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Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 14-05-2015, 15:44
Replies: 361
Views: 57,496
Posted By Robin3
Re: Cheeki Rafiki loss report

Is ittime yet to call it a day y'all and go back to good ol' Hunter bashing? or doncha like bashing the homegrown stuff so much:biggrin:
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 14-05-2015, 09:53
Replies: 361
Views: 57,496
Posted By Robin3
Re: Cheeki Rafiki loss report

David Sadler who designed the contessa 26 and 32 was originally a Tank ( as in warfare) designer. There are many here who believe in havning heavily built ( and even heavily armed) tanks as their...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 11-05-2015, 11:39
Replies: 361
Views: 57,496
Posted By Robin3
Re: Cheeki Rafiki loss report

Nor any pics/video of the bilges by the keel either after bozo has done his bottom bashing. I wonder if the eventual buyer knows what was done to this boat or will it be a surprise find later on down...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 09-05-2015, 14:50
Replies: 361
Views: 57,496
Posted By Robin3
Re: Cheeki Rafiki loss report

[QUOTE=transmitterdan;1821194]The report does say that boat should not have been making that trip because it was not current with its regulatory rating. They used an ambiguous loophole to get around...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 07-05-2015, 15:28
Replies: 361
Views: 57,496
Posted By Robin3
Re: Cheeki Rafiki loss report

The RYA have said this below in their recent bulletin justrcd by email, after the MAIB report:-

Cheeki Rafiki: safety lessons

Safety lessons from the loss of the yacht Cheeki Rafiki and...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 07-05-2015, 08:54
Replies: 361
Views: 57,496
Posted By Robin3
Re: Cheeki Rafiki loss report

Actually it is you who has missed the point, a bit like the navigational or seamanship skill of the singlehander who parked that boat on the rocks.

My point , made tongue in cheek admittedly...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 07-05-2015, 06:52
Replies: 361
Views: 57,496
Posted By Robin3
Re: Cheeki Rafiki loss report

Not sure what the point being made here is.

You have a single handed sailor who has apparently put his boat aground and fortunately got away with it. So Was this Pilot error? boat designer...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 05-05-2015, 08:04
Replies: 361
Views: 57,496
Posted By Robin3
Re: Cheeki Rafiki loss report

It did not sink and was dried out against a wall, patched and then sailed to the mainland, around 100 mls for repairs'

I made no comments at all, actually said 'a diversion' and folks can/will...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 05-05-2015, 07:39
Replies: 361
Views: 57,496
Posted By Robin3
Re: Cheeki Rafiki loss report

And another diversion, this is a video of a Maxi cruiser racer that grounded and needed a tow off by the local lifeboat in Weymouth UK at the end of race, does the owner need a precautionary keel...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 05-05-2015, 07:20
Replies: 361
Views: 57,496
Posted By Robin3
Re: Cheeki Rafiki loss report

OK a little diversion. look at this picture of a HR 42 after a grounding in the Scilly Isles off the west coast of the UK

Any offers, little TLC required mind, but wait OMG is that a cored...
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