Paul D Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 Yacht Sinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 believe it was a Farr 45 Paul - and interestingly that the Mayday was via mobile on 999.......guess it happened really quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 guess it happened really quickly! Which I suppose a 45' yacht would do without a keel?? Wonder how that happened? They were lucky with the time of year - 30 mins in winter would have been touch and go.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 That is what happens when several tons of ballest comes off Suddenly the centre of gravity and the centre of bouyancy change places and the Yachts mast decides it should be the keel. and she does a 180 degree roll. As Adam says they are lucky we are at mid summer and the water is warm for this area. and that they were very close to the helecopter base at Lee on Solent Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conger king Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 i was out on sunday and we heared the coast guard saying that a fifty foot yacht had sunk do you think this is the same 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 i was out on sunday and we heared the coast guard saying that a fifty foot yacht had sunk do you think this is the same 1 The report was dated saturday so I doubt it. There must have been another incident on Sunday Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alun j. Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Tony, Where were you in all that wind? We were tucked in the bottom of Christchurch Harbour....... cosy in the occasional sunshine...... and saw the big red\white helicoptor go over, really low [ Don't wave!!], and off out to sea. Thought it could have been a windsurfer, as they were the only ones that ventured past the Run. A few big boats went past us.... and out ... but were back within minutes! Alun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conger king Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 only in poole harbour up by brownsea castle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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