2 x 6ft Skiffs spotted in Sydney
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Topic: 2 x 6ft Skiffs spotted in Sydney
Posted By: Skiffybob
Subject: 2 x 6ft Skiffs spotted in Sydney
Date Posted: 07 Dec 10 at 4:04pm
Oh what a mess...
 http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=154955 - Full story here ------------- 12ft Skiff - Gordon Keeble and the Furry Fly-by AC - GBR271 - Whoosh B49 - Island Alchemy |
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Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 07 Dec 10 at 4:15pm
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Good grief... ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 07 Dec 10 at 6:03pm
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Doesn't say if the 'large sailing boat' captain was contacted to see if he realised he has a collision...surely the legal eagles will want to know what happened especially for the insurance claim.
Busy place Sydney harbour though...looks fun... ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: Andymac
Date Posted: 07 Dec 10 at 6:03pm
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Pleased to read the crew were physically unharmed.
Not quite sure how their nerves are though!
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Posted By: Andymac
Date Posted: 07 Dec 10 at 6:08pm
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Similar, equally scary incident;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5BAKrzw34o - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5BAKrzw34o
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Posted By: dirtysailor
Date Posted: 07 Dec 10 at 11:00pm
He had no idea anything had happened until a river cat drove along side and told him |
Posted By: Chris 249
Date Posted: 08 Dec 10 at 1:30am
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Given that the authorities barely wrist-slapped the ferry skipper who ran down and killed an Olympian in a dead calm, they'll probably merely get the Skiffies to compensate the tall ship skipper for scratching his anchor. BTW for those who haven't seen the SA thread, apparently poor old Foxy was recovering from a capsize when she was hit. I thought the splashes visible may have been the fallout from ditching just in front of the ship, but they're more likely to have been the crew desperately trying to swim away. It's a nice thing that it happened in front of spectators, at least! Tall ships are normally not a big issue on the harbour - it's the 19-22 knot ferries and the big powerboats that are the scary things. Sydney, unfortunately, is full to the brim with big stinkboats, including Princesses from the UK - can't you keep them in the UK as efficiently as you hang on to the Ashes?
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Posted By: dirtysailor
Date Posted: 08 Dec 10 at 7:23am
I was told that they had been in the water quite some time at that point and the ship had plenty of time in which it could have taken evasive action had they been aware of foxy's presence |