Cruisers Forum
 


Reply
  This discussion is proudly sponsored by:
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on Cruisers Forums. Advertise Here
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 12-02-2013, 22:02   #16
Registered User

Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 61
Re: Damaged 2012 Lagoon 450, Only $150K

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lagoon4us View Post
6am in Croatia Vlaska Marina on Brac Island, way too cold and wet too start on boat-work yet, storms are finishing today i hope..
9:00pm here in Portland Oregon USA and I'm headed to watch some lousy TV. My thoughts are with Rolf if that was his boat. I wish him well.
Dakota450 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-02-2013, 23:09   #17
Registered User

Join Date: Jan 2010
Boat: L450
Posts: 25
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dakota450

Sure looks like it. Aren't you on the other side of the planet? Don't you sleep?
Hola, I am close friend of Rolf. I am the owner of l450 unit 132 and he was the owner of unit 130. We took delivery at the same time, made many modifications together, sailed from les sables to greece, then the arc.. I am sure Rolf will jump in sooner or later, but to cut the story short, the navionics charts suggested a route that led him onto a reef.. He did not see it until he was on top of it.. A few hours later they had to evacuate and the boat was lost.. It is really sad because he did invest lots of time and effort into Next Life but everyone on board is safe.
Gonzalo
gonzemoi is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-02-2013, 02:04   #18
Registered User
 
Ozbullwinkle's Avatar

Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Sydney, Australia
Boat: Farr 44 Ocean Racer - Pit crew & backup helm.
Posts: 675
Images: 16
Re: Damaged 2012 Lagoon 450, Only $150K

That is indeed tragic news & especially so soon after his great ARC rally performance. It will be interesting & a wake up call to us all to hear from Rolf regarding the reports of the Navionics chart supposedly not showing the reef.
Ozbullwinkle is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-02-2013, 02:10   #19
Registered User

Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Fethiye Turkey
Boat: Lagoon 440
Posts: 2,954
Re: Damaged 2012 Lagoon 450, Only $150K

I wonder if the moderators can move all concerning this terrible event to another seperate thread as the title doesn't suit and we do risk offending Rolf's feelings to find his loss under such a thread. ????
__________________
"Political correctness is a creeping sickness that knows no boundaries"
Lagoon4us is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-02-2013, 05:28   #20
Registered User
 
malbert73's Avatar

Join Date: Jun 2008
Boat: Tartan 40
Posts: 2,490
Feel terrible for the guy. Having not yet cruised the Bahamas, but isn't charting supposed to be unreliable there with regard to every reef? Ie when entering reefstrewn area do so very slowly with a watch on bow? This could already have been done to no avail, of course. I have Navionics loaded but always am hesitant to use "near the edges"
malbert73 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-02-2013, 17:47   #21
Registered User
 
Cotemar's Avatar

Community Sponsor

Join Date: Dec 2007
Boat: Mahe 36, Helia 44 Evo, MY 37
Posts: 5,731
Lagoon 450 (Next Life) damaged in the Exuma, The Bahamas

The Lagoon 450 catamaran Next Life that wrecked on the reef between Fowl Cay and Guana Cay, Exuma, Bahamas has been towed out of the area. The boat had been reported to have been attempting to enter Elizabeth Harbour along a route shown on Navionics electronic charts. It has also been reported that the nine-month-old boat has been declared a total loss. The photo shows the salvage crew dewatering one of the hulls with the continuous reef between Fowl and Guana Cays in the background.
http://chatter.explorercharts.com/?p=10641
--------------------------------------
You can clearly see how this can happen
View the Satellite Image of the path through Fowl Cay and Guana Cay, Exuma, Bahamas
Now view what the Captain was viewing on the Navionics Charts
Now view what was really there on the Garmin Explorer Charts
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	Guana and Fowl Cay Bahamas.jpg
Views:	797
Size:	136.5 KB
ID:	54700   Click image for larger version

Name:	Guana and Fowl Cay Bahamas_Navionics.jpg
Views:	618
Size:	194.6 KB
ID:	54701  

Click image for larger version

Name:	Guana and Fowl Cay Bahamas_explorer.jpg
Views:	532
Size:	431.9 KB
ID:	54702   Click image for larger version

Name:	Lagoon 450 damaged in the Bahamas.jpg
Views:	707
Size:	75.8 KB
ID:	54706  

Cotemar is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 13-02-2013, 18:05   #22
Registered User
 
Cheechako's Avatar

Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Skagit City, WA
Posts: 25,745
Re: Damaged 2012 Lagoon 450, Only $150K

Quote:
Originally Posted by David_Old_Jersey View Post
A US Navy Captain using some (unexpected) R & R time........
Ha! that's funny.... or..... maybe not!

Quote:
Originally Posted by gonzemoi View Post
Hola, I am close friend of Rolf. I am the owner of l450 unit 132 and he was the owner of unit 130. We took delivery at the same time, made many modifications together, sailed from les sables to greece, then the arc.. I am sure Rolf will jump in sooner or later, but to cut the story short, the navionics charts suggested a route that led him onto a reef.. He did not see it until he was on top of it.. A few hours later they had to evacuate and the boat was lost.. It is really sad because he did invest lots of time and effort into Next Life but everyone on board is safe.
Gonzalo
Hopefully this ends the debate about "electronic charts vs paper.." :>)
__________________
"I spent most of my money on Booze, Broads and Boats. The rest I wasted" - Elmore Leonard











Cheechako is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14-02-2013, 10:21   #23
Registered User

Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Fethiye Turkey
Boat: Lagoon 440
Posts: 2,954
Re: Lagoon 450 (Next Life) damaged in the Exuma, The Bahamas

Well done with the explanation Cotemar, it's not for us to say we would have done different, maybe we would and maybe we wouldn't, but we must learn from a devastating situation like this one.

We all setup for redundancy in our boats usually having an essential back-up. This can be said to be good reason for paper charts but also if you spend the money on a smaller Plotter go for different cartography at the same time.

Cheers Frank
__________________
"Political correctness is a creeping sickness that knows no boundaries"
Lagoon4us is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14-02-2013, 10:30   #24
smj
Registered User

Join Date: Nov 2007
Boat: Seawind 1000xl
Posts: 7,426
Re: Lagoon 450 (Next Life) damaged in the Exuma, The Bahamas

Maybe a good idea to have a cruising guide of the area and take the recommended route in.
smj is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14-02-2013, 10:30   #25
Registered User
 
impi's Avatar

Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: From Cape Town now New Caledonia
Boat: Lagoon 440
Posts: 962
Images: 8
Send a message via Skype™ to impi
Re: Lagoon 450 (Next Life) damaged in the Exuma, The Bahamas

Sadly we were there when this happened. In fact we had just spoken with the owners as they left the dock and heard their VHF call a short time after. Nice people ... sad story
__________________
In our own style and our own time ...
www.catamaranimpi.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIy...Uhlfkd34f8FrEg
impi is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14-02-2013, 10:40   #26
Armchair Bucketeer
 
David_Old_Jersey's Avatar

Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 10,012
Images: 4
Re: Damaged 2012 Lagoon 450, Only $150K

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheechako View Post
Hopefully this ends the debate about "electronic charts vs paper.." :>)
I doubt it!

In any event, I don't really see the grounding as due to one over the other. Possibly it has to do with only using one thing for navigation (and only either paper or electronic would have had the same result).
David_Old_Jersey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14-02-2013, 11:00   #27
Registered User
 
impi's Avatar

Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: From Cape Town now New Caledonia
Boat: Lagoon 440
Posts: 962
Images: 8
Send a message via Skype™ to impi
Re: Lagoon 450 (Next Life) damaged in the Exuma, The Bahamas

Have to admit we had considered this route ... used a number of didderent charts to plot our way around the Bahamas recently ... opted for another as it seemed 'tricky in places' ...
__________________
In our own style and our own time ...
www.catamaranimpi.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIy...Uhlfkd34f8FrEg
impi is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14-02-2013, 11:22   #28
Armchair Bucketeer
 
David_Old_Jersey's Avatar

Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 10,012
Images: 4
Re: Lagoon 450 (Next Life) damaged in the Exuma, The Bahamas

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cotemar View Post
--------------------------------------
You can clearly see how this can happen
View the Satellite Image of the path through Fowl Cay and Guana Cay, Exuma, Bahamas
Now view what the Captain was viewing on the Navionics Charts
Now view what was really there on the Garmin Explorer Charts
Never been to the Carribean , but to my eye that Navionics Chart simply looks wayyy too light on detail. Even that Garmin looks a tad short on the info I am used to (accepting that may well be the norm in the Carribean due to the lack of charting). I am guessing that both have the max detail.

In addition to the gap between the islands being somewhat(!!!) tighter on the Garmin than the Navionics - the route to the east looks almost criminally lacking in detail! Although of course usual for Electronic Chartplotters to be marked "Not for Navigational use", would seem prudent if using that Navionic Chart to also add "Seriously! - you really don't want to be using this ".
David_Old_Jersey is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14-02-2013, 11:23   #29
Registered User
 
Cheechako's Avatar

Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Skagit City, WA
Posts: 25,745
Re: Lagoon 450 (Next Life) damaged in the Exuma, The Bahamas

I just finally realized which cut that is. Been through there probably 100 times by dingy going out to snorkel/hunt. I would have never considered going through in my mothership. Too bad they got off the beaten path and tried to go through there. In places like the Bahamas, the cruising guides/Explorer charts are pretty much essential. Were they trying to exit or enter? What a bummer....
__________________
"I spent most of my money on Booze, Broads and Boats. The rest I wasted" - Elmore Leonard











Cheechako is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 14-02-2013, 11:28   #30
Armchair Bucketeer
 
David_Old_Jersey's Avatar

Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 10,012
Images: 4
Re: Lagoon 450 (Next Life) damaged in the Exuma, The Bahamas

Quote:
Originally Posted by impi View Post
Have to admit we had considered this route ... used a number of didderent charts to plot our way around the Bahamas recently ... opted for another as it seemed 'tricky in places' ...
I don't blame ya! (even with the good chart!). Time was when routes like that were for "locals only" - and even they got 'em wrong now and again!
David_Old_Jersey is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
Bahamas, lagoon

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Advertise Here


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 00:57.


Google+
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Social Knowledge Networks
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.

ShowCase vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.