Urgent help needed to recover abandoned yacht NW Barbados

[mikedefieslife]

What i'm saying with the garmin Montanna motorcycle mount is that it doesn't use usb. It uses two metal contacts on the rear of the device which make contact with two metal plates in the cradle. It makes no odds if it gets wet or not. All you have to do is get power to the cradle which is easy by running cables either direct from the battery, or from down below.

Shame trackers like spot and the like don't use this method.

Anyway, how's the OP's search going? The boat has been a drift for around 25 days now.

[SailMore]

We have been following this story from the beginning and I was just wondering how long a boat has to be "lost" before it is given up and deemed to be"gone for ever" - thinking from an insurance point of view. Clearly where a boat sinks, that is a clearly defined time. But this one has not sunk, has it?

And may I also ask why the boat is/was not covered by insurance for this? Is "abandoning" something you have to look at separately in a policy? Or are there clauses that don't cover you if you sail in area X at time of year Y (for example)?

I have maybe just missed the part of the tale where they explained why they were not covered for this event.

I do really hope it turns up sooner or later, in tact and with the family's belongings all still on board!

[Paul L]

Updated drift analysis:
CHRIS PARKER’S DRIFT ANALYSIS:
The following is Chris Parker’s drift analysis as of January 17, 2017:

Based on an assumption that nothing onboard changed since abandonment, I calculated the approximate location of Dove II tomorrow (January 18, 2017) near 19-12N/64-20W (about 30mi N of the island of Anegada in the BVIs).

I know you suspect the drogue chaffed through, but without knowing when this might have happened, there is no way to account for it in the drift analysis. Also, there is no way of knowing what direction the vessel would drift without the drogue (one might assume she would drift downwind, but that's not necessarily true - the keel would still provide lift against the press of wind on the hull and partially hoisted sails). There's also no way of knowing whether there is currently more or less of a sail plan erected than when you abandoned.

So with all that uncertainty, the best I can do is assume nothing changed on the vessel since abandonment.

In my calculations, I accounted for wind strength, wind direction, and the strength/direction of sea surface currents.

I estimate Dove II has drifted 630 miles, on a bearing of 282T in the 18 days (through 12utc Wed18) since the last AIS location (12utc December 31). That's about 35mi/day, or about 1.46k speed

[Charliemciver]

Now that is impressive help. Good luck AWW.

[GordMay]

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, SailMore.

[mikedefieslife]

Originally Posted by Paul L

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I estimate Dove II has drifted 630 miles, on a bearing of 282T in the 18 days (through 12utc Wed18) since the last AIS location (12utc December 31). That's about 35mi/day, or about 1.46k speed

Did I miss something? I thought the last AIS ping was back before Christmas? The OP was already in full search mode by 1st Jan.

[TJ D]

Originally Posted by mikedefieslife

Did I miss something? I thought the last AIS ping was back before Christmas? The OP was already in full search mode by 1st Jan.

That's correct. The last satellite ping was on 12/23. I'm not sure where this came from, unless there's another satellite active that I don't have access to.

[ARumRunner]

Monday Never has published their first hand account of the rescue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8bfj2Mx65k

[Alastair A]

Thanks so much such a candid and well produced communication. I've done fishing out of Faeroe Islands and southern sailing. I'm so glad your seas were warm and your weather was manageable. So happy all lives saved and best boat saving/finding efforts have been supported in the CF community. Best wishes and support. A

[pablothesailor]

Is there any more news on this guys boat, ive just seen the video today, is there anything we can share on social media that could help?? Really keeping my fingers crossed for the family.

[meatservo]

Wow, what a video! What a great testament to the good that still does exist.

Contrast that to the present state of affairs with college campuses.

No snowflakes, no safe spaces, no puppies, no coloring books, no whining.

Just drop what you are doing, spring loaded to do the right thing.


meatservo

[Celestialsailor]

Originally Posted by ARumRunner

Monday Never has published their first hand account of the rescue.

I guess they don't believe in wearing harnesses while underway, especially with the children.

[SV Sea]

Originally Posted by pablothesailor

Is there any more news on this guys boat, ive just seen the video today, is there anything we can share on social media that could help?? Really keeping my fingers crossed for the family.

You can post and share the video, their blog, and a GoFundme page Will of Monday Never setup.

https://www.gofundme.com/coombes-family-rescued-at-sea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8bfj2Mx65k

https://westerlyadventures.wordpress.com/

[Celestialsailor]

Originally Posted by SV Sea

You can post and share the video, their blog, and a GoFundme page Will of Monday Never setup.

I don't know if anyone else has a problem with this but why is there a Go Fund Me for these folks who can afford a boat worth in the neighborhood of a half a million and offering $10K for information for it's recovery?

[meatservo]

I don't have a problem with it, I don't have a problem with your post either, I just ignore you, to me, you are irrelevant...


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