Upsidedownamaran.

[capnsensible]

Weather in the Canaries recently has been a tad windy and a bit wet on the Eastern Islands. The cause of this has been ablarge depression out in the Atlantic. Happens once or twice a year and brings the wind from the south west. Not so bad, but the swell with it can be dangerous. Two boats here didn't move in time. Links here that should be in english, but easily translated.

Sad for those cruisers.

Declarada la prealerta por contaminación marina por el vuelco de otro barco en el sur de Lanzarote

El fuerte oleaje y el viento dejan a la deriva un velero en Playa Blanca

The second one ran aground on the breakwater at Playa Dorada. Looks metal so may have been saved.

The catamaran as you can see is wasted. Prout, I think. On the starboard hull, on the longitudinal keel, there is a deep vertical slit almost as if it ran over oits anchor cable and rubbed a groove. I wonder if this caused it to kinda trip over the cable in the big swell?

 

[Scillypete]

Whatever went wrong it was bad and the end of someone’s home or dream

 

[capnsensible]

I'm not certain but I think people lived on it. Been there a while. Its normally such a sheltered spot.

 

[Graham376]

I'm puzzled, that hull break looks more like a clean cut than torn apart.

 

[Scillypete]

I'm puzzled, that hull break looks more like a clean cut than torn apart.

possibly already been cut ready for removal

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Prouts have a generally very good safety record, I thought. Can’t be just weather, surely. And people who live aboard are usually experienced.

 

[capnsensible]

possibly already been cut ready for removal

The slit I saw in the keel was before the clean up. But yeah it's been chopped up to clear the wreckage.

 

[capnsensible]

Prouts have a generally very good safety record, I thought. Can’t be just weather, surely. And people who live aboard are usually experienced.

Definitely the short period swell. Took a few by surprise.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Definitely the short period swell. Took a few by surprise.

Does it break in there? I can’t imagine a swell capsizing a Prout. But then, I guess they didn’t either, and there lies the problem.

 

[capnsensible]

Does it break in there? I can’t imagine a swell capsizing a Prout. But then, I guess they didn’t either, and there lies the problem.

Yeah that's it. I took some photos yesterday but they really don't show the scale of the problem. Happens a couple of times a year. An opportunity of mine has a laid mooring very near by. Two one ton concrete blocks. However he is off on another yacht for a 7 month Carib cruise. Knowing the winter weather, he took his yacht, Sandler 34, around to Puerto Calero for the duration.

As mentioned, I wonder if somehow, the anchor chain tripped it somehow?

I've heard, but not confirmed, the metal boat was recovered OK.

 

[Trident]

A news source on the island said there were gusts of 70 mph and 4 m waves at one stage and a fellow Prout owner in the marina next to this mentioned on the owners forum that it was anchored too close to shore so ended up in breaking waves before coming loose... No idea if either is correct

 

[capnsensible]

A news source on the island said there were gusts of 70 mph and 4 m waves at one stage and a fellow Prout owner in the marina next to this mentioned on the owners forum that it was anchored too close to shore so ended up in breaking waves before coming loose... No idea if either is correct

I live up the road. Locally, the wind wasn't anything near that. Breaking waves correct though.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

A 4m breaking wave could turn a 4.2m beam cat over, I think. I certainly wouldn’t care to be anchored in our bay with 4m breaking waves! We get them more than twice a year too.

 

[wingcommander]

One big advantage of a shallow keel or multi hull is the ability to get inshore closer in a busy anchorage. Obviously one of the biggest disadvantage is when it blows up like this. Must admit my very first overnight on the hook I realised I was in too shallow water , as I had a very rolly night compared to a fellow sailer who had quite a relaxed night in several mtrs deeper water .. lesson learned.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

One big advantage of a shallow keel or multi hull is the ability to get inshore closer in a busy anchorage. Obviously one of the biggest disadvantage is when it blows up like this. Must admit my very first overnight on the hook I realised I was in too shallow water , as I had a very rolly night compared to a fellow sailer who had quite a relaxed night in several mtrs deeper water .. lesson learned.

It’s what the surfers call a reef break here. But it comes to much the same thing, just not quite where you expect it. Even us multis are better off in water deep enough for any expected waves not to be even thinking of breaking. They get all steep and uncomfortable, even if they don’t break.

 

[tico]

Sometimes impressive swells / surf at the Papagayo end of the Rubicon breakwater, but the anchorage is by 'Twin Pipes' and usually looks fairly calm.

 

[sailaboutvic]

Prouts have a generally very good safety record, I thought. Can’t be just weather, surely. And people who live aboard are usually experienced.

One was picked up by the bow some years back in Greece while at anchor ,
sadly the guy died but the wife who was trapped in side was rescued.

 

[sailaboutvic]

The guy got a MBE for rescue the women His and his wife Vicki run the yacht club.