Bel Canto
Newbie
Just finished reading about Nina, a Burgess designed Schooner that disappeared in the Tasman Sea. All seven souls aboard lost.
My wife, crew and I, in 2007, had a similar experience and faced similar conditions as Nina (even had the same weather reporter). Our crew went overboard and it was by the grace of god that he was recovered.
The weather report was for 30kt winds and 15 foot seas. We saw gusts to 72 knots and think we saw 40 foot or bigger seas, but have no idea of the reality. We were knocked down three times, had a port light stove in and, and had a gusher of water destroy electronics through a closed companionway. We surfed down 25 foot wave faces at 10 knots.
We were hove-to, but were unable to deploy the sea anchor.
For those of you that have been in stormy conditions in a trawler, we would like to know how your boat responded and what you did. Paravanes, active stabilizers or nothing?
We never want to see those conditions again, but weather reports aren't always accurate. We plan for the worst and hope for the best.
My wife, crew and I, in 2007, had a similar experience and faced similar conditions as Nina (even had the same weather reporter). Our crew went overboard and it was by the grace of god that he was recovered.
The weather report was for 30kt winds and 15 foot seas. We saw gusts to 72 knots and think we saw 40 foot or bigger seas, but have no idea of the reality. We were knocked down three times, had a port light stove in and, and had a gusher of water destroy electronics through a closed companionway. We surfed down 25 foot wave faces at 10 knots.
We were hove-to, but were unable to deploy the sea anchor.
For those of you that have been in stormy conditions in a trawler, we would like to know how your boat responded and what you did. Paravanes, active stabilizers or nothing?
We never want to see those conditions again, but weather reports aren't always accurate. We plan for the worst and hope for the best.