the captain of the satori needed to off load the exhausted and scared crew, that is his responsibility. He should have also made sure the survival equipment was secured bulletproof. and the crew were wearing it. Should have also been damn thankful for the response that came to his/thier aid.
The sailing vessel was a Westsail 32; a really good ocean going boat. I would have hated to leave here also. By her riding the storm out and not sinking, the owner was correct in not wanting to leave her.
Joyof10true, battern down the hatches and let the bow find the waves. Rigging still intact here even after a knock down. Personally, I'd head up and ride it out. But like the other poster said, she is doing fine pounding her way forward on a fine reach!
I know of many seaworthy sailboats that have survived much worse conditions. There were no medical emergencies, the rigging was sound, and the boat was sailing under it's own power. The Coast Guard appears to have over-reacted. I would like to know what kind of radio communication led up to this.
Most blue water boats can take a tremendous pounding, suffer knock downs and still sail in safety. The crew can be the real problem if they don't know what they're doind
Should have left the captain alone to make his own decision. Better living through government regulation never works. The proof that the captain was right in wanting to stay with his boat is that the boat survived just fine and was later found. The boat did what the prime objective of boats is - to stay afloat.
sadly this whole episode was a waste of time. the boat survived the storm and was found on a beach further south several weeks later. the owner got back on board and sailed away! google "westsail satori perfect storm" for the story at the westsail owners association. i had a westsail and they are fantastic boats. previous owners took her through a typhoon in the pacific ocean :)
rofl.. i bet no1 would believe this but... that is my 8th grade teacher narrarting tha whole thing... omfg he was hellllla nerdy... u can go check him out "truitt blassingham" and his facebook is mike/truitt blassingham.
It's gotta be hard to make that decision to leave your sailing ship like that. I've got just a 21' foot sailing yacht and I know it would be hard to let the sea swallow her without a fight! What is the old saying? "the captain will go down with his ship" ? I wonder if insurance covers a boat loss like that.
if I recall right- did not the coasties actually sink thier own rubber rescue boat trying to board the s/v a stern? Think they punctured thier boat against the wind vane? They were the ones swimming not the s/v's captain :) now that really inspires me to be rescued?
@michaelwright999 Left the captain to drown? His sailboat survived with minimal damage. You sound like someone who has never been to sea and knows nothing about sailing or boats.
@michaelwright999 You weren't there, and you sound like the panicing crew.
I always find it quaint when someone only gets their information from sensationalized television and doesn't bother to research the crew's own accounts. Perhaps if you try this new thing called "Google" and search for the writings of the people who were there and their stories you could intelligently reply. Then you could can the foul language and CAPS to try to make your point.
@tomperanteau THE CAPTAIN DID FINE, LOSING HIS LIFERAFT, ALL THERE LIFEJACKETS, EX FUEL TANKS, THE ONLY THING THEY NEVER LOST WAS THERE LIFES, GLAD I NEVER SAILED WITH THAT OWNER PRICK., SORRY EHHH CAPTAIN.
@mrandyrew1 Oh...and the storm they were in wasn't called "The Storm of the Century" for nothing. You have to wonder with all those boats crossing the Atlantic that there weren't other sailboats out there that "survived" and continued merrily on their ways once the storm blew out.
@mrandyrew1 a little problem with your comment; about "man-up"...I think the crew had a different anatomical structure from the skipper. Also...they were inexperienced, so....maybe a stint in Leavenworth would send a clear message...but no, can't throw the bikini babes into the slammer for being bikini babes. (remember, skippers, bikini babes are for day sailing and taking pictures of, not for ocean passages). Plenty of salty women out there that would not have panicked.
My experience with the american coastguard, as a prof. seaman, is, that the seamanship-skills of these "officers" by far does not live up to their own believe in themselves..
Many of these guys haven´t got a clue, - as if they all came from the middle of Nebraska.... Nevertheless, its typical, that they command and behave as arrogantly as they did in this case, where they ordered the crew to abandon this boat...
@decibelden84 You have to remember, the Coast Guard has more safety gear on their ships than any other vessel on the planet; the redundancy is astoundingly insane. Any time that they get called out, there had better damn well be a boat in danger or by God there will be!!! Remember, the Coasties sail the Eagle, a square rigger, so they should have sailing experience. Anyhow, the "crew" (bikini babes) committed mutiny. Strange how they weren't charged.
Satori does not seem to be in peril to me and looks to be properly handled and trimmed for dark and stormy.
Bouncing around down below for a 2 days, soaking wet seems to have driven the crew to wits end, thus the rescue. Looks like they rode out the worst already, too bad for the skipper.
Classic Coastguard: "It's a big storm! Let's make it safer by crashing our boat into theirs, and then having them jump into the water, then winching them into an aircraft!"
I think most of us sailors agree that she looked like she was doing fine. Sucks too, cause there are no reprecusions when they order you off!!! How come the Coast Guard can't tell when a sailboat is doing okay. Think they need to give those kids some sailing lessons.
lol, "the boat was taking on water" ... really? She looked pretty comfortable for a 32'er in 'the perfect storm', those colin archers can take a beating.
Capt. and owner of SV Satori was Ray Leonard. My father and he are very good friends. The Satori has since been sold and renamed. She makes berth somewhere in Texas now. Just thought you guys may like to know this.
I remember reading a book recently where Robin Knox Johnson was en route to the Azores, along the way the yacht had been dismasted, however the crew managed to jury rig a sail and were limping quite happily to the Azores when a US navy ship came upon them, asked if assistance was required, no but thanks anyway, then tried to order the crew off stating the authority of the U.S.A.........in international waters, over 1500nm from the US. Needless to say they continued with the jury rig and made it.
Hpp337c. Make damned sure you are on your beloved bot by yourself and then ride it to where you wanna' be. And thank you brave rescue crew for your heroism. Thank God for you.
@hpp337c So you generalize that all yanks think they own the world from this episode? If one were to follow your failed logic then one could assert that all Canadians are flighty and panic too easily. I don't think that is true of Canadians and I know all Yanks don't think they own the world and don't want to keep bailing it out either.
Captain should thank God he is alive! Case of 'crew panic" on Baltic lately: strong boat (Roberts 44 steel), 10 B , no danger, crew got in control over skipper, requested help and tried to step aboard a big freiter ship. Boat slammed at the ship's stern, mast and rigging went overboard and so did the skipper. All the others were saved, the boat abandoned. She was later found adrift, towed to harbour, and only after that Captain's body have been discovered - still entangled in the rigging...
In the book "The perfect storm", there is a footnote on the page that describes this rescue, that after the storm, the boat was found still afloat and sailing. I'm sure conditions were rough, but the captain had opted to go below and make it water-tight, and simply ride out the storm.
The clip says that the boat was lifted out of the water and slammed down onto the rescue boat's bow. That wouldn't have happened if the lifeboat hadn't been there.
@pwny100 Yeah, you do....and if you don't, you don't have any business sailing on the open ocean. I've called the Coasties once during a thunderstorm that blew us onto a shoal; told them to wait till the storm blew out before coming to find us (our chart got "hosed" and the gps shorted out). Turns out they were too deep in draft to do us any good; Thankfully I was paid up for TowBoat US to come to the rescue (at a cool $400.00 tow).
The Captain / owner didn't put in a mayday call. The woman who freaked out caused the problems. The Captain had it under control. He was a licensed Captain and the Coast Guard ordered him off the boat. He was worried about losing his license and having all kinds of grief from the CG. The next day he went to sea after a airplane found he's boat sailing along just fine but they couldn't find it with vessel assit. It sailed on it's own till it beached itself. He recovered it with very little damage
YOu must be the idiot captain or his buddy. The woman who freaked out caused the problems??? No the captain who let his EGO risk the lives of others caused the problems.
As others have pointed out, this has nothing to do with ego. Captain really wasn't having fun here either. Most yachts are extremely safe out in the open sea (away from rocks and sands), and provide good (albeit uncomfortable) shelter. They can handle much more than their crews. After 36 hrs of storm, the crew is exhausted, the yacht is not.
So you step UP into a life raft, never down (except in case of fire), and the same goes for rescue ops. While possible, staying on is safest.
@feewaybilz What the "bikini babes" did is called Mutiny. They intentionally and unnecessarily risked the lives of the Coasties who came to "save" them. Ego....get over yourself....
Maybe the video don't tell us everything, but the boat seems sailing just fine. There are plenty of videos showing yachts sailing without major problems in conditions worse than shown here. That rescue operation probably put the crew of the yacht under greater danger than they already had.
Should have had the jib/spinnaker furled too! Then a drogue out, long lead, to keep bow into seas/wind, wait it out. Stupid femme-fuck pleasure boaters who think they're seamen end up wasting the Coast Guard's time and resources.
@fuhmeregan It is a storm jib, and many vessels are more stable with a small storm sail up rather than running under a bare pole. Looks like this boat is being handled well by the owner, who held a 100 ton captains licence. Also the vessel, a Westsail 32 designed by Colin Archer, is as good as any in that size range to ride out such a storm.
The boat beached itself right side up in good condition. It was sold a few years later and is still out there. Westsail 32 and 42 were great boats. not fast but they get you there.
Looks like normal sailing to me. If the crew put in a mayday call then I guess the coast guard was in the right to make them get off the sailboat. Perhaps the crew of the sailboat should try a different hobby like bowling instead.
Older man meets two sexy young girls wanting to crew to Bermuda, both relatively inexperienced sailors. Boat is well equipped and sound, hits terrible storm but, being a heavy displacement boat she just bobs right along. Life inside boat is a rough ride, so girls panic, call Coast Guard without his permission. CG comes, and once on scene they are pretty much forced to assume command and order to abandon - they cannot come back if needed later. Lesson: get crew to go to sea, not skirts...
@FutureShock999 He could always "singlehand" her....no need for bikini babes. They're for day sailing, not for ocean transits (bikini babes...not the boat)
Being a Us Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer, we usually had to rescue the people in a situation like this, because they were the danger to themselves!! If it were a sound crew they would have never made a distress call!. The boat was fine. If the crew had flipped that boat over by turning 90 into a bigger wave, it would have been game over!! Its the people we are saving from themselves most of the time! Damned if we do, more damned if we didnt. Especially when the video cameras are running!!
@imarkit Uh....I beg to differ with you; sailboats like that are "self righting" due to a heavy ballast like what is found in your surf boats. Might have snapped the mast...but...oh, look, the mast is still up! I guess they didn't pitchpole...(it's game over if the companionway hatch is open when the boat rolls...and then maybe....). I've sailed myself in some shyte weather and in a much smaller boat; sailboats are (supposed to be) built for rough weather and wet decks.
What a shame those stupid women and the coast guard officials panicked and left that magnificent boat to die at sea. The skipper new his boat and what it could handle. Real shame! The wave height isnt even that big compared to other storms at sea I have been in.
I concur with the remarks by "Screamin Rubber"below. The girls panicked and the arrogant US Authorities forced the Captain to leave his boat which he knew was coping perfectly well with the sea conditions prevalent. She did survive. I was Master on a 270m container ship about 500 miles from the "Andrea Gail" during that "perfect" storm. We were rolling over 30 degrees, had broken windows and shifting cargo. It was pretty nasty no matter on what kind of vessel you were.
they lost there nerve, the boat made it. The captain didn't want to leave. The coast guard forced the owner to abandon his sound and able property against his will at gun point.
Actually, the 'crew' were not experienced sailors and the captain made the mistake of allowing them to use his VHF radio. It cost the owner over $10,000 to find the boat after he was forced to abandon ship. All because one of his 'crew' made a panic call on the radio.
The originals of the late 1800's were designed to save stranded fishermen on the North Sea off Norway's coast. These boats, and the Westsails, were designed for these conditions. It is sad that there are forces in our government and armed forces that do not allow people to be individuals. The Constitution was written for all people of the USA, to protect our individualities and to limit gov't. Corrupt politicians have slaughtered the Constitution and are reforming it into a blasphemous rag.
Just another example of our fine government taking away our liberties and freedom. As I recall, the captain of the Satori, Ray Leonard, wanted the pannicking girls off his boat, but as we know, the CG orders all off the Satori. One CG report said she was "wallowing in steep seas, ready to be consumed any moment." In the vids, she looks like she's moving like the freight train that she is. Satori is a Westsail 32 , a decendant design of Colin Archer by way of William Atkin.
@ScreamingRubber At least the CG didn't sink her (as a hazard to navigation) and the captain was able to get his boat back. Funny how the law wasn't applied here (as in, the "crew" mutinied, they should be in Leavenworth), but the bikini babes probably rubbed all over the CG skipper, got his cold blood hot, and... no charges.
They were ordered to leave their yacht? Id tell 'em to get fucked, come get me if she sinks.
1ghostronin 1 week ago
The women panicked.
Goofus5453 4 weeks ago
the captain of the satori needed to off load the exhausted and scared crew, that is his responsibility. He should have also made sure the survival equipment was secured bulletproof. and the crew were wearing it. Should have also been damn thankful for the response that came to his/thier aid.
wcresponder 1 month ago
The sailing vessel was a Westsail 32; a really good ocean going boat. I would have hated to leave here also. By her riding the storm out and not sinking, the owner was correct in not wanting to leave her.
dvdcnly 1 month ago
Joyof10true, battern down the hatches and let the bow find the waves. Rigging still intact here even after a knock down. Personally, I'd head up and ride it out. But like the other poster said, she is doing fine pounding her way forward on a fine reach!
SOTVMMXI 1 month ago
I know of many seaworthy sailboats that have survived much worse conditions. There were no medical emergencies, the rigging was sound, and the boat was sailing under it's own power. The Coast Guard appears to have over-reacted. I would like to know what kind of radio communication led up to this.
joyof10 1 month ago
A sea anchor would have been very useful in this situation.
joyof10 1 month ago
Most blue water boats can take a tremendous pounding, suffer knock downs and still sail in safety. The crew can be the real problem if they don't know what they're doind
SOTVMMXI 1 month ago
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TheYachtskipper 1 month ago
Storm jibe up and coping well. Just the water entering the hull. I'm an experinced sailor, I go rowing on my local duck pond every Sunday.
SOTVMMXI 1 month ago
Should have left the captain alone to make his own decision. Better living through government regulation never works. The proof that the captain was right in wanting to stay with his boat is that the boat survived just fine and was later found. The boat did what the prime objective of boats is - to stay afloat.
tomperanteau 2 months ago 2
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To read the story from the owner/skipper's point of view, go here:
h t t p://nelie.hocking.edu/~geckler_e/SATORI/satori.html
woodwind314 3 months ago
Look out for Perfect Storm episode of 'I shouldn't be alive' on Animal Planet US - premieres on Nov 2nd 2011!!
ISBAism 4 months ago
sadly this whole episode was a waste of time. the boat survived the storm and was found on a beach further south several weeks later. the owner got back on board and sailed away! google "westsail satori perfect storm" for the story at the westsail owners association. i had a westsail and they are fantastic boats. previous owners took her through a typhoon in the pacific ocean :)
yogadude101 5 months ago
rofl.. i bet no1 would believe this but... that is my 8th grade teacher narrarting tha whole thing... omfg he was hellllla nerdy... u can go check him out "truitt blassingham" and his facebook is mike/truitt blassingham.
AnelaZhang 6 months ago
It's gotta be hard to make that decision to leave your sailing ship like that. I've got just a 21' foot sailing yacht and I know it would be hard to let the sea swallow her without a fight! What is the old saying? "the captain will go down with his ship" ? I wonder if insurance covers a boat loss like that.
GunToatin 6 months ago
Looks pretty shipshape to me.
riverbilly224 6 months ago
if I recall right- did not the coasties actually sink thier own rubber rescue boat trying to board the s/v a stern? Think they punctured thier boat against the wind vane? They were the ones swimming not the s/v's captain :) now that really inspires me to be rescued?
DOCCAREY 6 months ago
I would not have left her. You can have the woman, but you can't have my ship.
pincoya44 7 months ago 13
@pincoya44 YOU ARE A TOTAL ARSEHOLE,, DROWN YOU FUCKER.
michaelwright999 2 months ago
YAY NANTUCKET WAS MENTIONED IN A VIDEO! SHOUT OUT FROM MY HOME NANTUCKET!
ackboy6 7 months ago
Nice Job USCG!
lapere 7 months ago
@lapere THEY ARE BRAVE LADS, SHOULD HAVE LEFT THE SATORI MASTER TO DROWN.
michaelwright999 6 months ago
@michaelwright999 Left the captain to drown? His sailboat survived with minimal damage. You sound like someone who has never been to sea and knows nothing about sailing or boats.
tomperanteau 2 months ago
@tomperanteau THE CAPTAIN WAS AN ARSEHOLE LIKE YOU.
michaelwright999 2 months ago
@michaelwright999 That is a non-response. It is meaningless because you know nothing of me or the captain.
Did you want to respond to what I posted or is it beyond your capabilities to respond without filth and ALL CAPS?
tomperanteau 2 months ago
@tomperanteau THE CAPTAIN WAS A TOTAL PRICK THAT ALMOST DROWNED HIS CREW.
michaelwright999 2 months ago
@michaelwright999 You weren't there, and you sound like the panicing crew.
I always find it quaint when someone only gets their information from sensationalized television and doesn't bother to research the crew's own accounts. Perhaps if you try this new thing called "Google" and search for the writings of the people who were there and their stories you could intelligently reply. Then you could can the foul language and CAPS to try to make your point.
The Captain and his boat did fine.
tomperanteau 2 months ago
@tomperanteau THE CAPTAIN DID FINE, LOSING HIS LIFERAFT, ALL THERE LIFEJACKETS, EX FUEL TANKS, THE ONLY THING THEY NEVER LOST WAS THERE LIFES, GLAD I NEVER SAILED WITH THAT OWNER PRICK., SORRY EHHH CAPTAIN.
michaelwright999 2 months ago
@michaelwright999 AS you don't seem to have an understanding of what really transpired, I would doubt that you own a sailboat or have ever sailed.
With that, your responses are meaningless, but are good for comic relief.
tomperanteau 2 months ago
@mrandyrew1 Oh...and the storm they were in wasn't called "The Storm of the Century" for nothing. You have to wonder with all those boats crossing the Atlantic that there weren't other sailboats out there that "survived" and continued merrily on their ways once the storm blew out.
plbuster 7 months ago
@mrandyrew1 a little problem with your comment; about "man-up"...I think the crew had a different anatomical structure from the skipper. Also...they were inexperienced, so....maybe a stint in Leavenworth would send a clear message...but no, can't throw the bikini babes into the slammer for being bikini babes. (remember, skippers, bikini babes are for day sailing and taking pictures of, not for ocean passages). Plenty of salty women out there that would not have panicked.
plbuster 7 months ago
You should make sex to that woman to keep her calm,or dropped overboard......
kd4nqy 7 months ago
@hpp337c & 94z07.... I believe, there´s a good deal of truth in hpp337c´s contribution. Maybe that´s why 94z07 got so huffed ;-(
decibelden84 8 months ago
Continued: They should be made responsible for any damage that accurred to the boat from the minute she was left alone.
decibelden84 8 months ago 2
My experience with the american coastguard, as a prof. seaman, is, that the seamanship-skills of these "officers" by far does not live up to their own believe in themselves..
Many of these guys haven´t got a clue, - as if they all came from the middle of Nebraska.... Nevertheless, its typical, that they command and behave as arrogantly as they did in this case, where they ordered the crew to abandon this boat...
decibelden84 8 months ago
@decibelden84 You have to remember, the Coast Guard has more safety gear on their ships than any other vessel on the planet; the redundancy is astoundingly insane. Any time that they get called out, there had better damn well be a boat in danger or by God there will be!!! Remember, the Coasties sail the Eagle, a square rigger, so they should have sailing experience. Anyhow, the "crew" (bikini babes) committed mutiny. Strange how they weren't charged.
plbuster 7 months ago
I hope he fired that whole damn crew.
RJHJ 9 months ago
I'm very pleased to see that the guys on the cargoship have their racing bike ready to go on deck. That is proper seamanship if you ask me.
nemoofsweden 9 months ago
I'm very pleased to see that the guys on the cargoship have their racing bike ready to go on deck. That is proper seamanship if you ask me.
nemoofsweden 9 months ago
i wouldnt leave the boat. i'd sail it till it sank , or go down with the ship. hurt your pride
FuckinCrazyness 9 months ago
it looks like the captain had everything under control, sad to see that beautiful boat go to waste.
jorapazu 9 months ago
Satori does not seem to be in peril to me and looks to be properly handled and trimmed for dark and stormy.
Bouncing around down below for a 2 days, soaking wet seems to have driven the crew to wits end, thus the rescue. Looks like they rode out the worst already, too bad for the skipper.
demma63 10 months ago 2
@demma63 It is called "mutiny" in common parlance.
plbuster 7 months ago
Satori was sold. But NOT renamed. And now is berthed in Corpus Cristi TX.
okeanos467 10 months ago
Classic Coastguard: "It's a big storm! Let's make it safer by crashing our boat into theirs, and then having them jump into the water, then winching them into an aircraft!"
GaskellleoCinema 10 months ago
I think most of us sailors agree that she looked like she was doing fine. Sucks too, cause there are no reprecusions when they order you off!!! How come the Coast Guard can't tell when a sailboat is doing okay. Think they need to give those kids some sailing lessons.
G4GBill 10 months ago
lol, "the boat was taking on water" ... really? She looked pretty comfortable for a 32'er in 'the perfect storm', those colin archers can take a beating.
TommyGuitarful 11 months ago
Capt. and owner of SV Satori was Ray Leonard. My father and he are very good friends. The Satori has since been sold and renamed. She makes berth somewhere in Texas now. Just thought you guys may like to know this.
rhmthethird 11 months ago
@rhmthethird , thanks for the information. it was something i really wanted to know.
matthewc4e 11 months ago
If that boat did not fail in any way within 36 hours, it most likely would have withstand another month or so in that lame storm.
sailormanpete 1 year ago
I remember reading a book recently where Robin Knox Johnson was en route to the Azores, along the way the yacht had been dismasted, however the crew managed to jury rig a sail and were limping quite happily to the Azores when a US navy ship came upon them, asked if assistance was required, no but thanks anyway, then tried to order the crew off stating the authority of the U.S.A.........in international waters, over 1500nm from the US. Needless to say they continued with the jury rig and made it.
nauticalvideos 1 year ago 4
Hpp337c. Make damned sure you are on your beloved bot by yourself and then ride it to where you wanna' be. And thank you brave rescue crew for your heroism. Thank God for you.
whysunshyn 1 year ago
Never get of a boat until you float off it is my motto as a yacht skipper.
No coastguard would order me off my vessel, but that's the yanks for you, they think they own the world
hpp337c 1 year ago
@hpp337c So you generalize that all yanks think they own the world from this episode? If one were to follow your failed logic then one could assert that all Canadians are flighty and panic too easily. I don't think that is true of Canadians and I know all Yanks don't think they own the world and don't want to keep bailing it out either.
94z07 1 year ago
@94z07 nice hyperbole you would do well to put away the hero worship and remember these people are well paid government employees
richardtheone 11 months ago
crazy
MrSuperbad79 1 year ago
Captain should thank God he is alive! Case of 'crew panic" on Baltic lately: strong boat (Roberts 44 steel), 10 B , no danger, crew got in control over skipper, requested help and tried to step aboard a big freiter ship. Boat slammed at the ship's stern, mast and rigging went overboard and so did the skipper. All the others were saved, the boat abandoned. She was later found adrift, towed to harbour, and only after that Captain's body have been discovered - still entangled in the rigging...
TheYachtskipper 1 year ago
In the book "The perfect storm", there is a footnote on the page that describes this rescue, that after the storm, the boat was found still afloat and sailing. I'm sure conditions were rough, but the captain had opted to go below and make it water-tight, and simply ride out the storm.
The clip says that the boat was lifted out of the water and slammed down onto the rescue boat's bow. That wouldn't have happened if the lifeboat hadn't been there.
Still - the women raised an SOS .....
DownhillAllTheWay 1 year ago
@DownhillAllTheWay It's calld "mutiny". Their call unnecessarily risked the lives of Coasties....
plbuster 7 months ago
The boat made to shore on it's own. You don't have a clue. The rescue was worst than staying on board. I'm sure you don't sail.
19211926 1 year ago
@19211926 yea maybe but a skilled skipper think like that but in that siutuation u dont think like that
pwny100 1 year ago
@pwny100 Yeah, you do....and if you don't, you don't have any business sailing on the open ocean. I've called the Coasties once during a thunderstorm that blew us onto a shoal; told them to wait till the storm blew out before coming to find us (our chart got "hosed" and the gps shorted out). Turns out they were too deep in draft to do us any good; Thankfully I was paid up for TowBoat US to come to the rescue (at a cool $400.00 tow).
plbuster 7 months ago
The Captain / owner didn't put in a mayday call. The woman who freaked out caused the problems. The Captain had it under control. He was a licensed Captain and the Coast Guard ordered him off the boat. He was worried about losing his license and having all kinds of grief from the CG. The next day he went to sea after a airplane found he's boat sailing along just fine but they couldn't find it with vessel assit. It sailed on it's own till it beached itself. He recovered it with very little damage
19211926 1 year ago 44
YOu must be the idiot captain or his buddy. The woman who freaked out caused the problems??? No the captain who let his EGO risk the lives of others caused the problems.
feewaybilz 1 year ago
@feewaybilz
As others have pointed out, this has nothing to do with ego. Captain really wasn't having fun here either. Most yachts are extremely safe out in the open sea (away from rocks and sands), and provide good (albeit uncomfortable) shelter. They can handle much more than their crews. After 36 hrs of storm, the crew is exhausted, the yacht is not.
So you step UP into a life raft, never down (except in case of fire), and the same goes for rescue ops. While possible, staying on is safest.
tubeweb 1 year ago 5
@feewaybilz What the "bikini babes" did is called Mutiny. They intentionally and unnecessarily risked the lives of the Coasties who came to "save" them. Ego....get over yourself....
plbuster 7 months ago
@19211926 THE CAPTAIN OWNER WAS LIKE YOU AN ARSEHOLE.
michaelwright999 2 months ago
Maybe the video don't tell us everything, but the boat seems sailing just fine. There are plenty of videos showing yachts sailing without major problems in conditions worse than shown here. That rescue operation probably put the crew of the yacht under greater danger than they already had.
SkyyCaptainn 1 year ago
Nobody listened to the owner of the Satori...
AnHeroDesu 1 year ago
Help me, I dropped my nail file and my hair straitener wont work. Women!
ozskipper 1 year ago
Chuck Norris could have brought her home.
rolandrickperry 1 year ago 2
Should have had the jib/spinnaker furled too! Then a drogue out, long lead, to keep bow into seas/wind, wait it out. Stupid femme-fuck pleasure boaters who think they're seamen end up wasting the Coast Guard's time and resources.
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sealcove70 1 year ago
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@fuhmeregan It is a storm jib, and many vessels are more stable with a small storm sail up rather than running under a bare pole. Looks like this boat is being handled well by the owner, who held a 100 ton captains licence. Also the vessel, a Westsail 32 designed by Colin Archer, is as good as any in that size range to ride out such a storm.
sealcove70 1 year ago
The boat beached itself right side up in good condition. It was sold a few years later and is still out there. Westsail 32 and 42 were great boats. not fast but they get you there.
carbidegrd 1 year ago
bet that the colin archer could still be alive without crew
pwny100 1 year ago
holy man colin archer take the seas really well wierd rigg tough
pwny100 1 year ago
Looks like normal sailing to me. If the crew put in a mayday call then I guess the coast guard was in the right to make them get off the sailboat. Perhaps the crew of the sailboat should try a different hobby like bowling instead.
NowLifeStarts 1 year ago
Older man meets two sexy young girls wanting to crew to Bermuda, both relatively inexperienced sailors. Boat is well equipped and sound, hits terrible storm but, being a heavy displacement boat she just bobs right along. Life inside boat is a rough ride, so girls panic, call Coast Guard without his permission. CG comes, and once on scene they are pretty much forced to assume command and order to abandon - they cannot come back if needed later. Lesson: get crew to go to sea, not skirts...
FutureShock999 1 year ago 2
@FutureShock999 He could always "singlehand" her....no need for bikini babes. They're for day sailing, not for ocean transits (bikini babes...not the boat)
plbuster 7 months ago
Being a Us Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer, we usually had to rescue the people in a situation like this, because they were the danger to themselves!! If it were a sound crew they would have never made a distress call!. The boat was fine. If the crew had flipped that boat over by turning 90 into a bigger wave, it would have been game over!! Its the people we are saving from themselves most of the time! Damned if we do, more damned if we didnt. Especially when the video cameras are running!!
imarkit 1 year ago
@imarkit Uh....I beg to differ with you; sailboats like that are "self righting" due to a heavy ballast like what is found in your surf boats. Might have snapped the mast...but...oh, look, the mast is still up! I guess they didn't pitchpole...(it's game over if the companionway hatch is open when the boat rolls...and then maybe....). I've sailed myself in some shyte weather and in a much smaller boat; sailboats are (supposed to be) built for rough weather and wet decks.
plbuster 7 months ago
What a shame those stupid women and the coast guard officials panicked and left that magnificent boat to die at sea. The skipper new his boat and what it could handle. Real shame! The wave height isnt even that big compared to other storms at sea I have been in.
ozskipper 1 year ago 19
@ozskipper Yes man, but look at these waves, they are huge!!!
FailDrummer 1 year ago
I concur with the remarks by "Screamin Rubber"below. The girls panicked and the arrogant US Authorities forced the Captain to leave his boat which he knew was coping perfectly well with the sea conditions prevalent. She did survive. I was Master on a 270m container ship about 500 miles from the "Andrea Gail" during that "perfect" storm. We were rolling over 30 degrees, had broken windows and shifting cargo. It was pretty nasty no matter on what kind of vessel you were.
Sonuachar 1 year ago
they lost there nerve, the boat made it. The captain didn't want to leave. The coast guard forced the owner to abandon his sound and able property against his will at gun point.
LakeHighiii 1 year ago
whi is there a bicycle inside the ship at 2:48? LOLOLOL
vasco387 1 year ago
Ok...Am I missing something? Looks like something you hang in with...Yeah, big waves, but boat looks sound? Comments?
mickcollins5 1 year ago
Actually, the 'crew' were not experienced sailors and the captain made the mistake of allowing them to use his VHF radio. It cost the owner over $10,000 to find the boat after he was forced to abandon ship. All because one of his 'crew' made a panic call on the radio.
canuknotusa 1 year ago
@canuknotusa then exactly what kind of conditions merit a distress call, if not this.
catchersmitt0 1 year ago
The originals of the late 1800's were designed to save stranded fishermen on the North Sea off Norway's coast. These boats, and the Westsails, were designed for these conditions. It is sad that there are forces in our government and armed forces that do not allow people to be individuals. The Constitution was written for all people of the USA, to protect our individualities and to limit gov't. Corrupt politicians have slaughtered the Constitution and are reforming it into a blasphemous rag.
ScreamingRubber 1 year ago
Just another example of our fine government taking away our liberties and freedom. As I recall, the captain of the Satori, Ray Leonard, wanted the pannicking girls off his boat, but as we know, the CG orders all off the Satori. One CG report said she was "wallowing in steep seas, ready to be consumed any moment." In the vids, she looks like she's moving like the freight train that she is. Satori is a Westsail 32 , a decendant design of Colin Archer by way of William Atkin.
ScreamingRubber 1 year ago
@ScreamingRubber At least the CG didn't sink her (as a hazard to navigation) and the captain was able to get his boat back. Funny how the law wasn't applied here (as in, the "crew" mutinied, they should be in Leavenworth), but the bikini babes probably rubbed all over the CG skipper, got his cold blood hot, and... no charges.
plbuster 7 months ago
looks like she's sailing fine
crew was the weak link..
chena3 1 year ago
The Satori survived intact. So it was not manifestly unsafe and her Captain was correct. Be careful who you invite to crew your boat.
catliftresearch 1 year ago