Vagabond – naufragiat!!! – Sailing Cadoha (Insulele Scilly 2021) S3 Ep15

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1. As bad as it seemed, it is a valuable experience in which you came out unscathed and wiser. I was surprised to not hear any calls go out on VHF during the early part of the storm! Usually everyone gets on immediately on a "talking channel" and giving helpful tips to one another and providing timely status reports. Those who are dragging or have broken loose really need to be warning all the other boats with a "BOLO" (Be On the Look Out!) Or if someone has cast off or hauled up their anchor and are motoring to a safer position, the others need to know. It would have been nice to have heard from the boat that went by at 7 kts in the darkness! I commend you for lighting up your boat for visibility for everyone else! Spreader lights would be in order for all boats in the mooring field and anchorage during the storm. Did the boats going aground ever fire off any flares? Did the RNLI ever go after the drifting boats or were they much too late for that?

   You should find time to warm your engine in case it is needed right away to relieve the pull on the mooring line, or anchor if its dragging, or to maneuver to avoid a derelict boat! IF you can't maneuver out of the way and it hits you, it will probably break your mooring line or rip your anchor out of the bottom! If a storm is coming, go ahead and set an anchor alarm even if you are on a mooring. It is good to know when you have lost your hold on the bottom.

2. Yeah, been there and done that. For this, we live!

3. Too old to keep the boat, but I'm thinking of a final bequest here; the RNLI is far more worthy than some of my foolish, foolish relatives and in-laws.

4. Echoing your remarks on the RNLI, sometimes they pay a heavy price for their selfless work. A good friend from Hoy in the Orkneys family lost 3 men when the Longhope lifeboat was capsized trying to rescue the crew of a freighter, and all perished. They deserve all the donations they can get.

5. I have moored in New Grimsby Sound several times when there were many fewer mooring buoys. Over time Tresco Authorities have squeezed in more mooring buoys in the anchorage, making the possibility of being hit ever greater by manoeuvring vessels particularly in adverse conditions. For anyone who’s ‘a control freak’ as most skippers are, it’s a very disconcerting feeling when all hell let’s loose whilst being tethered to a mooring and other vessels up wind draw ever closer. You had the presence of mind to run the camera and captured your experiences well, we shared your fears and for those of us who have ‘been there’ wevknow only too well how hellish it can be.

6. I would have taken down the cockpit enclosure, it would restrict your ability to act in an emergency and also provides more profile for the wind to catch and throw you around!

7. Really enjoy your words on RNLI…I wish every recreational yacht felt an obligation to make an annual donation equivalent to a full tank of fuel …Years ago RNLI picked me (and my crappy windsurfer) out of the sea to safety.

8. That RNLI volunteer in 19:30 looks like a proper British Bruiser lol from a Guy Ritchie movie.

9. My vessel survived two Cyclones. I used a kellet and took down all sails, solar panels and anything providing ANY windage. My anchor recommended size was twenty kilos. I used minimum thirty plus a forty five pounder set as a Bahamian pair, and that kellet is SO important for softening the jerk on an all chain rode and nylon snubber. It is that jerk that dislodges anchors and pulls them through the sea bed one jerk at a time. If you see a vessel bearing down on you, it is possibly dragging a too-small anchor which as like as not will foul and pick up your chain. Start your engine, and dodge them by going FORWARD and if necessary over-running your own anchor, so they safely drag past you and your chain astern. THEN you can try to offer help–but accompanying them to the rocks is not an option.

   For wreck recovery or collision damage at sea I use fothering patches made from marine plywood and longitudinal stiffeners so they bend only laterally around the hull. The longitudinal curvature is taken up by the rubber seals. On the hull facing side are glued rubber rings concentric from the middle of the patch, in a series of squares or rectangles depending on shape of damage. On the seaward side are longitudinal stiffening battens glued in place. Drill and screw this plywood around the edges to the hull using long galvanised self-tappers. Galvanised are better than stainless for this job. Cover all stove-in damage and holes this way, pump out any water. Then prop up hull using timber or metal props and parbuckle the hull using a kedge anchor and winch or two, and using kedge anchor and winch, jacks, props and levers, get her on her keel and propped up ready for next spring tidal water. As soon as she floats–tow slowly to nearest slip or dry dock.

10. 0.37 im not much of a sailor but i definitively wouldn't of parked my boat there.

11. Only just stumbled across this video.
    We arrived on Scillies a few days after this storm having listened in on the carnage on the radio. Brutal.
    We pulled up on those moorings over by Tresco, and there was still a fair amount of swell around and got tossed around like a cork!
    Every time we went ashore all we could hear people talking about was how they had dragged or slipped anchorages!
    Glad you guys made it through safe.
    We saw El Vagabonde being refloated half way through our trip, but it did sit for a while as a constant reminder to us to check our mooring lines!

12. click bait creeps. Putin is going to visit you peacefully.

13. 0:40 sorry sir you can’t park there

14. While that boat is “dry-docked”, fix the hole, and get some floatation bags to lift it. Pretty boat!

15. Some of us do sail you know

16. What a brilliantly put together video! So scary for you and all the boats there and so unfortunate for El Vagabond. I hope no one was hurt and they could salvage their boat. And Hank at the end with the matching top – how cute!

17. There is a reason the Scillies have been claiming wrecks for hundreds of years. I know them well and great care is needed.

18. I know scilly very very well, I was raised there and worked the boats there. To be honest guys you shouldn't have been anywhere near. You should have been at sea, well out. It would have been hellish but far safer. The boat can stand far far more than people imagine when in open water. Have. Well, a well found boat like yours can. Worse possible place is on the hook. Even worse are those stupid morings in St Marys or Tresco channel. The ones that cause boats to collide as they are fair weather only and spaced at 40 feet .! . Only safe place and direction is in a close Northerly gale you can get into the deepwater outer part of porthcressa but well clear of peninnis in case the n wind gets a big W in it…. you can alway drop the hook on a bouy and run south into clear water. Nowhere else is 'safe' – I use the term loosely – and no other direction of blow alows any chance of any escape route. Also you must be the only boat in cressa for that plan to work. Still, best is to run like hell at the first sign. Anything above 5 local and 7 surrounding and its bye bye Mermaid . Your boat should heave to well when safe offshore. The modern plastic fantastics simply will not. I am gob smacked at who buys some of those dock queens. If its mass produced and the name starts with a B then run a mile haha if it has oceanis in the name you know they are taking the piss…
    Probaby this will seem controversial to some but lots of light is a recognised distress sign so use it with care. You did a great job though once you were past the safe leaving window so all credit. I still say the ex commercial steel boat is the best.. the one with a 4 or 6 cylinder cast iron sail in the hull. I will watch the rest of the video now so apologies if I missed something. Ah, just saw daybreak and see you were in tresco channel..yikes. . Horrible place. Should have been south of st marys really. Nobody who has never been there will understand that there absolutely is nowhere to run and nowhere to hide there. Probably THE worst place. I love the Jean Luc Picard red and black top btw.. very Trekky… shame the transporter was off line.

19. The other thing that would have massively helped is tohave taken down the dodger completey and cleard the fenders off dec. The solar panels also need quick release if possible. Dont foget that double the wind speed exerts 4 times the pressure and all those appendages are applying massive loading on your ground gear. They also massively hamper any chance of manoeuvring, !.

20. Never trust a mooring always have your anchor set as well use a triangle set up if you have spare anchor have that in standby . Chain only with a heavy snubbed rigged. To ease strain you can run engine in gear forward to just take a bit of force off your lines but this is very tricky and not for the less skilled helmsman. It’s always extremely dangerous to have boats in front of you . As you found out . Your boat is a puny object to a storm a mere toy to the sea . That should have been learned long ago if you cruise. The sea makes no distinction between a novice or a pro . But being well versed in Heavy Weather is lesson number one. Anybody can sail in fair weather it’s heavy weather that separates the boys and girls from the hardass sailors .

21. The clickbait just suports you not anyone els.

22. The Scilly’s are a real gem. Being at sea in a storm can be harrowing, but being at anchor or on a mooring can be even worse… One area I see so many cruisers missing is reducing windage as much as possible when a blow is on the way…
    Thanks for the great channel 👌🏻

23. , I didn’t expect it to be your vessel on the rocks, no click bait for me, making a video while under such duress ,bravo. Those of us who avoid mildly windy or rainy days need to see the reality of it all. Many thanks for the insight

24. omg guys x

25. Anyone else sick of middle class sailing beggars?

26. Its funny to see the dog understand kisses..I think its indeed very good to make people realize you may not have anything to fix your boat in a good storm..

27. So Beautiful and so sad at the same time. All of you have Beautiful vessels living your dream. And you work so hard to keep them safe, beautiful, and sea worthy. You're all truly a very large caring sailing community, from different parts of the world. I restored my 24ft Cuddy cabin cruiser, when I was 23. I'm 48 now, and still have my boat, and will never let her go. God bless all of you, and be safe. 🙏⛵

28. CKICK BATE

29. As I start watching, I think "OMG! Did they just abandon her and leave her to her own devices?!!??😐😳😳😲…

30. Thanks for the video… I agree ….. About the shipwrecked boat… Glad that the damage was minimal. I with God's Blessings will be purchasing a motor sailer before the year ends… I have never sailed but I have lived on or around water all my life. I hope that learning how to sail will not take me long. I will be setting sail out of Galveston, Texas. I hope to sail the world. I am 62 as of Aug 2 and will be retiring soon. Thank you agian

31. Thanks for sharing your experiences, some scary moments for you both and those around you. I could sense the hopelessness, glad your both ok

32. Surprised to see how many sprayhoods were up and Cadoha with a full tent up! Thankfully I've never been in such a violent storm at anchor but know to get everything off the deck possible that is likely to catch wind, including lowering the boom and taking down the headsail if possible

33. yeah being on a lee shore in a gale/storm is a tense feeling, if adrift one has very little time to mtr out-if 1 can?. nvr go out on deck in bad weather wit no shoes, ones toes can break n webing split easily n ven ur oof 2 v hospital in v tender- u wana take a trip in v tnder in that weather?, n ur no gd if anyting bad happens. haha i got tense just watching frm my lounge rm, as ive been in similiar situations. one kinda feels a bit helpless whn nature is ina fury. hearing v noise brings it all back to me. its posable to 'pole' a vessel not under command wit oars etc but its hard if large vessels r involved, i once pushed a 5k ton ship wit bout 12 other men n we did move it, but was calm. ur never 'safe' on a vessel, many beleive vey r but tis realy denial or ignorance. having a sail on a furler is a disaster wating to hapen in a storm, get em below v day b4 v storm arr. i always felt taht at nite v wiond 'seems' stronger n v waves bgr, gues its human fear as our nightvision is so poor. v yacht is floating, looks like a poor anchorage, rocky shore, low land so no wind protectjion, n boats moored up wind, would hve been btr ot mtr to other side lee of island if posable day b4 v blow. iv erseen new moorings get draged n crusing yacht wnt aground, ive been on anew mooring n it v rode snaped ina gale n my yacht wnt aground ona rocky cliff, cause v moorng contractor didint lay it rite.swivel shackles r known 2 break, lines get chafed, lots can go wrong. yeah wat u said at end ir rite, in au whn cyclone comes we put our boats up in v mangrave creeks n secure to v trees, a marina is v worst place to b in a big blow as v other boats r realy battering rams. shallow keel on that aground yacht, waves were ramiong it into that rock, on a beach it would hve been ok.ud need an excavator to move vos rocks n push yacht onto even keel, if one cld get one ver?

34. People who fear or not ready to lose everything, should not go at sea.

35. I was once on a boat in the Caribbean in hurricane Lenny 140over the deck at anchor
    Never will I look after a boat in that again …
    But we survived and told our story

36. Liked, loved and subbed. I'm a writer and find myself having to research life at sea for a character. Peace from the UK.

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