stranded exmouth beach. . .

[Grehan]

anybody know this, seen this ?
http://www.devon.gov.uk/stranded_exmouth_beach_tony_martin.jpg

 

[Malish]

If only he had used a decent anchor...........

 

[Pinnacle]

......and after all that we have heard about MAB's being soooooomuch more seaworthy than AWB's...... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Skents]

I think this was a while back.

 

[longjohnsilver]

It was back in september and the boat was completely destroyed a few days after being stranded in a particularly nasty gale. Very unfortunate as it appears they were going to Torbay, heard a bad wind forecast when almost there and then tried to enter the Exe for the first time at night with dire consequences.

 

[graham]

Proves (yet again) the old chesnut that its better to stay offshore than attempt an unfamiliar entrance in bad weather.

 

[jimi]

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It was back in september and the boat was completely destroyed a few days after being stranded in a particularly nasty gale. Very unfortunate as it appears they were going to Torbay, heard a bad wind forecast when almost there and then tried to enter the Exe for the first time at night with dire consequences.

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the word "nuts" springs to mind!

 

[longjohnsilver]

Re read what I said, not quite correct, when they entered the Exe the wind was nowhere near as bad as the forecast so they'd have been fine/much better carrying on, it was the gale a few days later that destroyed the boat.

 

[jimi]

I did .. I meant entering the Exe at night for the first time!

 

[longjohnsilver]

Yes not really advisable, even after 1lmost 15 years of being based there I still don't relish the prospect of a night time entry. Too many unlit buoys.

 

[Cornishman]

See YM December edition Around The Coast report on page 113 headed Stormy Shelter. Thank you!