Shipwrecked ! ~ Part I ~

[soccercleatscrush]

Thats sad, it looked like a really nice boat

[xboxpirates2000]

ill try and take it

[arthusthefirst]

Damn it's so sad !

[whataname01]

Salvager usually will pick her clean first and leave the rest to the pounding surf which will eventually break her up to pieces and scatter her all over the beach or drift back to sea. Hope they have insurance...

[Joeey]

Did you pull over to scrape off some barnacles?

[CHOADspewer]

I dropped my keys in the water when I was at the cottage and they were about 3 feet deep so when I reached in my sleev e got wet. So I know how the owners must feel. Shitty.

[dmgcat]

How in bloody hell did the mast break?

[ZombieSlut13]

that is a beautiful boat,i would be so scared that it would of gotten water damage inside

all i can say is close every possible water entrance to the boat and wait for high tide and have a friend help tow it out into the break

[sr633]

We had a big red and yellow Cabin Cruiser float in during a Hurracane and settle behind our high wood fence. No name in the boat, with everything on board. My father found a name and phone number in a rain slicker and called them-- they came right away and got it, and were very happy.

[CapnPaul]

Just a shame... a real shame.  Sorry for you loss. Now go get another boat.

[tnmtemerity]

That is not a cheap boat, hard to imagine the owner of it couldn't afford to have it towed, it doesn't look too damaged to float.

[fishin1111]

this was sheer stupidity.......the solution once they realized the boat was in trouble in the shallows was to throw all anchors off the deepest side as far as possible and let the in coming tide rock the boat back in to floating position then pull in the direction of the anchor until the anchor has been pulled aboard. By this time the boat should be in floatable depths unless you've damaged the rudders and in sandy shores like this one it would be unlikely that you would have destroyed it. dumb!

[Capnsnap]

I watched a young French kid who spoke no English, He bought or borrowed a sailboat out of Port St Lucie and ran it on the beach in front of St Lucie Nuclear Power plant at low tied, as this one is. You have to immediately take all of you anchors out as far as you can and hook them hard. He did not and bounced right up to nearly the tide line. We barely got him off the beach. When the tide comes in the boat will re-float on the tide. If your rudder is unprotected anchor off stern or take it off

[FoGGeRdk]

why dont u just lift ur boat back into the water?

[melmothd]

wow what a gorgeous boat!

I'd like to spend my life on a boat like this -

[bteeuwen]

yeah, this is the stuff dreams are made of, one dream is... stay and have a family, a normal life.

other one wants me to put all my life into a boat like this for the ultimate adventure, very nice boat!

[Rometwplyr]

@melmothd Count me in!!

[lpv1899]

I am not a sail boat type of guy but,I can see that there is a lot of cosmetics done to that ship...I am sorry for your lost...Then again,everybody are o.k. and that's a plus...

[killdac]

are you missing a mast?

[dcalimited]

Bummer. Nice boat.  Did you get it off the beach ok?

[germanshep]

would have been a nice vid without the stupid green writing at the beginning

[siggyuke]

But, dude, the sat nav said to turn right here!

[othrower74]

It depends on where the salvage takes place. In the US it depends on state laws.

As far as this happening....how the heck? Must be someone who doesn't really know how to sail. I know in rough storms ships get tossed up on shore but thats usually because the crew sails too close to the shore.

[notfunnay]

♫♪ The weather started getting rough ♪♫

[ultimatedamage35]

That's a weird place to park your boat!

[johnthunder2001]

Muppets who cant sail should be banned from doing so.

I have recovered many boats like this with inexperienced crews just using an anchor and the water.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

Learn some real skills.

[CusterFlux]

ok, what's the anchor water trick?

[johnthunder2001]

You know I get asked that all the time.

Just chuck the anchor into the sea as the tide it rising, the boat naturally swings round and gets dragged back into the sea.

Works better on a spring tide, however you can do it on a low tide but you may need to assist it.

[badassbooster]

Gee, John....you are amazing!

[bollox2u3]

Oh shut up......you probably prop up the bar bigging yourself up and sail nowhere. There are no shortage of dockside heroes who never get nearer the water than their weekly bath !

At least they got off their arse and did something with their life....and learned a valuable lesson in the process, albeit the hard way.

[johnthunder2001]

I sail every week actually.

Whats up was there no immature usernames available.

As for the bar, I drink on my boat dumb ass, something you may not be able to have because you spent your life on yew tube, like all the other effeminate sheep.

[Mac45085]

Jean Gau beached his boat, so did Moitessier. Even Joshua Slocum was washed up on the coast of Urugay.

All of them unexperienced? Just some pussies?

Gather your senses John, before you give me some thumbs down for not supporting your comments.

[johnthunder2001]

I am not after your support, but people who own boats should learn the proper skills should an error occur.

The sea is a dangerous place even for the skilled, so people that sail and get into bother deserve all they get.

No Skills = No Sympathy

[lowcountrydawg2525]

@Mac45085 Moitessier beached his boat twice!

[CapnZee]

Fine boat, crew - not so

[wilfredsnipple]

looks like a Bristol Cannel Cutter

[mark12198]

nice boat. what a lose. can i have it

[fakarawa]

How did this happen?

[chickenlover01]

your not going to save than magnifcent boat??

[HerkMeck]

What no insurance. To sit a watch that boat slowly die like that...You belong on the shore.

[landslave]

Too bad for the loss. Has the boat been salvaged? Is it for sale? sad to see losses like that.

[LtNight]

I live in Jupiter and I think there is a law that states that if it isn't taken away or destroyed in a few weeks anyone can claim it.

[elyohcsrev]

Quite incorrect. The vessel remains the property of the owner and may only be salvaged against his wishes if life is in danger. Anything else is theft, plain and simple. The old myths of salvers rights are just that, myths.

[SeasideCorners]

Um, it wasn't my boat. I just took the video.

[ttohu]

What a loser to go aground. You should have gone towards deeper waters....

[SeasideCorners]

It was too far up on the sand to be towed out or for the next tide. Removal estimates came in at around $20,000.

[RUDYCUTY]

I never thought of that, I guess you wait for the next tide or have a bigger boat tow you out for about $500.00????

[ProductionDesignrMAX]

Could just as easily sink it that way.

[OMM06]

Sorry for your misfortune....

Pretty boat. Even prettier ocean.

God bless.

[SeasideCorners]

No I'm afraid the shipwreck is still there ... April 30 2007. . . .

[odaysailor]

Putting her "on-the-hard" means getting her to boatyard, not the beach. But she's a beautiful boat and we sincerely hope you were able to get her back into deeper waters and repairs done quickly!

[kaimi1968]

Sad it had to happen to you. However, it is sort of beautiful in it's own way. Hope you were able to save her.If not what a story and some day a nice post card picture. Thanks for the cool video.

[Meadowlawn]

Lovely. It looks like one of my Uncle Charles' sailboat paintings. In which something has gone very wrong.