When the former Donneybrook hit a rock exiting the Bay the skipper broke several ribs on the wheel. The boat was going 12 knots. It was a total loss.
No one on Vestas was hearing a PFD or harness in clear violation of ISAF requirements. Apparently safety was not a primary concern. Joel On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Martin DeYoung via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > At that kind of speed it's incredible there weren't serious personal > injuries from the reef grounding situation. Bodies must have gone flying . . > > I believe the impact was less violent because the keel was canted to > weather. On our old school boats with a fixed keel a grounding at speed > equals that very sudden stop that throws crew to the deck. The video of > Vestas' grounding showed some violent motion but it appears to be a > rotation (180 degree?) around the keel as it comes to a stop. The first > hit appears to be a dagger board or possibly a rudder which may have > absorbed some of the momentum. > > Back in the late 70's I was crewing on a C&C 39 competing in the Southern > Straits of Georgia race (near Vancouver BC). I was off watch and in one of > the pilot berths, feet forward. The on deck team was cutting close to one > of the islands (possibly Entrance) to get some relief from the adverse > current. When the boat struck a chuck of the island the stop was so sudden > I slid forward in the bunk. Many of the crew on deck were knocked down. > We got off the rock by using the spinnaker pole as a lever to rotate > clear. The keel stood up well to the hit losing a golf ball sized chunk of > lead. > > Martin DeYoung > Calypso > 1971 C&C 43 > Seattle > > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of > OldSteveH via CnC-List > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 8:26 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Volvo Reef Grounding Report > > Myself and 10 other crew helped Derek Hatfield sail his Volvo 60 1,700 nm > from Halifax to Antigua just over a year ago. > Fortunately we hit no reefs, though we did run aground (under power) on > the way into Jolly Harbour in Antigua. > The boat has a long spade keel with a bulb at the bottom and carries about > 12 ft of draft. > > Our top speed on our trip was about 22 knots, the most I had at the helm > was > 18 knots. > At that kind of speed it's incredible there weren't serious personal > injuries from the reef grounding situation. Bodies must have gone flying . . > . > > On a side note it is not pleasant to be off-shift on that boat in tropical > weather. There is no cabin ventilation whatsoever due to constant wash and > spray, it's very hot inside. > > Cheers > > Steve Hood > S/V Diamond Girl > C&C 34 > Lions Head ON > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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