Reaper in trouble

[Niander]

What a cock up! she should of had ropes round her masts to the key side if dried out and sails up.

 

[dunedin]

I am pretty sure thousands of fifies over the years did this to dry out their canvas sails. These days vessels will do it to put on a bit of a show in the small drying harbours where they pitch up as an attraction as part of a local festival. That is the role that the reaper plays, she is a display vessel, and folk love it when she turns up and looks super dramatic in a wee harbour.

The skill is in knowing when conditions do not allow it. And when you are at risk of being super dramatic for the wrong reasons.

The hint about conditions could have been references to F8, F9 and even a possible F10 in the Inshore Waters forecasts for Scotland that day

 

[Woodlouse]

I am pretty sure thousands of fifies over the years did this to dry out their canvas sails. These days vessels will do it to put on a bit of a show in the small drying harbours where they pitch up as an attraction as part of a local festival. That is the role that the reaper plays, she is a display vessel, and folk love it when she turns up and looks super dramatic in a wee harbour.

The skill is in knowing when conditions do not allow it. And when you are at risk of being super dramatic for the wrong reasons.

I wonder how common a practice it was with the tide out. I never recall seeing a dried out vessel with its sails up at any festival I've ever been to, it wouldn't take much of a gust at all to give the result gained here.

 

[Romeo]

I wonder how common a practice it was with the tide out. I never recall seeing a dried out vessel with its sails up at any festival I've ever been to, it wouldn't take much of a gust at all to give the result gained here.

Which festivals in drying harbours with big fifies do you go to? STBF Portsoy features boats with sails up every year, although fair to say that when it gets a bit blowy you would expect the sails to be down, and the boats appear to be well braced.

 

[Woodlouse]

Which festivals in drying harbours with big fifies do you go to? STBF Portsoy features boats with sails up every year, although fair to say that when it gets a bit blowy you would expect the sails to be down, and the boats appear to be well braced.

Whilst I don't recall many fifies at the festivals I've been to I have been a long time regular to Douarnenez where some pretty sizable craft, such as the Cancalais, dry out. I don't ever remember them having their sails up at the same time however.

 

[Capt Popeye]

humm, would of thought that she (the boat) would only have had any sail up if she was facing into the wind so that there was no driving force exerted from the sail on to the boat?
After all if these heavy boats have a sail area large enough to drive them at great speed in all conditions then surely tied up in a harbour lying against a wall is downright folly, shame on her carers and the Fisheries Museum personnel for their apparent indiscretions and lack of appreciation of how these fine boats need and were treated, urg!

 

[Romeo]

Latest from the Museum facebook page is that repairs have been taking place to make sure that Reaper is sufficiently watertight to be taken to Arbroath today for the Boat builders to complete a full assessment. Fingers crossed, but if they are taking her the 20 or so miles to Arbroath it would seem that damage cannot be catastrophic. She was due a major (25 year) refit at the end of 2017, which will be brought forward.

I have also heard from a friend of a friend that the crewman who was injured and taken to Hospital is fine.

For anyone who is interested, there is more detail on the Museum website (as updated 15 August):

http://www.scotfishmuseum.org/news/view/93/reaper-damaged-at-johnshaven

 

[Romeo]

Further update. Safely got to Arbroath under her own steam.

 

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Sigh of relief.
Now for a serious refit!