At 3:54 a rescuer goes from the Lifeguard boat to the foredeck of the sailboat and it appears he is tying a line to the bow cleat, the vid ends before the line takes any effect at least that is what I see.
Rescue in SoCal's King Harbor
- Thread starter Rick D
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Just looked again. It looks like the rescue swimmer had an MOB in tow as the boat sailed off the rocks. You can see near the end. Whatever, a huge effort and some (bronze) balls there. Lots of opportunity for this to have had a much worse ending.
amazing how the two in the boat got tossed around pretty violently and still were able to keep their wits about them.
I am assuming this was Saturday, this past weekend? Crazy wind. Such brave and focused Harbor patrol and Lifeguards they are. Lots to be grateful for!
I am assuming this was Saturday, this past weekend? Crazy wind. Such brave and focused Harbor patrol and Lifeguards they are. Lots to be grateful for!
Who said that sailing isn't exciting. I hope all involved are safe. Here is a follow up article.
http://tbrnews.com/news/redondo_bea...cle_7636ee0e-ffc7-11e7-b500-37b82a8c3dc5.html
http://tbrnews.com/news/redondo_bea...cle_7636ee0e-ffc7-11e7-b500-37b82a8c3dc5.html
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Dang, makes me want to stick with my lake sailing for awhile longer for sure!
Too late I showed her last night, the expression was something like,,, WOW, I said keep watching they just sail right off the rocks, I think it was part of Red Bull Extreme sailing gig.
I learned to sail out of King Harbor (long ago) on a Columbia 5.5. We always sailed in, and often out as the motor on that particular 5.5 was something like a 2.5hp 2 stroke outboard.
The jetty these guys were bashing up against is lee in the typical socal weather conditions. As you come back into the harbor you pretty much have to go from sailing pretty deep to having to be able to make way upwind as you make the turn into the harbor. It's definitely not a spot to foul a sheet or something. The news article mentioned that they came out and immediately turned back in - possibly they weren't prepared for the maneuver. Couple that with 20+ kt winds and sailing back in would be a challenge.
The jetty these guys were bashing up against is lee in the typical socal weather conditions. As you come back into the harbor you pretty much have to go from sailing pretty deep to having to be able to make way upwind as you make the turn into the harbor. It's definitely not a spot to foul a sheet or something. The news article mentioned that they came out and immediately turned back in - possibly they weren't prepared for the maneuver. Couple that with 20+ kt winds and sailing back in would be a challenge.
I think you are a bit wrong in two areas... It appears that that the rescue swimmer is hauling someone back to the rescue boat... likely the crew. Crew is dressed in dark clothing. Take a look just aft of the sail boat at time 3:19. You see the swimmer, the torpedo buoy, and a dark figure in the water... with what appears to be a mask on. (odd reflection)
Also the "deckhand" referred to in "9" above is a rescue swimmer from the Lifeguard boat. He steps from the Lifeguard boat at time 3:59, and tries to unfoul the jib, to no avail.
Looks like one boat is Harbor Patrol, the other Lifeguard. In both cases, these guys are magnificent in their efforts to assist... putting themselves into harms way.
The author David Rosenfeld, did a pretty nice job. We're used to seeing non-sailing press really butcher stories like this.
+1 on that. He used correct terminology ("head sail, rudder, outboard, etc") and outlined the facts well. A quality often missing from reports of things that the reporters aren't experts themselves in.
I thought, maybe that thing floating in the water was a bow line tossed out for rescue boats to pick up. Now, I think it very well could have been a mob. I also thought that rescue swimmer was nuts but if it was an MOB, that is some brave and expert swimming.
High praise should go to all those rescue workers. Awesome!
What would SBO members have done, against that jetty, not knowing you could just sail off if you waited it out? How could that situation work better or did we just watch a best case scenario?
Should an anchor have gone out? Could the sails have been dropped? If so, which one or both? What if the rescue boats hadn't been there?
- Will (Dragonfly)
High praise should go to all those rescue workers. Awesome!
What would SBO members have done, against that jetty, not knowing you could just sail off if you waited it out? How could that situation work better or did we just watch a best case scenario?
Should an anchor have gone out? Could the sails have been dropped? If so, which one or both? What if the rescue boats hadn't been there?
- Will (Dragonfly)
IMHO,
just before the 2:00 mark, the boat goes sideways, then, there is a pfd in the water, with I assume a head poking out, once the pfd is seen on the rescue boat the swimmer dives in, and tries to get him out of the boat wash. and succeeds.
that's one tough boat there... dang.
stay on the boat!
just before the 2:00 mark, the boat goes sideways, then, there is a pfd in the water, with I assume a head poking out, once the pfd is seen on the rescue boat the swimmer dives in, and tries to get him out of the boat wash. and succeeds.
that's one tough boat there... dang.
stay on the boat!
Two objects left the boat. According to the story, one guy jumped and was basically attached to the rescue swimmer at a safe distance.
The other thing appears to be a life sling float. I thought it was the Dog in a PFD, because it tends to make "way on" also.
I didn't pay much attention to those object on my first viewing, but was putting my head in the Captains place and what would I have done.
Jim...
The other thing appears to be a life sling float. I thought it was the Dog in a PFD, because it tends to make "way on" also.
I didn't pay much attention to those object on my first viewing, but was putting my head in the Captains place and what would I have done.
Jim...
So......this is likes a sailors worst nightmare.
What could he have done different after he was on the rocks?
Would control of the jib sheet have given him a chance to get the head hauled earlier?
Was luck the only remedy here?
This could be any of us one day..
What could he have done different after he was on the rocks?
Would control of the jib sheet have given him a chance to get the head hauled earlier?
Was luck the only remedy here?
This could be any of us one day..