We were in bermuda about 7 years ago (during the americas cup year) when the boat (a 52ft catamaran) took a direct hit. The weather station 500 feet from the boat broke recording 120kts of wind. We actually took the boat out of the slip and anchored in a small cove. Took the main off the boom (painful) and removed the jib, getting rid of as much windage as possible. Even went up the mast and removed the wind instrument. Boat did really well, with no issues. The only rather odd outcome was the foot tall piles of dried salt behind the main cabin door... A couple on a boat not too far away rode the storm out in their boat, said it was easily the stupidest thing they have ever done.
That is incredible! I don’t think I’d be brave enough to go up the mast of a 52’ cat, I’m scared out of my wits going up our much shorter mast 😅 Wild about the salt, I wonder why so much accumulated 🤔
Have you survived a hurricane? How did you prepare and what would you do differently?
Awesome nice job 💪
Thanks ✌
We were in bermuda about 7 years ago (during the americas cup year) when the boat (a 52ft catamaran) took a direct hit. The weather station 500 feet from the boat broke recording 120kts of wind. We actually took the boat out of the slip and anchored in a small cove. Took the main off the boom (painful) and removed the jib, getting rid of as much windage as possible. Even went up the mast and removed the wind instrument. Boat did really well, with no issues. The only rather odd outcome was the foot tall piles of dried salt behind the main cabin door... A couple on a boat not too far away rode the storm out in their boat, said it was easily the stupidest thing they have ever done.
That is incredible! I don’t think I’d be brave enough to go up the mast of a 52’ cat, I’m scared out of my wits going up our much shorter mast 😅 Wild about the salt, I wonder why so much accumulated 🤔
Nice work!!
We are so relieved!
nice job!
Thanks! Hopefully no more whammies in 2024 🤞🏻⛵️
Crazy. I saw another TH-camr video there 6 boats to wipe onto beach after Milton. Total loss in Grenada.
We had seven large boats wash onto our street in downtown 😔