Better seamen than I

M. R. Bober · Post by **M. R. Bober** » Nov 8th, '10, 14:25

Hold tight.
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Russell · Post by **Russell** » Nov 8th, '10, 14:33

Yikes, I dont think I would use the phrase "better seamen..." perhaps crazier though, someone could have gotten killed in that stunt.

Joe Myerson · Post by **Joe Myerson** » Nov 8th, '10, 14:39

Could they have done it under sail?

--Joe

Bob Ohler · Post by **Bob Ohler** » Nov 8th, '10, 15:19

Ray Garcia · Post by **Ray Garcia** » Nov 8th, '10, 16:19

... a Cape Dory sailboat went out; all smiles aboard.

Captain reported "sea conditions were comfortable for my boat."

Neil Gordon · Post by **Neil Gordon** » Nov 8th, '10, 18:07

The seamanlike thing to do is to find a safe harbor to windard or just otherwise claw your way offshore.

Warren S · Post by **Warren S** » Nov 8th, '10, 19:13

it actually looks like they SURFED in through the opening in the breakwater

MFC · Post by **MFC** » Nov 8th, '10, 19:34

two for WOW!

The guy on the bow is . . . wow!!! (don't know if it would be more nuts not to be harnessed in or to be)

I guess the skipper knew (thought he knew) that he had room to compensate and turn the boat more perpendicular to the wave. The amazing thing to me is what a confident manuever it was -- and had to be. Guess that's *how they do it* over there -)

Bob Luby · Post by **Bob Luby** » Nov 8th, '10, 20:46

I'll bet the skipper had watched the waves over many previous storms and knew their pattern. So he surfed in under power. He probably had done it before.

The yacht looked fairly modern - not like one of our seakindly Cape Dories. He could have clawed offshore in one of our boats and hove to. But I guess he was sick of getting bounced around.

It's not hard if you know how -- but still impressive!
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Carl Thunberg · Post by **Carl Thunberg** » Nov 9th, '10, 07:19

The truth is, we'll never know what circumstances lead to the decision to enter the harbor in these conditions. I seriously doubt it was showboating. Perhaps he was low on fuel. Perhaps the captain had a weather router that informed him that conditions would deteriorate further. Perhaps there was a medical issue on board. It's easy to Monday morning quarterback this stuff.

rtbates · Post by **rtbates** » Nov 9th, '10, 09:56

I'd say he's done that before. Watch how he sets up just to windward of the entrance and uses that last wave to push the bow down and surf on through...

Better him than me!!!

Joe Montana · Post by **Joe Montana** » Nov 10th, '10, 10:06

Svaneke's location tells you something, too.
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