Poorly Boat

[NozSpark]

Since a little discussion the other night in chat my daughters boat has turned up!

However it is no longer quite the boat it used to be

https://www.dropbox.com/sc/qsdd7rdmrljajm9/R65KlsYzE1

What happened.....

Well my daughter was taking part in the Welsh youth championships at Pwllheli last weekend (both Saturday and Sunday). Saturday went well with a force 4 coming in from the NE (over land) so there wasn't much chop,, several kids capsized, some went back to shore but there were no incidents.

Sunday however was a totally different thing... winds 4-5 gusting to a 7 from the SW (off Irish sea) so we had loads of chop,, up to 3m in fact... most of the kids capsized. My daughter went over 4 times in all and spent about 30 in the water (cumulative), was recovered into a safety boat and returned to shore (almost hypothermic) a while later... We don't know what happened to her boat, but we have since found out that it was found on a beach later on and recovered back to the club..

For my weekend, I was stationed on a committee boat watching the start line of another race,, Saturday I was fine,, Sunday however I spent a fair bit of time with my head over the side

The main thing though is that my daughter, the other competitors and myself are OK and that the boat is insured

 

[kerching]

If it is only damged pride and damaged equipment then somebody was looking after her...damaged people are a lot harder to come to terms with!

We pick hobbies that we know can be a bit 'moody', but we have the 'it cant happen to me ' attitude.   and then it does.    I have lost a few mates through my chosen 'pastime'

Glad she is ok

 

[ProDave]

OUCH.

My own boat is not yet in the water this year.  It's been too cold, too wet and too windy.

I'm provisionally planning to launch it next Monday.

But for my sins, I've volunteered to crew on another boat for a race on Saturday.  It's a 3 hour cruise to get to the race, then two races and a 3 hour cruise back.  All in probably 12 hours on the water.  I don't normally get seasick, but this might test that.

The forecast is not looking good for Saturday.  Journey to the race should be okay (wind behind us) but it looks like a choppy slow beat back.

Oh and the skipper has informed me "She is a WET boat & I race her WET"

 

[batty]

I throw up at the sight of a boat will probably never go on one again.

 

[NozSpark]

Well you'll be in either a dry or wet suit then I guess,,, because waterproofs won't do much on a "wet" boat will they?

Moving boats aren't a problem for sea sickness,,, ones at anchor however ..........

 

[NozSpark]

They're the first thing they shut on the Irish sea ones

 

[steptoe]

not if your going to Belfast from Scotland or on a steam packet,! 

 

[NozSpark]

Oh,,,, I forgot to say that these boats are virtually indestructible,, they're made of Polypropylene!

 

[misssweden]

Since a little discussion the other night in chat my daughters boat has turned up!

However it is no longer quite the boat it used to be

https://www.dropbox.com/sc/qsdd7rdmrljajm9/R65KlsYzE1

What happened.....

Well my daughter was taking part in the Welsh youth championships at Pwllheli last weekend (both Saturday and Sunday). Saturday went well with a force 4 coming in from the NE (over land) so there wasn't much chop,, several kids capsized, some went back to shore but there were no incidents.

Sunday however was a totally different thing... winds 4-5 gusting to a 7 from the SW (off Irish sea) so we had loads of chop,, up to 3m in fact... most of the kids capsized. My daughter went over 4 times in all and spent about 30 in the water (cumulative), was recovered into a safety boat and returned to shore (almost hypothermic) a while later... We don't know what happened to her boat, but we have since found out that it was found on a beach later on and recovered back to the club..

For my weekend, I was stationed on a committee boat watching the start line of another race,, Saturday I was fine,, Sunday however I spent a fair bit of time with my head over the side

The main thing though is that my daughter, the other competitors and myself are OK and that the boat is insured

It still looks fairly boat-shaped to me I'm glad your daughter is ok, that's the most important thing.

 

[NozSpark]

Well,,, I've just had an email off the insurance company today (after sending them the photos yesterday) and they have decided that its a total right off,,, with a full payout to the insured value.... which we unfortunately didn't have at the correct value after some upgrades/additions that we have made

Also the insurance aren't interested in the boat and are leaving it for us to dispose of,,,, so I'm going to strip it for the bits

 

[Technician]

Well...The Titanic could not be stripped for bits after

Norwich Union paid out following the loss in April 1912.

 

[ProDave]

Why not repair it at your own cost and continue using it?

Otherwise mast etc as long as they are not damaged are perfectly saleable.

 

[NozSpark]

Well In all honesty the insurance company are correct in their evaluation...

It'd need a specialist welded repair, a new lower mast, a boom and a self bailer... probably just over the value of the payout,,, and then I have the foils etc to sell

And then if it were repaired,,, it'd never be as strong as it should be

 

[ProDave]

Put it on ebay for "spares or not working"

 

[NozSpark]

I'd get more for it broken TBH,,,, might take a bit more time but the bits don't eat anything

 

[ProDave]

Just back from the days racing.

10 hours from leaving the harbour at 8:30AM to getting back on the mooring at 6:30PM

Nice downwind sail to get to the race.  2 quick races, 1 1/2 hours each. Propped the bar up for an hour,  Then a more wet and lumpy beat back home in winds up to F5

Only wish it had been 10 degrees warmer.

Did I mention our boat won both races? Nothing to do with the crew (me) all down to a good boat and a good skipper.

 

[NozSpark]

So did you get a medal then Dave?

We won a club funday comp in my old gp and mine has pride of place on the bookshelf just as you come in the front door!

What boat were you sailing? Bet it wasn't a dingy

Did your stomach hold out ok?

Oh... might be getting a new boat tomorrow... A beautiful old clinker built one, think it might be an Enterprise... sail no. in the low 2000's

 

[ProDave]

Well actually there were only three boats in total tuned out.  ONE entrant in the fast class A and two in the slow Class B

We were in a Folksong, a 1980's boat based on the FolkBoat. A long keel boat about 25ft or so.

No prize this time, it's all part of a series of races throughout the season at different clubs, so the winner in each class won't be known until the end of the season.

No problems with sea sickness. As long as I can see the horizon I'm fine.

But I do always have this peculiar thing, after  a day on a boat, when I come home and sit down, I'll swear I'm still swaying.  It must be a common thing as there's an old joke: "how do you tell a bunch of sailors at the bar"  A: "They are the ones standing swaying in unison"

 

[NozSpark]

Ahhhhh I know what you mean,,, I've had it a couple of time. Land sickness is a weird feeling TBH and has taken me a couple of days to get over before

And I don't get seasick when I'm moving,, but spending a couple of hours at anchor in a F4 to F5 with F7 gusts and a 3m swell was too much for me

 

[Marvo]

The boat got a freight, it looks like it's wet itself in this picture.

Seriously though I'm glad to hear there were no casualties.