Mishaps

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Wednesday Wipeout!

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Weta woopsie.
Marketing spiel: The Weta looks and performs like a high-performance race boat. But the Weta is also stable, forgiving and easy to sail. Advanced sailors will appreciate the trimaran’s performance and with the easy set up, people that don’t normally have the patience will find themselves grinning ear-to-ear on a 15 knot reach.
Stable and seaworthy, that's what I think when I look at this photo.
 
Photo found in two places at once: Pressure Drop and XSRacing.
Boat: Weta
Sailing Crash Test Victim: Chris "If You Can't Take The Heat, Get Out Of The" Kitchen

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Wednesday Wipeout. Got A Whale Of A Tale To Tell Ya, Lads.

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Uh-oh, this can't be good.
It's not photoshopped, gang.
From ABC: "Talk about a close call. A whale leapt out of the water and crash-landed on the deck of a boat off the coast of South Africa July 21, 2010. Sailing near Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town, Paloma Werner, 50, of the Cape Town Sailing Academy, and her partner Ralph Mothes watched the whale move toward their 10-meter vessel and breached 20 meters away. The whale disappeared under the water, before reappearing in the air. "Then I just saw this huge whale crash onto our yacht," Werner said. Fortunately, no one was injured, though the boat suffered damage. (Paloma Werner)"

A tourist on a boat nearby caught the moment when the whale breached the water next to the sailboat.

Harpoon Hannah was no where to be seen.



Ouch!

So long guys, and thanks for all the fish!

Hat tip to Rotorhead.

Google News search results to verify that the story is true.

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Wednesday Wipeout. Zwitserleven Dutch Open at Texel.

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Dive, dive, dive!
Texel/Netherlands, June 16 2010
"The Zwitserleven Dutch Open Catamaran sailing 2010 had a rough start on Wednesday 16 June. The northeasterly wind increased to over 20 knots with high waves off the Texel beach. As a result, many sailors spent a lot of time swimming instead of sailing."

It's a hot day and I want to cool off.
"That F18 cat sailing is a different game from helming a bizzare 90ft trimaran, as James Spithill (AUS) experienced today. The helmsman of BMW Oracle lost his balance while wiring on the run and he took a flyer."

More at MySailing.com.au.

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Big Ocean, Little Boat.

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Kids, the ocean is big, really big! That little thing floating in the picture above is Abby Sunderland's dismasted boat. I don't know if you realize it from the photo, but that water is rough.

The Abby affair has stirred up a hornet's nest of opinions. People are grousing all over the place about Abby's parents letting her go off on her solo circumnavigation. "How irresponsible of them!" "Call child protective services!" Come on guys, it was made for TV! (High seas, drama, danger and adventure.) Ratings baby, it's all about the ratings...and maybe a book deal. How about a movie?

Thank God for the Flying Kangaroos, an EPIRB and French fishermen.

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Wednesday Wipeout. A Blast From The Past For Bonnie.

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Talk about embarrassing.
Capt. Joe Schidmt learned how to surf the hard way.

He obviously didn't know that you never sail under the south tower of the bridge, that's called local knowledge. The other Joe probably did not look at his chart..if he had one. He also should have worn his glasses because he should have seen the state of the water under the south tower.

Once more, to quote the Puffin, "Munchola!"