake of fender boards. it almost seems he hits bottom slightly. i see no current. that said, maybe we just don't understand their local customs. maybe its more like snowboarding in a half pipe. the more you bang off both side the more points you get.
helmsman is really really bad. you got to try really hard to hit that many time. monster oversteering
They need a full length "BUMPER" on both sides of the channel. Or full length fenders on the boat. har har har! 
I thought I saw the remnants of wooden fenders on the concrete walls, so there probably were fenders, at one time.They need a full length "BUMPER" on both sides of the channel. Or full length fenders on the boat. har har har!
EITHER that is a channel rarely ever used by yachts (kayaks and dinghies maybe) and it was foolish to attempt unless they were under serious duress (boat sinking, someone having a heart attack, etc.)...
OR (and this seems more likely) it is used regularly under better wind/tide/current conditions, and it was foolish to attempt rather than waiting for conditions to improve.
Imho the captain did as good a job at the helm as could be expected of anyone given the situation in that channel... his mistake happened before the footage starts (the decision to attempt it in the first place).
OR (and this seems more likely) it is used regularly under better wind/tide/current conditions, and it was foolish to attempt rather than waiting for conditions to improve.
Imho the captain did as good a job at the helm as could be expected of anyone given the situation in that channel... his mistake happened before the footage starts (the decision to attempt it in the first place).
what the heck! 2nd video shows everyone blasting through, creating a washing machine for the next boat in their wake.
no wake zone? Apparently not
no wake zone? Apparently not
I am with Ken that this is pilot induced oscillation. if you watch the helmsman he is running lock to lock and not anticipating the over-swing to steady out. He needed to start counter steering before he got parallel to the channel but did not. Look at the frame at 0.36. At that moment he is a full port rudder and just starting to turn the wheel to starboard. His turn rate on the wheel is also very slow (he should be hand over hand). I used to drive truck and would see this same thing watching some drivers trying to back a truck up straight. Too much correction is often more problematic than too much. This is why the auto pilot over-steers so badly down wind. You need to anticipate the next yaw.
I often say... you made your mistake a while back! You are just now realizing what it was!
Looks to me like they’ve instructed the passengers to pu-u-u-u-ush when they get too close.I don't see any fenders on this boat. Seems like they might save a little money on repairs if something were to go wrong.
Ahhh! I get it. They are using the lifeboats as fenders. Clever, very clever
-Will (Dragonfly)