Manly Ferry Crossing Sydney Heads in Big Seas

[nafism6969]

Iv been on one of these ferries when i was younger and when it sailed like this. omg it was ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING.

freaked the shit out of my little soul LOL.

i still remember to this day.

it made me hate boats and ships.

[bunkenskirts]

im betting he did lay a cable, but you can be guaranteed he videoed it!!!!

[s1ckm1ck]

that looks scary did u lay a cable

[jasonwalkabout]

wow i used to love being on the bow and ducking before the splashover. Thanks for the memories uploader

[ornitorrinco01]

Is it prohibited for passengers to ride on the outer deck during conditions like this?

[Kistylee]

@ornitorrinco01 no, i rided on the very front of the ferry on sunday they do warn you that you will get wet.. i got off dripping

[lambtonesq]

at 2,20 is a guy on a board with a little sail who goes out in all weathers

[KiwiSentinel]

great camera work! and subject

cheers from NZ



[wiv098]

I went on it today everybody was screaming lol

[andygaras]

much calmer onboard the filmers boat.

[stormnut58]

Being onboard the double ended ferry was worse than this video looks

[gymboflo]

at the very end at like 2:20 there is a shark or something in the bottom left of the screen!!!!!

[capailldubh]

Sailboard

[Shiprepairer]

it wasnt a shark mate, its a special marker buoy lol

[normsfletcher]

Yeah the famous yellow tip finned marker buoy shark. Plenty of other sharks about though, plenty

[Ozzytrains]

I remember hanging over the side during one of these rough crossing on the South Steyne. Love it and still do.

[caperider16]

2:13 think the ferry turn back due to heavy see...

[chrisaphelion]

yeah i remember that whole week the weather was crazy, ive never had so much fun on the ferry!!

[big2daddy59]

Why did the ferry go towards the heads.

[majesticds]

You want to take the swell head on, as opposed to taking it from side to side. I assume the captain was taking it head on, and when far enough turning around and riding it back into the channel.

[Seiny23]

bunch of ferry freaks!!

[SkorpianVz61]

holy shit, that woulda been heaps fun to stand on the bow.

shit lol. i mean standingon the bow you about 5 meters up, and the spray was going over the drivers windshield. lol

woulda been heaps fun to have stood on top of it and filmed :P

[jaymonds12345]

Its actually rare. Quite thrilling situation which can create can create negative impressions on ferry travellers.

[FBK289]

just like driving to Bundeena aye Rob

[lee57]

Thanks for the explaination.

[lee57]

What happened right at the end there. Was the ferry turning back?

[ihaig72]

That was just the course that the Master chose to take to avoid getting hit side on by the big waves. He then headed into the Eastern channel towards Circular Quay.

[ILuv2ownIPK4PK]

i was on it on it just the other month and fucking scary shit 18 ft waves then they closed it =[

[boceebo75]

i got drenched in 2006, was standing at the front. would be nice if the capt gave us a warning too. fkd my phone royally. was exciting watching the wave come right over us tho.

[robsize]

haha the ride back would be more fun