Heavy weather video from a 170'..........

CTdave · 12-13-2004, 08:20 AM

I was just checking into having my Bertram taken down to Costa Rica for a little fishing excursion.
I was on the Dockwise Yacht Transport site & found something cool.
Check out www.yacht-transport.com and look to the left & find the link "Do you want to travel on your own keel?"
The video was taken from the bridge of the 170' Amels "kiss the sky".

YachtForums · 12-13-2004, 08:51 AM

Good video clip! Now that's what it's really like offshore!!

For the most part, magazines feature glamorous pictures of yachts in pristine island settings. The reality is... it's not always smooth sailing to get there.

Thanks for the link Dave! Hope you don't encounter the same when you bring the Bertram down.

alloyed2sea · 12-13-2004, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CTdave

I was just checking into having my Bertram taken down to Costa Rica for a little fishing excursion.
I was on the Dockwise Yacht Transport site & found something cool.
Check out www.yacht-transport.com and look to the left & find the link "Do you want to travel on your own keel?"
The video was taken from the bridge of the 170' Amels "kiss the sky".

Is sometimes all it takes.
Bartender - call me a travel agent -- we're going to the Bahamas --- by air!

CaptPKilbride · 12-13-2004, 04:23 PM

Nothing goes to windward like a 747 !!!

brianwill · 12-17-2004, 12:28 AM

That's a mighty big yacht to have missed a weather forecast...

Stuff happens I guess.

AMG · 12-17-2004, 02:50 AM

I think this kind of weather comes as no surprise on long crossings. As most yachts, but the very large, has an economical cruising speed around ten knots, an Atlantic crossing is a two week trip.

To meet a storm during that period is pretty normal and as you know, many yachts has storm shutters of steel over the windows. Except more recent yachts with bullet proof glass.

So I think the clip reflects how it is, besides normally none is in the mode to film it...

CatalinaDYT · 01-05-2007, 09:25 PM

Just imagine... you could weather the storm on your own bottom, or safely fastened onto a Dockwise vessel... your chohice, but I think I would choose WISE (pun intended). Why have your yacht get a beating... makes no sense to me, and it is much too costly. If I were RICH and could afford a yacht, I surely wouldn't want it to get slapped by a severe storm or endure wear and tear by crossing threatening waters... but that's just my opinion and I am certainly not a captain. For a captain, it may be a challenge to cross the "pond," but if you weigh the pros and cons, it just makes sense to keep yourself, and the yacht your owner treasures, SAFER. Less wear and tear is the motto hear, and I truly think it is also a good selling point. After all, M/Y ADLER (The old ADLER, 116' Baglietto) didn't book over 30 voyages with us only to demonstrate it's seaworthiness. And, even though I am not certain about this, but I bet that it sold because it was PRESERVED by cutting down on the engine hours. Think about it.

HAPPY SAILING

Cat^..^

YachtForum · 01-05-2007, 10:22 PM

Hi Cat,

Nice of you to join in the discussion. All good points! On Adler... I'm pretty sure it sold because it was an absolute BARGAIN! But certainly low hours helped too. If you ever saw the engine room access corridor, it would explain why they wanted to keep the hours low. It was tighter than a wetsuit after Thanksgiving. Pretty sure they would need to remove decks if they needed to replace parts.

BTW… I have removed your e-mail address from your postings. Please be careful when posting your address anywhere on the net, especially on YachtForums. This site has been highly optimized to attract web crawlers. Some of them are good… and some not so good. The latter harvest e-mail addresses from forums and sell them to marketers. Result… your inbox is cluttered with spam.

CaptTom · 01-05-2007, 10:28 PM

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… your inbox is cluttered with spam.

I'll have spam, spam, spam, eggs, spam and spam.
Spam, spam, spam ,spam, SPAM, wonderful spam.

C'mon all you old timers, what's that from?
(sorry, couldn't resist)

MikeElliston · 01-05-2007, 10:37 PM

i would travel on my own keel in that, i love the rush, but if i was working on someone else's yacht, i would def dockwise it. fun stuff, wish i had video or even pics from the storm of my last crossing from hawaii a year ago.

MikeElliston · 01-05-2007, 10:46 PM

to find the clip now, under the NEWS tab, it's in the media library

Kevin · 01-06-2007, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by CaptTom

I'll have spam, spam, spam, eggs, spam and spam.
Spam, spam, spam ,spam, SPAM, wonderful spam.

C'mon all you old timers, what's that from?
(sorry, couldn't resist)

Do you want original air-dates? Or just the name of the show?

CatalinaDYT · 01-07-2007, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by CCamper

Hi Cat,

I have removed your e-mail address from your postings. Please be careful when posting your address anywhere on the net, especially on YachtForums. This site has been highly optimized to attract web crawlers. Some of them are good… and some not so good. The latter harvest e-mail addresses from forums and sell them to marketers. Result… your inbox is cluttered with spam.

Thanks, Carl... I always knew I could count on you

Cat^..^

CaptTom · 01-07-2007, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin

Do you want original air-dates? Or just the name of the show?

Kevin, you know the original air date? All I remember is being in high school and catching the show on Sunday nights (when I lived in New York). It is a classic, still laugh a little when I see it, along with the Dead Parrot skit.
Okay, tell what you have.

Loren Schweizer · 01-08-2007, 01:38 PM

Note: you have to scroll down the page to follow the, ah, action.

http://www.cargolaw.com/2006nightmare_mightyserve3.html