Hallberg-Rassy
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I appreciate that it's not quite East Coast but could not find a closer forum. Is anyone else following the discussion on the dredging of Goodwin Sands? Plans are to dredge two million cubic metres of sand in the marine conservation/war grave zone. Sounds a lot but only 0.2% someone claims.
What dangers do the sands present for small ship, as in typical GRP sailing boats like bilge keelers these days? Most of the wrecks I read of broke up because they were large enough to break their backs.
I remember read that in some weathers, the waves can slam boats up and down on hard sands, but has anyone survived a deliberate beaching?
Not considering playing cricket, nor committing suicide in quick sands, that BBC story is salutary (apparently the director demanded just 10 minutes extra to reshoot a scene and ended up not just losing all their equipment but almost their lives), just wondering how they have taken so many wrecks, and whether they continue to do so.
What dangers do the sands present for small ship, as in typical GRP sailing boats like bilge keelers these days? Most of the wrecks I read of broke up because they were large enough to break their backs.
I remember read that in some weathers, the waves can slam boats up and down on hard sands, but has anyone survived a deliberate beaching?
Not considering playing cricket, nor committing suicide in quick sands, that BBC story is salutary (apparently the director demanded just 10 minutes extra to reshoot a scene and ended up not just losing all their equipment but almost their lives), just wondering how they have taken so many wrecks, and whether they continue to do so.