Hard Grounding

Ken Cross

Ken Cross

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Oct 24, 2010
2,405
Hunter 30 Everett, WA
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We took this one in 2003. There were 3 kids borrowed a dad's boat to go fishing. They turned right before getting to the end of the jetty (at high speed in the dark). It put them all in the hospital. It took several weeks to get the boat off the jetty. Sailboats can't hit that hard. High tides don't uncover this jetty and they did hit several hours before this was taken on a falling tide.

Ken
 
Parsons

Parsons

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Jul 12, 2011
1,165
Leopard 40 Jupiter, Florida
I may have touched some sand, in an attempt to validate the depth sounder was working properly of course, but these are impressive. This argues for always carrying some bottom paint & rollers, to make lemonade as it were.
 
Justin_NSA

Justin_NSA

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Jul 7, 2004
8,402
Hunter 30T Cheney, KS
If you read any of the Patrick O'Brian novels, the English were repeatedly running the French aground :)
 
capta

capta

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Jun 4, 2009
4,773
Pearson 530 Admiralty Bay, Bequia SVG
kloudie1 said:
Captain Joe Hazelwood of the Exxon Valdez.. I said Bud Light, not hard right !
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Actually, his tipple was Johnny Black. Funny how his name is still reviled, when not one bit of the actual grounding was his fault. Of course, as master he was responsible, but he was never at fault for the grounding.
 
ifmdalvey

ifmdalvey

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Feb 2, 2010
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Island Packet 37 Hull #2 Harpswell Me
Jackdaw said:
I'm curious about the French flag part. The average French sailor I know can sail and navigate circles around that average sailor I know in North America.
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Being British, it is our dig at the auld enemy.
 
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