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Old 02-03-2023, 11:27   #1
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Charter Yacht Crashes into Reef on Auto Pilot

Could have been a lot worse, skipper is sleeping below while the boat is on autopilot...

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Just when I thought I had seen it all.
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Thanks for posting.
An amazing piece of video footage.
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Could have been a lot worse, skipper is sleeping below while the boat is on autopilot...

That's his story.. pretty sure there's two heads in the cockpit just after the crash..
Muder flip Mon..
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Re: Charter Yacht Crashes into Reef on Auto Pilot

Maybe blow the horn or ring the bell like a mad person ??? would help…maybe not
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That's his story.. pretty sure there's two heads in the cockpit just after the crash..
Muder flip Mon..
Exactly what I was thinking.

Also, goes to show what happens when vessels don't carry a proper sound signaling device.
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Re: Charter Yacht Crashes into Reef on Auto Pilot

So many bad things.

Bad course. Not paying attention. No air horn on the filming boat.
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Re: Charter Yacht Crashes into Reef on Auto Pilot

I've seen some incredibly dumb things people do with their boats....but this ??....this beats them all...
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Re: Charter Yacht Crashes into Reef on Auto Pilot

So many things come to mind:

-- why buying a boat that's been "lightly chartered" may not be a wise thing to do

-- how likely is it that this customer is going to voluntarily admit to the charter company that he ran their boat hard onto a reef? (Will the customer try to erase chartplotter's GPS track for that day?)

-- how closely does a charter company inspect their boats when they are returned after a charter trip?

-- this could have been so much worse. It was really the perfect conditions for running aground. Flat seas. Light winds. Broad daylight. Striking the reef head-on instead of a glancing strike (ala Titanic). A rescue vessel right there. Lucky, lucky guy. Dumb, but lucky.

-- Not a good thing to put on your "sailing experience" resume for future charters!

A useful cautionary tale for everyone who sails. Relax, but be vigilant.

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