Real or photoshopped?

[John Boelte]

Dropped by aliens, ancient aliens...

[snort]

Think of the extra height they would have achieved if they had taken out the reef in the main and put up a full genoa!

[Rustic Charm]

Originally Posted by Cormorant

I believe it was dropped from a plane, and this is the moment before impact.

Close, but your wrong It's clearly going UP

Therefore I conclude that it's the moment just prior to an alien abduction.

[Bill Seal]

Probably just Howard Arneson with a new toy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8XNtDuDwAE

[44'cruisingcat]

Originally Posted by banjoship

The obvious lesson is that, in marginal conditions, the wave patterns should be observed from a close but safe distance so that the worst part of the bar can be crossed during the lull in the wave set - or indeed not crossed at all ? The sound advice of crossing any bar at an hour or two before high tide was also not taken.

Good advice, but difficult to put into practise on the WBB. The dangerous part of that bar is far too long for anything short of a planing powerboat to get in (or out) during the lull between waves.

[banjoship]

Quote:
Originally Posted by banjoship
The obvious lesson is that, in marginal conditions, the wave patterns should be observed from a close but safe distance so that the worst part of the bar can be crossed during the lull in the wave set - or indeed not crossed at all ? The sound advice of crossing any bar at an hour or two before high tide was also not taken.

Good advice, but difficult to put into practise on the WBB. The dangerous part of that bar is far too long for anything short of a planing powerboat to get in (or out) during the lull between waves.
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I should make it clear, they are not my words/advice. They come from the website quoted. I am of the view of everybody else who has commented, once you commit to wide bay bar you are exactly that, committed. Not one of my favourite places.

Great photo, though. I came across it years ago, and stashed it away. When I saw the first post in this thread, with photo, I immediately thought of wide bay bar.

Lee

[senormechanico]

I liked this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of1RY4M8VqM

Thread drift, I know...

[Canibul]

them there flying monohulls......that's that new-fangled lightweight cored hull stuff I been reading bout, ain't it...

[Tayana42]

Originally Posted by Reefmagnet

It was on Facebook. Doesn't look quite right to me, but stranger things have happened??

Dang! Looks like some new worrisome mosquito!


S/V B'Shert

[Canibul]

Hunter with the new lightweight keel?