Oopsie!

[Kilter]

QAB

 

[StephenSails]

Looks very expensive

 

[H4B]

We will all pay through increased premiums

 

[Koeketiene]

Just goes to show - a boat is almost always better off where it belongs - AFLOAT!!

 

[Sea_dreamer]

Storms have been bad in Scotland, but not as wild as it appears down south. Better go check!

 

[jimmynoboat]

True and I completely agree although, according to the report, some are now afloat where they don't belong. terrible for anyone involved.

How can cradles go over like that? I would have thought there's an oportunity for some clever inventor in all this. I mean, we've heard about the 'domino' effect of boats on the hard going over before so why can't each cradle simply be 'braced' to it's neighbours? Am I just being silly? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[jonathankent]

This kind of weather around here is very rare (currently) and it is particularly exposed at QAB with wind from S to SW. I was there Sat afternoon and the wind was picking up then.... the ones in the marina (still afloat) looked to be taking quite a bashing, and I thought these were the damaged ones once I heard, couldn't believe it was the ones on the hard. I suspect the conditions are outside of what the manufacturers had designed for??

 

[jhoseason]

From the photos on the BBC reports, it looks as though most that went over had their masts up still. I thought that most insurers insisted on boats ashore being stored with their masts down?

 

[bilbobaggins]

It's handy that Pantaenius have their UK offices right on site.....

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[Kilter]

indeed...and I understand they pay out without a fuss too!

 

[boatbuilder]

It's right outside their office windows, they don't even have to go outside to see wich boats are theirs. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[kengill]

Right on! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Searush]

Don't see any bilge keelers in there . . . .

 

[Guest]

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Don't see any bilge keelers in there . . . .

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That was just ever so slightly naughty, you old walrus! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[jonathankent]

Wouldn't have thought there would be any question then regarding insurance claims..... if they can see the yachts laid up, then by rights they are in agreement to how they are laid up. Surely if they could forsee any problems they could have alerted the owners.

 

[boatbuilder]

They should have seen it coming, this is not the first time. The big winds here are S/SW as you know , but these boats were allmost broadside on. QED.

 

[jonathankent]

Exactly my point..... can't see them being able to wriggle out of any claims.

 

[bilbobaggins]

Aye, well, there'll be a queue right up the stairs, then.

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[pau1gray]

Yacht Haven Quay also had a few fall over - right outside the Curtiss Insurance Place - Were all the insurers getting bored with no paperwork????