Taking a stroll on the Varvassi

[GrahamD]

If these people could stand there during the RTIR it would make the lives of a lot of navigators just a little bit easier

They may not be keen though, when they have 1600+ boats bearing down on them.

Quite an impressive stunt and a good film to watch

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vjevg8KkDXM

 

[Just_sayin']

Enjoyed that, thanks.

 

[Racecruiser]

Excellent! Just shows if going inside you need to be close while avoiding Black Rock on the way in.

 

[Resolution]

Soooper!

 

[dom]

Excellent vid! As a matter of interest what were they standing on, the old boilers or something?

 

[jac]

Trying to work out exactly which bit of the wreck it was.

 

[GrahamD]

Pretty certain they are standing on top of one of the boilers. From the overhead shot in the film there are two boilers showing clearly, and therefore close to the surface, and another towards the bottom of the frame.

I've attached an aerial photo of one RTIR when there clearly wasn't enough space for the yachts going through the gap. It shows Goose Rock, to the West of the lighthouse, and the boilers lying on the ledge. The gap's not that big!

 

[RobbieW]

They'll be playing cricket out there next !

 

[JumbleDuck]

Nice drone work. At least, I assume it was a drone and not a helicopter pilot who was tired of having a licence ...

 

[Fantasie 19]

Nice drone work.

+1!

 

[dunedin]

Somebody should speak nicely to Bob Bradfield of Antares surveying to do one of his detailed charts of the wreck site

 

[E39mad]

Great video.

I was crewing aboard a fast 45 foot Beneteau in RTIR 1990 and where close to the wreck getting ready to pop the kite round the corner. The boat above us (an Admirals Cup grey two tonner) shouted for us to bear away. They were told they had no rights and to tack if they were concerned. It was busy for a few minutes whilst the kite went up/headsail down etc. On looking back the grey two tonner had its sails down. We found out later they had hit the wreck punching the keel so hard into the hull that water was coming in faster than the pumps could handle it. One crew member apparently closed the engine seacock, undid the pipe off it and placed it into the bilge whilst running the engine hard to Lymington. She was saved!

 

[dom]

Great video.

I was crewing aboard a fast 45 foot Beneteau in RTIR 1990 and where close to the wreck getting ready to pop the kite round the corner. The boat above us (an Admirals Cup grey two tonner) shouted for us to bear away. They were told they had no rights and to tack if they were concerned. It was busy for a few minutes whilst the kite went up/headsail down etc. On looking back the grey two tonner had its sails down. We found out later they had hit the wreck punching the keel so hard into the hull that water was coming in faster than the pumps could handle it. One crew member apparently closed the engine seacock, undid the pipe off it and placed it into the bilge whilst running the engine hard to Lymington. She was saved!

I often think a pinch point like that requires a somewhat "practical" interpretation of the RRS. As I'm sure you were, I'd be so mortified if I did that to another boat I'd feel a duty of honour to somehow restore the broken karma.

 

[jac]

Being that shallow, I can't beleive that no-one has salvaged them for scrap value, never mind the safety issue.

 

[Keen_Ed]

Full of gravel, apparently. Would weigh (just a) bit.

 

[flaming]

Do you think the Varvassi might hold the record for the most hit wreck?

 

[jac]

Do you think the Varvassi might hold the record for the most hit wreck?

Must be up there if it's not no 1.