Boating chit chat thread.

fergal.b

It's the highest I have seen in a while and it might get worse on sunday and monday as another storm front moves in :eek:

yawhat!

Its crazy the weather lately, boat will be locked up for a while

fergal.b

Here is a link from Irish Coast Guard showing the swell over the next few days, just click play. http://magicseaweed.com/MSW-Surf-Charts/1/?imageScale=swell&chartType=HTSGW




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Steve

fergal.b wrote: »

Here is a link from Irish Coast Guard showing the swell over the next few days, just click play. http://magicseaweed.com/MSW-Surf-Charts/1/?imageScale=swell&chartType=HTSGW




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That forcefield down in Kerry seems to be working!! It looked as if we were going to be swallowed by a black hole there..

fergal.b

Steve wrote: »

That forcefield down in Kerry seems to be working!! It looked as if we were going to be swallowed by a black hole there..

They are beating it off with hurley sticks





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HeidiHeidi

Steve wrote: »

That forcefield down in Kerry seems to be working!! It looked as if we were going to be swallowed by a black hole there..

Jaysus, couldn't get that to work earlier on the phone....

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I wouldn't be doing too much cleaning up in Lahinch if I were them!

On the subject of boats, I wonder did DL marina stay attached to its poles? Pic from a pal of mine showed the pontoons about six inches from the top of the poles the other day :eek:

I sincerely hope our boat is still up on its trailer, must tip out and check sometime soon.....

Sympathies to all who have suffered damage in the last few weeks - I'm just back from the Westport area and there's carnage in spots, but nothing compared to some other places.

fergal.b

You would think in this day and age every harbour and marina would have working web cam's so people can keep a eye on their boats. http://www.camvista.com/ireland/dublin-bay-webcam-dun-laoghaire-ferryport.php




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pedroeibar1

yawhat! wrote: »

Its crazy the weather lately, boat will be locked up for a while

Steve wrote: »

That forcefield down in Kerry seems to be working!! It looked as if we were going to be swallowed by a black hole there..

That black hole was rather bad alright. Cover was torn from eyelets and blown out of its boltropes – no idea how far it travelled but it escaped tall trees so for a while it was a risk to aviation; replacement suffered equally. Several trees down, sawn, drawn and quartered. More to go. Could not even think about antifouling in this weather.

pedroeibar1

Insurance media are stating that Costa Concordia's insurers have paid out $1 billion to date out of a budgeted $1.6 billion and expect that the 1.6 might not be enough....

fergal.b

I heard there are 9 yachts adrift in Kinsale :eek: anybody down that way.




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fergal.b

Irish Coast Guard FB page https://www.facebook.com/IrishCoastGuard?fref=ts say's 4 towed in and 5 on the rocks :eek:




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HeidiHeidi

fergal.b wrote: »

Irish Coast Guard FB page https://www.facebook.com/IrishCoastGuard?fref=ts say's 4 towed in and 5 on the rocks :eek:




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While reading through their page for the Kinsale news, came across a report of not one, but TWO people who had to be rescued on the DL East Pier having been washed off their feet (one from the upper to the lower level :eek:).

Darwin awards all round :mad:

fergal.b

It beggars belief the things some people are getting up to even after the warnings, I saw one video of a guy jumping off a high board into the sea in the hight of the storm I guess just for a few min's of youtube fame




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HeidiHeidi

fergal.b wrote: »

It beggars belief the things some people are getting up to even after the warnings, I saw one video of a guy jumping off a high board into the sea in the hight of the storm I guess just for a few min's of youtube fame




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Think that was in 2011, but your point still absolutely stands.

It boils my blood to think that he (and all those other gob****es acting the hero) take up the time - and risk the lives - of the emergency services while there might be other actual emergencies happening :mad::mad::mad:

HeidiHeidi

Possibly one of the cases I mentioned was in Howth - some more blood-boiling pics here

https://www.facebook.com/ian.carruthers.395/media_set?set=a.10152147817016718.1073741842.631736717&type=1

Are there enough Darwin awards in existence? Should we mint some more?

I need to stop looking at these pages or I'll have a stroke.

fergal.b

A little spin on a J-class I do like this boat

fergal.b

A bit of racing from the j class for those of you that are missing been out on the water.

neris

fergal.b wrote: »

A bit of racing from the j class for those of you that are missing been out on the water.

Lovely sail yesterday out in Howth, sailing season has started.

Steve

neris wrote: »

Lovely sail yesterday out in Howth, sailing season has started.

T'was feicin cold though....


:D:D:D:D

imurdaddy

Looking for some place to build miles towards yacht master, learn a few new tricks any suggestions?

Prefer ireland I think its better to learn in conditions you sail. Im a member of a club on the west coast but its more racing orientated, im looking to push on to ocean trips and extended cruises.

fergal.b

imurdaddy wrote: »

Looking for some place to build miles towards yacht master, learn a few new tricks any suggestions?

Prefer ireland I think its better to learn in conditions you sail. Im a member of a club on the west coast but its more racing orientated, im looking to push on to ocean trips and extended cruises.

There is a sticky at the top of the main page "crew available" post on that and if anything come up you will be spotted there.




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fergal.b

Gust speeds up to 59 kts (F11) in Dún Laoghaire Harbour at the moment :eek: http://www.dlhweather.com/current-details/ it's going to be a wild one.


64.3 (f12)








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Vexorg

Its a pity none of the web cams are up.

imurdaddy

fergal.b wrote: »

There is a sticky at the top of the main page "crew available" post on that and if anything come up you will be spotted there.




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Ya I seen that fergal, seems to be alot of racing crews which I already do but would like to get on crews for longer passages deliverys etc. I have got some from my club but cant hurt to check further a field. I'd be willing to travel anyplace in ireland really for the right opportunity.

neris

Steve wrote: »

T'was feicin cold though....


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Thought it was rather pleasent if a little wet at times. Good fun with the kite downwind

fergal.b

An 82 foot wave :eek: was recorded off kinsale http://www.southerns...le-12022014.htm It's quite bad here on the East coast at the moment don't think I have ever felt wind gusts like this before.
Be safe.





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Stheno

RNLI rescue four fisherman in Galway today

Looked horrible, fair play to those volunteers from the RNLI

HeidiHeidi

Had to laugh at the hyping up of TV3 just now... pics of boats straining on their moorings in Crosshaven - "some of them looked in danger of capsizing"

There will be one owner though who'll be in need of a new jib....a lovely shot the whole thing unfurled and flapping furiously :eek:

A few others will be in need of new covers, there was a lot of flapping going on in DL coal harbour as well!

Steve

Dramatic video of double wave over the sea wall at Spiddal Pier..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sff0l7dwrwc

(can't believe I just posted that, spending too much time on thejournal.ie)

fergal.b

Boss man at it again :eek: