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[*] posted on 5-25-2012 at 12:25 PM
BIG OOPS!


This boat went aground, hard, last night at Santispac. Slipped anchors in the wind, wound up DRY on the beach. No good news here, unless she floats clear, any attempt to pull her off will tear up props and shafts...Water is ankle deep at hull line.






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[*] posted on 5-25-2012 at 12:30 PM


Back an outboard up behind it and blow the sand out with the prop wash. Or get a big pump and jet the sand out from around it. Good luck!:O
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[*] posted on 5-25-2012 at 12:36 PM


Es no me problema...



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[*] posted on 5-25-2012 at 01:05 PM


wait for the next high tides and pray!



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[*] posted on 5-25-2012 at 01:06 PM


Good call Cypress, assuming no one has a 6" gold dredge laying around. The venturi principle used to move lots of sand and gravel would be easy to do with a piece of firehose, a 4-6" dia. piece of pipe, and a 350 gpm water pump.



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[*] posted on 5-25-2012 at 01:50 PM


Opps for sure

looks like they didnt use their GPS when anchoring, it would have sounded an alarm if they broke loose



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[*] posted on 5-25-2012 at 02:04 PM


OH,, very nice boat
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[*] posted on 5-25-2012 at 02:40 PM


Overpriced flotsam....que lastima :(



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[*] posted on 5-25-2012 at 03:02 PM


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Es no me problema...

Who owns that boat?




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[*] posted on 5-25-2012 at 03:12 PM


This is Lou Gato's boat and he was coming up to the tournament at San Lucas after leaving La Paz. The south wind blew pretty hard and they went ashore. I just got a call that they are free from the sand and afloat, but the sat phone was a little hard to hear clearly, so I hope that was the message.



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[*] posted on 5-25-2012 at 06:44 PM


Think that was right, friend of mine went by a while ago and said there were lots of bodies trying to move her out..dunno about damage



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[*] posted on 5-25-2012 at 06:51 PM


Reminds me of....
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[*] posted on 5-25-2012 at 07:01 PM


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Reminds me of....




lets hope its not this one,, as the one that just ran aground it really a nice one

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[*] posted on 5-25-2012 at 10:23 PM
aground


bummer !! there is a big difference between a boat owner and a boat captain !! wish luck !! K & T:cool:
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[*] posted on 5-26-2012 at 07:52 AM


Odyssey just passed by our house at the mouth of the bay heading out into the Sea of Cortez. I talked to them on the VHF radio, they said that all systems are okay and thanked everyone for all of their support.



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[*] posted on 5-26-2012 at 08:30 AM


I and another boat were anchored about 50 yards directly off of where Odyssey went aground. They came in the afternoon before and set anchor with a moderate north wind blowing. A 28-30 foot Chris Craft was side-tied to them.

During the night, the wind shifted out of the south and was probably blowing about 20 kts. I got up at around midnight to check our situation and noticed that Odyssey was not off our starboard side. Then, I looked to shore and saw their anchor light, car headlights and people running around on shore. Fortunately, the Chris Craft was on the to-sea side when they came ashore, or so we assume as they were able to get out. Or maybe they separated when the wind came up, I dont know. But the Chris Craft reported having their anchor drag TWICE in the night and also just averted going aground.

We left Friday morning to return to San Carlos, as it appeared it was going to be the only day for crossing for the next few.

I would bet money that Odyssey has a Danforth style anchor that is succeptible to releasing and dragging when the wind shifts more than 90 degrees. We were using Bruces and had no problem, though we did employ a stern anchor to provide protection for the boat side-tied.

I wont be anchoring in Santispac in the early summer months again. Too succeptible to south winds. Burro and Coyote are superior.

[Edited on 5-26-2012 by Hook]




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[*] posted on 5-26-2012 at 05:30 PM


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I and another boat were anchored about 50 yards directly off of where Odyssey went aground. They came in the afternoon before and set anchor with a moderate north wind blowing. A 28-30 foot Chris Craft was side-tied to them.

During the night, the wind shifted out of the south and was probably blowing about 20 kts. I got up at around midnight to check our situation and noticed that Odyssey was not off our starboard side. Then, I looked to shore and saw their anchor light, car headlights and people running around on shore. Fortunately, the Chris Craft was on the to-sea side when they came ashore, or so we assume as they were able to get out. Or maybe they separated when the wind came up, I dont know. But the Chris Craft reported having their anchor drag TWICE in the night and also just averted going aground.

We left Friday morning to return to San Carlos, as it appeared it was going to be the only day for crossing for the next few.

I would bet money that Odyssey has a Danforth style anchor that is succeptible to releasing and dragging when the wind shifts more than 90 degrees. We were using Bruces and had no problem, though we did employ a stern anchor to provide protection for the boat side-tied.

I wont be anchoring in Santispac in the early summer months again. Too succeptible to south winds. Burro and Coyote are superior.

[Edited on 5-26-2012 by Hook]


You are right about the Danforth, but the problem was compounded by the side tie. It reset OK, but the seaweed kept it from holding properly and then the side tied Chris Craft pulled it in an unexpected way. The Chris Craft has some prop damage but the Odyssey came through the whole thing with no damage.
They reported that the wind hit 25 knots at Chivato so it was a pretty ugly blow, but you were there so you knew that.




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[*] posted on 5-26-2012 at 05:40 PM


Good to hear that they got it off the beach.:D
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[*] posted on 5-26-2012 at 07:01 PM


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I and another boat were anchored about 50 yards directly off of where Odyssey went aground. They came in the afternoon before and set anchor with a moderate north wind blowing. A 28-30 foot Chris Craft was side-tied to them.

During the night, the wind shifted out of the south and was probably blowing about 20 kts. I got up at around midnight to check our situation and noticed that Odyssey was not off our starboard side. Then, I looked to shore and saw their anchor light, car headlights and people running around on shore. Fortunately, the Chris Craft was on the to-sea side when they came ashore, or so we assume as they were able to get out. Or maybe they separated when the wind came up, I dont know. But the Chris Craft reported having their anchor drag TWICE in the night and also just averted going aground.

We left Friday morning to return to San Carlos, as it appeared it was going to be the only day for crossing for the next few.

I would bet money that Odyssey has a Danforth style anchor that is succeptible to releasing and dragging when the wind shifts more than 90 degrees. We were using Bruces and had no problem, though we did employ a stern anchor to provide protection for the boat side-tied.

I wont be anchoring in Santispac in the early summer months again. Too succeptible to south winds. Burro and Coyote are superior.

[Edited on 5-26-2012 by Hook]



Whoa!!! What a great on the spot report! Hook-- you should be an eyewitness news reporter! Thanks for the info, hope you fished the touney and got a toad!!
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[*] posted on 5-26-2012 at 07:28 PM


Jim, how did Odyssey get off the sand? The Santa Rosalia tide tables had a plus 2 foot tide at about 1930 hours the following night. One other report I heard on VHF said the high tide wouldn't be until 2200 that same night. Are their tables for inside the Bay or has Geary at Burro just figured out the tide delay for his area?

Anyway, did they just float off or were they given assistance?

[Edited on 5-27-2012 by Hook]




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