A tense time had by all?

[Firefly625]

I would think so... (Taken last April so may have been posted somewhere on ybw previously). If it was I missed it at the time.. Bet he couldn't do that again..

Hamble spit

And another from side profile:

I bet the poor chap didn't move far from that cockpit for some time.

 

[epervier]

Must be a "winged" keel to get away with that! brown Salopettes without doubt

 

[rafiki_]

Skip does not look uncomfortable. Has he cleaned his bottom?

 

[Nautibusiness]

Stand still... stand very still!

Great photos.

 

[henryf]

You can see the wings on the keel.

If you hit the spit hard enough at 30 knots you drive the keel in nice and tight. That would stop it falling over

Henry

 

[benjenbav]

Sitting in the morning sun,
I'll be sitting when the evening comes,
Watching the ships roll in,
And I watch 'em roll away again,

Sitting on the yot on the spit,
Watching the tide...oh sh!t.

 

[Cardo]

We saw him still waiting for the tide to come in as we were heading out last year. Apparently he had suffered steering failure and ended up getting stuck on the spit.
I'm amazed the boat sat there overnight without toppling over, even with a small wing on the keel.

 

[Firefly625]

We saw him still waiting for the tide to come in as we were heading out last year. Apparently he had suffered steering failure and ended up getting stuck on the spit.
I'm amazed the boat sat there overnight without toppling over, even with a small wing on the keel.

Indeed, as you say that is not a wing keel in the true sense of the word, otherwise it would be around a foot shorter. Therefore a very precarious situation to be in!

 

[Resolution]

You can see the wings on the keel.

If you hit the spit hard enough at 30 knots you drive the keel in nice and tight. That would stop it falling over

Henry

Sorry henryf , but that is a Sun Odyssey 40 and has a rounded bulb keel. Top speed under motor about 8 knots. It really was an amazing balancing act.

 

[l'escargot]

More photos here:

http://www.pbo.co.uk/gallery/34238/1/on-a-wing-and-a-prayer-boat-aground-on-hamble-spit

Reports at the time said there were 7 people on board. There was a thread on Scuttlebutt.

 

[TSB240]

This is another balancing act


But features a Mobo!

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[RupertW]

Sorry henryf , but that is a Sun Odyssey 40 and has a rounded bulb keel. Top speed under motor about 8 knots. It really was an amazing balancing act.

I was taught an early lesson about sailing boats going aground – my father had a real habit of bumping into the shore then announcing there was nothing to do for the next 8 hours so time for a few beers. We always had to hang off the wires as the tide went down to make sure that the boat was resting on its side as the damage, if any, would be a lot less that way than falling over when fully upright.

So it was out into the dinghy with an anchor to point the bow towards the waves, then lean the boat over so that his bunk was on the downside, for his post-beer snooze.