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Old 05-03-2015, 00:32   #1
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T-boning a Ferry in Sidney

Apparently this sailor was running DDW and couldn't figure out how to turn the boat.

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Re: T-boning a Ferry in Sidney

Looks like a beam reach to me, over canvased, genoa already starting to reduce itself to its component parts, he's dumped his wind... can't come up and doesn't know how to go down....
The AIS probably said the ferry was passing clear ahead... well I guess the wheelhouse did..
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Re: T-boning a Ferry in Sidney

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Looks like a beam reach to me, over canvased, genoa already starting to reduce itself to its component parts, he's dumped his wind... can't come up and doesn't know how to go down....
The AIS probably said the ferry was passing clear ahead... well I guess the wheelhouse did..
NO he was going DDW - notice that his spinnaker pole is set - he was running butterfly with the main to one side and genua poled out other. Damn if I know how he got his genua loose from the pole. But yes, the genua is disintergrating.

Looks like a lot of wind - so I agree - way overcanvassed for that day
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NO he was going DDW - notice that his spinnaker pole is set -
Gotcha... didn't notice that.
So it all fell to bits before the ferry got in his way.....
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Gotcha... didn't notice that.
So it all fell to bits before the ferry got in his way.....
yeah, he apparently had more problems than he needed. I think I would have put the helm hard over and gone on a beam reach. He would have laid the boat down, but it wouldn't have flipped and that would have given him a chance get upwind and drop the main and get his act together again.

No chance of dropping the main when going DDW in a wind like that.
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Re: T-boning a Ferry in Sidney

southerly change was advertised well in advance. On top of that cloud front further pointed to stronger than usual conditions. Gusts to 50 kn.

Reckless.
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southerly change was advertised well in advance. On top of that cloud front further pointed to stronger than usual conditions. Gusts to 50 kn.

Reckless.
Gusting 50knts? and he was flying full sail butterfly?

Reckless indeed.
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Re: T-boning a Ferry in Sidney

Well someone has gotta do it; its Sydney
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'OK Betty, lets furl the sail up the front, I'll wind in this rope while you ease that one ... yes you are still the helmsman.. NO DON'T TAKE THE ROPE OFF THE WINCH... PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR HELM... FERRY ? WHAT FERRY....... oh bugger....'
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I do hope all you armchair experts realize that a 50 knot front blew through Sydney that day. Oh how I would love to line each of you up and send you out into 50 for the first time. It looked like this.


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Re: T-boning a Ferry in Sidney

Ok, seriously though... I don't understand why he didn't head up into wind? Am I missing something about the circumstances that makes this difficult or impossible? I'm not being rhetorical or sarcastic here, I just can't figure it out and I think I am missing something...

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I do hope all you armchair experts realize that a 50 knot front blew through Sydney that day. Oh how I would love to line each of you up and send you out into 50 for the first time. It looked like this.


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It's nasty and I got caught in a 54 knot blow in our Austral 20 once, so I can sympathise with this guy. (Actually I posted about the experience here on CF as I was not sure if I handled it ok. As it turned out I got some bits right and some wrong.). But I still can't figure out why he didn't head up into the wind.

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Shitting ones pants and making smart decisions rarely coincide.
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Re: T-boning a Ferry in Sidney

I was out that day too. Before front, wind was sub 10 and hot which is not too common around sydney these days. It was tempting taking out all sails to beat 3 kn speed barrier.
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Re: T-boning a Ferry in Sidney

he must have been under the impression that power gives way to sail..................
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