Giant Wave

[davidpm]

Giant Wave destroys sailboat - YouTube

Giant Wave destroys sailboat - YouTube

Apologies if this was posted before.

[nolatom]

Uh, Malcom, you might've closed your companionway and hatch? And that "dead engine", does it have anything to do with your jib sheets, lacking a stopper knot, going overboard and into your prop?

I withold further comment except to be very glad the rescuers were able to stay near and on their capsized boat. Malcom feels bad enough already without losing them, too.

[davidpm]

Yes I'm surprised the boat is afloat. With the open hatch it must not have tipped over as much as it looks like otherwise the boat would have filled.

[jambone]

I think this guy was the basis for the sailboat part in "A Perfect Storm". I think.

[Slayer]

Originally Posted by jambone

I think this guy was the basis for the sailboat part in "A Perfect Storm". I think.

From what I read that guy got a bad rap. His crew panicked and without his knowledge radioed a mayday. The boat was ultimately found washed ashore in reasonable good condition.

[cruisingdream]

an anchor might have kept the boat out of the surf or at least pointed in to the waves

[MarkSF]

Originally Posted by jambone

I think this guy was the basis for the sailboat part in "A Perfect Storm". I think.

Rubbish! The sailboat in A Perfect Storm was a well known Westsail 32 called Satori. Plenty of info about it on the web.

[Halcyon1]

Scary stuff!

Pete

[bwindrope]

This is really old. Or at least seems so.

[doctorcam]

It's several years old, and has popped up a time or two, whether on SailNet I'm not sure.