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Nordhavn 52, Dirona, is mostly having a very enjoyable time on their travels. James and Jennifer came from the PNW and have a very well written and photo-documented blog at MV Dirona Recent Locations Travel Log Map
So, a few days ago with a 25-30 kn southerly blowing they were at the east end of the Wide Bay Bar, probably in 'will we or won't we' mode, but they were just a bit to close to the start of it. This bar has a high sphincter factor even in 'reasonable' conditions. You have to use current GPS waypoints obtained from the local VMR to find the channel and will have breakers on one side of you at least along 'the mad mile'. Breakers on the beam messes with your head...... I prefer 'good' conditions there, but for Dirona they are best described as 'adverse'.
Dirona was knocked down to 69.1°. Their blog entry on 8/23/2014 "Roll" describes the event, and entries before and after give further perspective. They seem calm about it now, but only wrote it up a week or so afterwards, so perhaps they were understandably not so calm at the time.
So, a few days ago with a 25-30 kn southerly blowing they were at the east end of the Wide Bay Bar, probably in 'will we or won't we' mode, but they were just a bit to close to the start of it. This bar has a high sphincter factor even in 'reasonable' conditions. You have to use current GPS waypoints obtained from the local VMR to find the channel and will have breakers on one side of you at least along 'the mad mile'. Breakers on the beam messes with your head...... I prefer 'good' conditions there, but for Dirona they are best described as 'adverse'.
Dirona was knocked down to 69.1°. Their blog entry on 8/23/2014 "Roll" describes the event, and entries before and after give further perspective. They seem calm about it now, but only wrote it up a week or so afterwards, so perhaps they were understandably not so calm at the time.
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