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Kids, remember to consult your navigational charts before heading out into Boston Harbor
By adamg on Sat, 07/22/2017 - 5:17pm
A regular yacht became a land yacht today when it wound up on a sand bar that was probably marked on a chart or something and which became painfully obvious at low tide, as Paul Nutting Jr. shows us. He reports the location as:
An area called the Narrows between Lovells and the Brewsters, close to Boston Light.
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We should name it something catchy
That way people will remember it.
I vote for Sandbary McSandbarface
no float boat question
does the skipper just sit tight and wait for the tide to come in and lift him out or is that boat screwed??
Deepends
If you are on sand and weren't moving fast and there is no damage, that might work. Rocks and speed? Hmmm.
Here's a good primer for skippers: http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/aground.htm
I'd say the boat was going
I'd say the boat was going pretty fast to end up that far aground. That area is pretty rough and since the boat looks like isn't on its side, I'll bet there's some damage to the running gear. Looks like towboat is waiting for the tide to come in!
Or more likely he missed the
Or more likely he missed the marker for the channel and ran aground in shallow water, most likely at slow speed. Then the tide goes out, leaving him high and dry until the turn. Most likely the hull is fine. People intentionally beach their boats at sandbars all the time.
Negative there Cap
The picture online of the props over 100 feet away says otherwise. If you're running through the narrows, you should be paying attention to your chart/GPS and not miss any marker. Ive never seen anyone beach themselves at Brewster spit (unless there's an emergency). It's not a place you go and hang out. There's no way that boat was going slow and ended up where it is. And NO ONE would ever beach a boat (unless maybe outboard or jet-drive) in such a manner, unless they had no idea what they were doing. Finally, why on earth do you think the tow boats are sitting there?
Hey Smails!
You scratched my anchor!
Licenses and Enforcement
This is exactly why we need to require boat owners to undergo training and licensing before they get out on the water. Lots of boat owners, especially the ones with more money than common sense, think they can do whatever they want on the water.
We also need much more enforcement. I had an incident several years ago where a large cabin cruiser recklessly passed within 15' of my small boat at a very high speed where the ensuing wake plunged my bow into the water. When I went to the coast guard to complain about this vessel, they just kind of shrugged and said they couldn't do anything.
Yacht run aground
Hi Botwitch,
You are wrong about this skipper. He has more experience than you, me and a whole lot of other people combined.
I do not know what happened, but I hope the boat is alright.
Your other concerns are well-founded. Just learn the facts of the situation before using it as a case in point.
Happy and Safe Boating!
Oh yeah, that works so well
Oh yeah, that works so well with automobiles.