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Fucking idiots
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it was a sailboat, not a yacht! smh
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poor timing ?
the quarter/harbor master should have known the tanker was coming well bore the race even started -
toffee nosed arrogance demonstrated in its purest form.
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Legend has it the Hanne Knutsen still has that sail on her anchor to this day. #NoFucksGiven
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That's not even David vs Goliath, that's David vs Jupiter.
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Ya know the sail boat had full rights over the tanker and over any motoring boat but when it comes to the size the sail boat driver was a huge fucking moron
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They should have never let the tanker enter the race.
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Lets have a sailboat race in a shipping channel. What could possibly go wrong? I love the announcers accent. :48 seconds, the Spinnaker is on the front of that orange ship, oh no crikey!
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Dumbass where'd you learn how to sail???
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Rip j105
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My wife and I were sailing on a river few years ago. We were charging batteries running the diesel under sail when the engine threw the alternator belt after the bracket bolts had vibrated loose. I handed over the helm to my wife while I went below to fix the belt. While below I heard the unmistakable sound of a large foghorn. Emerging on deck I found us less than 20 yards from the back of a massive barge string setting stationary against current waiting for an opposing barge to make a tight turn. The entire bridge crew was on the back weather deck of the tug waving us to get away. I immediately made port tack to get out of proximity and gave an adamant apology to the tug on VHF explaining the circumstances (including the lack of experience of my wife) with which they gave a good laugh. Live and learn.
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Some more ideas for Aberdeen Asset Management, who organized a boat race in a shipping lane:
- Preschoolers bicycle race on level rail crossings
- Boys vs. Girls Crocodile farm swimming competition
- Red light family running
- Parachute-free sky-diving week -
Sorry.
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Bloody idiots. Do they think a tanker can stop in an instant or turn out of its course in a few meters?
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brilliant idea to set a race course right on the harbour approach..
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nobody to blame but the owner of the yacht he got what he had coming to him being that stupid.
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The ship must have been the boats blind spot.
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Maybe they should not play in heavy traffic lanes...... I would think that there would be some order to the waterways there.?
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I was taught when learning to sail that "Power giveth way to Sail, unless Power is many times bigger."
You cannot expect a large commercial, passenger or military vessel to "Give Way" to a much smaller sailing vessel or powered boat. The Captain of that yacht should have taken avoiding action by changing tack to cross astern of the Tanker and its attending Tug.
The Captain of the yacht should be charged with Conduct Endangering his Vessel and Passengers and Failure to Yield in a Declared Navigation Channel.
The Organisers of the Race should also have to answer for their misconduct in placing a Official Race in a Navigation Channel, without permission of the relevant authority.
People at fault will try to brush this off as "just a silly accident, no harm done," to which your reply should be "try telling that to the widows and families, and then to the media, and the Coroner, and the Court. "Oh it wont come to that." "Oh Really, if that yacht had been sunk and people on board had drowned, there would be hard questions asked and numerous lawyers involved".
That yachtie got off lightly, it could have quite easily ended up very badly.
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Whilst the Extreme Racing series was entertaining the crowds at this years' Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week, the supertanker hit a yacht which was then dismasted as its spinnaker sail was snagged by the ship's anchor. The Marine Knutsen supertanker was being guided by a pilot boat into Southampton docks and was making its presence known by repeatedly sounding its horn. By one yacht didn't seem to give itself enough time to clear the massive boat and was hit before having its mast and rigging ripped off when one of its sail got caught in the supertankers anchor. The yacht was quickly attended by several vessels offering assistance. It's not know if anyone was hurt. The incident was captured by Tim Addison for COWES.co.uk