In 2004 hurricane Jean sunk my boat in her slip. The boat was holed at the shaft log protrusion. I was able form fit copper sheeting that was then coated with caulking at the edges. Then using self tapping screws drive them in under water using an automotive pneumatic drill. It worked great. I literally got the leak down to a drip that could easily be managed by the bilge pump. Boat was then driven up river about 15 miles to be hauled out. Three cheers for copper!
Three cheers for copper plating indeed! Congrats on getting your vessel re-floated. Tightening screws underwater can be a real challenge. We used a battery-powered drill wrapped in a plastic bag. The bag eventually leaked and the drill died but at least the job was done. Amazing how far you can go with some old-school fixes and no other way out. Happy Adventuring! Bernie Harberts / RiverEarth.com
This is why the single most important system on a cruising boat is it's GROUND TACKLE. Full stop. The uninitiated spend all their time worrying about sinking at sea, while 90% of boats are lost to the shore. Note that there's a second anchor on the bow - a CQR - that's not deployed, and the sail covers are on both main and mizzen sails. The boat appears to be unoccupied, which was a probably a difficult (but wise) decision on the part of the skipper to ride out the storm ashore for safety. Deploying the second anchor would have been wiser still, assuming the storm was forecast, but hey - nobody's perfect, and nature always wins. Glad the boat survived - I lost the mast to the 20' Pacific Seacraft Flicka seen on my channel in Mexico to hurricane Odile in 2013 - While she was on the hard - so nothing is guaranteed in force 12 conditions like this. Nothing.
Hi Rheinhardt. Wonderful to hear you got a chance to visit South Georgia. It's hard to get to but worth it. The weather sure changes from beautiful to fierce, though. All the best with your future travels! Bernie Harberts / RiverEarth.com
It's far worse than even Formula 1. There's no chance of rescue in that situation until the wind abates. Sailors die every year in every ocean. When's the last time a Formula 1 driver was killed? Hell, the worst recent injury to a top driver happened 8 years ago. To Michael Schumacher. While he was skiing. On an intermediate run.
Read "Two against Cape Horn" by Hal Roth (ca 1990 or 1998 ?). They and their 34ft sailboat got stranded for good on a desert island in the archipelago around Cape Horn… Eventually they and their boat got rescued … after a few weeks. A mere streak of luck !!!… Excellent book. And you learn a lot about this type of situation.
Great eye Bob! She's "Caramor" of www.caramor.co.uk/caramor.html fame. Captains Kath and Franco aboard. Great sailors venturing forth in a rockin' solid Ruslter!
Just about anywhere you take your sailboat, things can turn into pure hell. The hell can cost you a fine sailboat, everything in it, and even your life. That having been said, why in Gods name would anyone sail beyond 40 S is beyond me. I guess if you need to sail in the Southern Ocean to say you have BTDT, more power to you. I’ve had enough hard days on usually good waters to say I don’t need to go through that. Stay safe sailors👍😎
You have a point there, and they are all over the place. It's getting there and back in one piece. There are always cruise ships, but even they get into trouble and I don't know how good they are in really bad shit.
Argentina tried....bit got kicked like a scared dog when they tried to steal islands last time...Im sure the UK would be happy to re-educate your poorly equipped and even poorer led rag tag childs army
This reminds me of people that climb cold snowy mountains that are so high they need oxygen …. WHY... Sailing should be in warm weather and clear warm water... as is where I sail... But to each his own.
1:09 - Forget "We need a bigger boat!" - You need a bigger anchor. Twice as big from the looks of that one on the bow. I'm assuming there were two, and that the other one is out and dragged. If was blowing 85 knots, both should have been down long before it built to 85 knots - that, or bail out and take your chances at sea. Either way, not my idea of a fun sail. Better to stick to the middle latitudes and sail conservatively in the proper seasons...unless you have some sort of masochistic macho streak or are just plain loco. Boats are for going where it's warm. ;-)
In 2004 hurricane Jean sunk my boat in her slip. The boat was holed at the shaft log protrusion. I was able form fit copper sheeting that was then coated with caulking at the edges. Then using self tapping screws drive them in under water using an automotive pneumatic drill. It worked great. I literally got the leak down to a drip that could easily be managed by the bilge pump. Boat was then driven up river about 15 miles to be hauled out. Three cheers for copper!
Three cheers for copper plating indeed! Congrats on getting your vessel re-floated. Tightening screws underwater can be a real challenge. We used a battery-powered drill wrapped in a plastic bag. The bag eventually leaked and the drill died but at least the job was done. Amazing how far you can go with some old-school fixes and no other way out. Happy Adventuring! Bernie Harberts / RiverEarth.com
Wow! No one likes to see a boat on the rocks , glad she's back with her sails in the wind . Great video guys. Great stuff
Yeah, it was a sickening feeling being aboard wondering when those wood planks and ribs were going to splinter. And yet, we sailed on....!
@@bernieharberts well now we know that the ocean has made one great Capitan . Sailing now will be a peace of cake for ya mate. Best of luck bud
This is why the single most important system on a cruising boat is it's GROUND TACKLE. Full stop. The uninitiated spend all their time worrying about sinking at sea, while 90% of boats are lost to the shore. Note that there's a second anchor on the bow - a CQR - that's not deployed, and the sail covers are on both main and mizzen sails. The boat appears to be unoccupied, which was a probably a difficult (but wise) decision on the part of the skipper to ride out the storm ashore for safety. Deploying the second anchor would have been wiser still, assuming the storm was forecast, but hey - nobody's perfect, and nature always wins. Glad the boat survived - I lost the mast to the 20' Pacific Seacraft Flicka seen on my channel in Mexico to hurricane Odile in 2013 - While she was on the hard - so nothing is guaranteed in force 12 conditions like this. Nothing.
A true adventure best witnessed through the net. Glad that isn’t my boat or my life.
Congrats for the salvage !…
Wish you the best.
Yeah Vincent, that was close. We repaired her in front of Shacketon's grave. I look forward to writing up the article.
Always heartbreaking to see a boat in distress like this. Glad it ended as well as it could in the circumstances.
Good place to test anchors and anchoring skills. Thank god it ended well.
Glad to see it ended well.. fair and safe winds for next voyages
Yeah, whew, that was close. Thanks for the voyaging good luck wishes. Lately the saddle's been calling. Happy Adventuring. Bernie
Is this good place to practice man over board drills?
If it wasn't for humans sense of adventure, we would just be trotting to the mail box and to work like clones. FULL RESPECT. I salute you.
wow good boat very lucky, tks
Yeah, GREAT boat...and VERY lucky. Glad you enjoyed this.
An accomplishment to survive that. And save your boat.
Been there 7 years ago - but had better conditions!
Hi Rheinhardt. Wonderful to hear you got a chance to visit South Georgia. It's hard to get to but worth it. The weather sure changes from beautiful to fierce, though. All the best with your future travels! Bernie Harberts / RiverEarth.com
Ça c’est la vraie vie 👍😀
That will buff right out.....
Good job
What is the name of the boat at th-cam.com/video/wj7oJ2mqsVo/w-d-xo.html - is it a Contessa 32?
She's designed by prolific New Zealand naval architect Athol Burns. He designed lots of commercial vessels that worked the Southern Ocean.
Windora was designed by Athol Burns, I meant the boat at 44 seconds into the video, do you know what it is?
Clansman I think
Sailing in that region is like Formula 1 racing: you know very well, you can get killed.
It's far worse than even Formula 1. There's no chance of rescue in that situation until the wind abates. Sailors die every year in every ocean. When's the last time a Formula 1 driver was killed? Hell, the worst recent injury to a top driver happened 8 years ago. To Michael Schumacher. While he was skiing. On an intermediate run.
Wow!
One of the roughest places on earth. How on earth a boat can withstand a grounding in those conditions and eventually be got off, is beyond me.
It's sorta beyond us, too.... chalk it up to a great boat and an even larger dose of luck.
Read "Two against Cape Horn" by Hal Roth (ca 1990 or 1998 ?). They and their 34ft sailboat got stranded for good on a desert island in the archipelago around Cape Horn… Eventually they and their boat got rescued … after a few weeks. A mere streak of luck !!!…
Excellent book. And you learn a lot about this type of situation.
Good times.
Rustler 36 in the background!
Great eye Bob! She's "Caramor" of www.caramor.co.uk/caramor.html fame. Captains Kath and Franco aboard. Great sailors venturing forth in a rockin' solid Ruslter!
Cool!
Strudy little ship
Just about anywhere you take your sailboat, things can turn into pure hell. The hell can cost you a fine sailboat, everything in it, and even your life. That having been said, why in Gods name would anyone sail beyond 40 S is beyond me. I guess if you need to sail in the Southern Ocean to say you have BTDT, more power to you. I’ve had enough hard days on usually good waters to say I don’t need to go through that. Stay safe sailors👍😎
One word: penguins
You have a point there, and they are all over the place. It's getting there and back in one piece. There are always cruise ships, but even they get into trouble and I don't know how good they are in really bad shit.
Not to mention that you'll freeze to the bones!
Shackleton sailed there in a wooden boat and even had time to do bit of trekking to the other side.
Some of us live below 40S. On the other hand the UK is north of 50N, most of Norway north of 60N. Only pussies stay close to the equator :-)
that wind is as incredible as the sailors who sail up to george island
South Georgia is one of the roughest places on earth and definitely NOT a place to run aground as there's no help.
that would be so scary!
Yeah. The only time I ever packed my passport and cash and got ready to step off a stricken vessel. Tides and fate had other plans....
Not good ancorage, need tô give cable a Lot to bê safety
That was painful.
What’s that old saying? A man that goes to sea for pleasure would go to the devil for a pass time.
After watching this...I'll have a cold one on the rocks...
I said put a reef in not park it on the reef
LAS ISLAS JORGE,,,TAMBIEN ARGENTINAS !!!! dentro del oceano y mar ARGENTINO
UK
Argentina tried....bit got kicked like a scared dog when they tried to steal islands last time...Im sure the UK would be happy to re-educate your poorly equipped and even poorer led rag tag childs army
This reminds me of people that climb cold snowy mountains that are so high they need oxygen …. WHY... Sailing should be in warm weather and clear warm water... as is where I sail... But to each his own.
Phil and Lynda Christieson
Now thats sailing. Aint to island hopping in the carbine.
Yes. I've never been as alert as sailing in those Southern Ocean waters. Definitely worth it. But then so is the calmer Caribbean!
1:09 - Forget "We need a bigger boat!" - You need a bigger anchor. Twice as big from the looks of that one on the bow. I'm assuming there were two, and that the other one is out and dragged. If was blowing 85 knots, both should have been down long before it built to 85 knots - that, or bail out and take your chances at sea.
Either way, not my idea of a fun sail. Better to stick to the middle latitudes and sail conservatively in the proper seasons...unless you have some sort of masochistic macho streak or are just plain loco.
Boats are for going where it's warm. ;-)
I like cold water. Very cold water!
Nothing but cash sink tourist-infested hellholes in the middle lattitudes with few challenges...but scared people love that boring crap
some one screwed up . a very inhospitable place to be, better know what you are doing
The waters there have never been charted wirh modern tech and in fact charts are over 100 years old. The only one who screwed up is the one assuming
I heard those mushroom bass boat anchors never worked .
What the hell you went to hell?