J-122 yacht 'Justice' wrecked on a Kentish beach

[MrRafterPL]

After one minute I was thinking what's wrong with this yacht?

But there is no chance to fix it.

[Backspacebrad]

show me the boat fax! 

[777oddball]

Beautiful yacht, terrible to see it smashed, bloody awful name for such an elegant boat

[ScoutCrafter]

That hurts!

[BuCkYwUcKy123]

for sale.. been in water only once!

[mnpd007]

Under maritime law any abandoned boat becomes the property of whoever finds it. Once it beaches, the rules are different. Still, it's a thought... if someone had lassoed the yacht while still at sea, everything in it would have become booty.

[ridgeback69z]

A fucking hunter would survive a sandbank (sandbar) impact. Then again, a Hunter is expected to experience such impacts. Regardless, this light, fragile expensive boat has at least a 7 ft. draft. WTF? "Stuck on Gilligans Isle"

[astueber]

Why they filmed without trying to right her!

[ManyGoMad]

I know someone who lost a J122 just buy running aground on sand in the intracostal waterway...and a J40 with the same issue. Both hit slightly the keel cracked off ans she went down...shew...

[claian12]

Did you scrap her or get her repaired and refitted

[cmlambpsi]

This is also a brand new boat. They stopped making J35's in 1992. I'd re-title your video... It's a J122... trust me.

[MegaCantata]

@cmlambpsi OK, I've done some research in the other stuff published at the time - that all says it's a J133, would you settle for that? The owner deffo told me on the day that she was a 35 but there you go.

[cmlambpsi]

@MegaCantata No. The dead giveaway is the 1.) sliver vent fan on the forward hatch, and 2) the fact that the 122 comes with two small hatches forward of the mast. 133's done come with those... they only have one hatch. Check out your video at :48 and you can clearly see what I see. Then head to the Jboats site and look at the photos of the 122... it's plain as day. Sorry your buddy led you astray. It's a terrible sight.... the video, that is...

[MegaCantata]

@cmlambpsi OK, upon your head be it! It certainly was a terrible sight, as a boat owner myself it almost brought me to tears. I've lived near this beach for years, and I've seen a lot of boats die on it.

[cmlambpsi]

@MegaCantata No worries, my friend. Sail fast, sail safe.

[baddogonline]

I used to love the beach; but, after I started sailing, I now see the beach as a lonely-dangerous place...

[cmlambpsi]

This is a J122.

[MegaCantata]

@cmlambpsi The owner, to whom I talked at length, told me it was a J35.

[cmlambpsi]

@MegaCantata Sorry bro - somebody doesn't have their facts straight. First, J35's don't have sprits - this one clearly does. Second, J35's only have two windows in the cabin top - this has three, and third they don't have 'almost' plumb bows like this little beauty. I've been around plenty of J35's... this isn't one of them.

[cmlambpsi]

@MegaCantata Also, J35's don't have wheels.

[alanlad1]

thats really sad to see,,somebodys baby

[ubergeekian]

There was an account of this in one of the magazines. The skipper was attempting to cut through a shallow channel at night in an onshore gale with inexperienced crew. He complained in the article that (a) nobody had ever told him that big waves might reduce the minimum depth and (b) the lifeboat took far longer than the usual ten minutes in the Solent to arrive.

[TroyaE117]

The loss of the keep spells the end of the ship.

She won't right. She won't float.

[DragonToko]

That's all? Couldn't rescue? Restore? Tell me where is she.



[gcervone]

It does not look like a J35. It has a wheel and an asym. Maybe a 109?

[shabbypants54]

Very very sad. Let us not apportion blame because the loss of such a vessel is painful enough.

[Daveinet]

Sometimes there is just no Justice.

[AdamHowie391]

100% not a J 35/36

[silja01]

This is no J-35

[russianamerican1]

obviously dumb asses don't know how to pull a boat from shore or they had good insurance

[DisruptiveMoose]

Urgh, that's really painful to watch. 

[ksimmons8888]

That was difficult to watch...

[quosmo1]

ouuuch!

[615cris]

WOW!

[KezriX11]

its obvious whoever was navigating the boat completely ignored his equipment ... whatta loser

[laserlongboards]

Sails are worth a shiny penny or two

[davetileguy]

ya they have these things called tow trucks?? that could winch it up off the beach,but no one told them to so they probably couldn't figure it out.

[FreonRose]

does this mean he's still in 1st place? lol

[wolfen682]

nice boat - is she back on the market - little used one careful owner

[cheeriosinabowl]

I like my little rowboat better.

[Sodiumreactor]

Captain, YOUR FIRED!!!!

[Photonzos]

Nothing a bit of filler and a lick of paint couldn't solve.

[FOscum]

@ Proxi and Pleb. I only teach people to sail who have an IQ, You both obviously do not qualify. I guess his insurance refused to cover. Still ......... my comment stands. DUMB ASSES !!!!

[mbmvcvdpzp]

D: i spent 5 cents on the boat! :(

[justcallmegod2]

Hooray for Seaking helicopters!!

[Vectorr4Emperor]

Proof, there is no Justice!

[oOsMoKeYOo]

Salvage title "due to theft" $10k obo

[inventorable]

Penny wise - pound foolish

[tryithere]

I wonder if that's where the term "Keel over" came from.

[CAMNZ117]

@cats400 nope, i do believe it is depth sounder

[jimbobharry2003]

If i remember correctly both of the men on board had Yachtmasters qualifications. They decided to try and cross the margate sands very close to low tide. I also heard that the insurance for the boat did not fully cover the cost to replace it and the 2 men actually had to pay what was left themselves.

[ushillbillies]

@jimbobharry2003

well if all that is true they deserve a good swiftn kick in the ass too

[DSTrojan]

this boat is now available on E-Bay

[gnilrefues]

Panthablue most keel failures are not because the design failed but because the owner did not take proper precautions with maintaining the keel. They should be checking the torque on the bolts regularly and need to pull the boat out of the water every few years to make sure they aren't rusting (or the keel if it is iron).

[panthablue]

Terribly sad. There are too many cases where keels have come off, and lives have been lost. Luckily not this time. Boat builders should really take a closer look at how they can improve the method of attaching the keel to the hull. Using simple keel bolts is really not adeqate for the bending forces that keels can be subjected to!!!!

[Dirkadin]

with all the money spent into that you couldnt afford a decent depth sounder?

[ghannan98]

@Dirkadin  wow that is idk what to say that boat has seen better days haha if that happened to my boat i woud not be very happy at all

[mrtreeboy222]

@Dirkadin snad banks just come mate... even with a sound depth alarm undersail it still would of been to late, its these terribly made jeneanus. i hate them there keels just fall off

[eiskorn12345]

i'm sick.

[paulburton44]

how sad !