@@XploiTee Haha, the name on the boat is LOOKFAR...oops. That boat must have one hell of a fin keel Aaand, the water is very shallow there. Guy in the water is standing up. Gheez...
Depth sounder - Dept chart or GPS I don't sail but I was taught this in coast guard class but I am only certified up to 35" but most of the sail boat people I know think they are special - I don't have the patience to wait for the wind I want to get on with it already
Pull it down from the main halyard. This will lean the boat more onto its beam and present a bigger surface to the water and float the boat even in shallow water. Then easily pull it into deeper water. This avoids risk of damage to , prop, keel, hull, rudder etc. Have done this many times.🤗😄
Was looking for this comment. I was shaking my head the whole time SeaTow tried to just brute force this job. If twin 300's isn't moving it, you need to change your approach because it is not lightly aground.
Yep, use a halyard to pull her over and get off the keel and floating on the hull side. Then pull her free. That wasn't capsized, They sail every day heeled over further than that.
I ran aground in an inlet one time with an outgoing tide. I have a deep keeled downeaster. Years I went out the same inlet and never ran aground, I was going out and well off the jetty and got stuck on the sand bar. Truly terrifying feeling all the water pushing against your hull and feeling the boat like you've never felt before. Like when your boat turns on it's side after getting hit by a wave broadside , it's like time stops and you're in some weird scary zone.
"I realize that you are standing in surf trying to help me, but there is NO WAY I am bending down to grab the line. You must throw it over my bow rails and into my hands."
Can we just talk about how bad ass that life guard was. Paddled out into near open water, into one of the most dangerous inlets in the world, left the safety of his board to battle the surf and throw a rope to this vessel in need. Job well done to you sir.
Bro, it's waist deep water and 6 inch ankle snappers. Literally kiddy pool level. Our geriatric swim group made up of 50 to 70 year olds goes out in WAY worse conditions than these literally every day.
you should see the tow boat crews out in storm conditions attaching lines during boat rescues- it is crazy-guys out there in t-shirts/shorts and flippers pulling cables in crazy surf
If you ever go aground afterwards be sure to carefully check down below in the keel area for any stress leaks. There is an unordinary amount of pressure put into that area whenever such an undertaking occurs.
They needed two two boats for this job, or actually _ANY_ mono-hull sailboat that's aground. Boat #1: Main tow either from the bow or stern as conditions dictate. Boat #2: Rig a line to the tip of the mast. Pull at a 45-90 degree angle along with boat #1 to heel the stuck vessel over as far as safely possible, this will help get the keel out of the mud/sand.
@Wogden 700 I've _been_ pulled off just like that in moderate weather in L.I. Sound. Had to have the rigging retuned but no _MAJOR_ damage. Not like pounding against the bottom until high-tide returned anyway!
it is absolutely necessary to list the sailboat, so that the keel is no longer stuck in the sand. The mainsail halyard is usually used, pulling it from another boat, to starboard or port side
Once i got unstuck by puting 100 liters of water and a crew member on the end of boom and swinging them out. No wind and waves in that situation. Only my poor decision
Thinking same thing. Sea tow should’ve had a line on now and stern and pulled sideways back out to sea. Or have a 2nd sea tow pulling the top of the mast from a halyard, as you stated.
Done it myself and it works like a charm. Spare halliard to another vessel that pulls the mast over about 45 degrees or so to lift the keel off the bottom, then just move everything out to deeper water.
I learned how to sail back in 1976, but, I started going in boats in 1964. This had to be a very novice boater. Anyone who knows anything about boating can see those breakers in that stretch of water and realize that that means that there is a shoal or sandbar under them. Look just 50 yards out how calm the water is and then, in this area, there are waves breaking. If you don't know what that means, you should not be driving any sort of boat.
One of my sailboats was a 19' Windstar, we ran aground on a sandbar near the Holgate Inlet near Long Beach Island in New Jersey. It was a beautiful day, the water was warm, and I was able to get in the water and push the boat over the sand bar. It's actually a great memory of a wonderful sailing adventure with my father.
That grounding was much more severe due to the surf than any I've experienced, but fortunately conditions weren't life-threatening. There are worse things than warm water and sandy bottoms. Thanks for capturing it! Heeling a sailboat over is a great way to get afloat (that's how I've done it), but in those waves you might just as easily get pushed further onto the bar. They got it off successsfully with no apparent damage (although for sure I'd be checking everything, including the bow cleats, the bottom and the engine). Call it an expensive win and learn from it. Just the other day I saw a video of a guy sitting in an arm chair and a bunch of sailors commented he was doing it wrong. (with apologies to the original author).
That is how I did it too, towed gently with the spinnaker halyard, healing boat over until it did not touch the bottom, and we had a wing keel, worked very well despite that.
The text book way to do it, on a sailboat with a keel stuck in a sand bar, is, as you described it for sure. I hope he, this way, got a strong keel on that boat. One of those bolted on ones, if the bolts are also corroded, may outright come off, if you tug and plow it out of a sand bar like that.
I was surprised to see Sea tow trying to pull this sailboat off the bar directly.. Problem is that the Keel of the sailboat is in the sand.. Take the halyard, give it to a small boat, pull the sailboat over sideways using the mast as leverage freeing the keel and then pull her off..
That's basically the advanced method. Lol if they'd have gotten stuck in a place where sailboats are a lot more common, I'm sure that's what would have happened. But when you're in powerboat central, you gotta take what you can get if you run her aground like a pinhead
@@Zarcondeegrissom haha very similar! its excusable in random spots but that bridge and this inlet are famous so these guys earned a big fat fail sticker =P
First thing I'd do after this is check the hull for leaks, and once the boat is safely docked or anchored, check the engine raw water system for sand or mud. Oh and pass the hat around to pay for the tow.
@@dougaltman9148 yes, I saw the water coming out, was thinking it was either A/C or bilge pump. Being the boat looked like a long range cruising sailboat, I doubt they had A/C running. That's why I decided to make my comment.
Ahh stimulus be here Wednesday...pull it on the hard and pretend to be a captain...😂 that sea toe driver could be the first mate!both looked clueless...sheer luck.🏴☠️⚔️🧐
Shout out to all my, Seatow, Towboat, and Coast Guard.. and other Maritine vessles.. for being the competent person(s) making my job easy...Thank You! - Local HarborMaster.
For all the seatow and tiowwboats around would it be too muck to hope one of them actually knew how to.... you know... TOW A BOAT? Goes double for Captain Keelgrrinder. Someone should put the Benny Hill soundtrack on this or the song that starts a circus so its less painful to watch I'd bet my biggest testicle he has never once raised a sail on that boat.
I used to work for sea tow in north east. Fun trick but dangerous one for sailboats is have one boat tied off to main halyard raised all the way up and another boat towing. Halyard boat lists the vessel over to free up keel while it’s dragged to deeper water
Two options the sailors could have done once aground 1.) Put sails up to get the boat to heel to reduce draft to make it easier for sea-tow 2.) Both people on the sailboat could use their own weight by standing by the shrouds and/or placing the boom over the leeward side of the boat and hanging on the end in an effort to reduce draft.
Here at El Rio de la Plata we use a very simple maneuver. One boat pulls a halyard and heels the sailboat and the other pulls the bow. The sailboat leaves easy and fast navigating on the band until it is straightened only by the distribution of the weight.
what could have been done to help towing it off was to heel the boat over to reduce the draft of it (add a weight to the end of the boom or mast top). it was common to do back in the old days and use a anchor.
Maybe put a line around the keel and get a heavy weight using the main halyard to weigh down the mast and allow the boat to heel while the tow boat pulls the keel from under that sand. You could also strategically anchor and wait for high tide.
Multiple ways to have avoided this but here are two. 1. Make sure you are aware of tides and how that could impact you entering any harbor or channel 2. Sailboats of this size need at least 8 foot of clearance. This captain must be very green.
@@stephentuttle4275: Thank you! The other comment deserves no response. Here in Idaho, if you must be towed, it’s either Sheriff department or Fish and game. I believe, as of 2018 anyway, it was upwards of $250 a tow. In ‘21? Who knows.
@@TERoss-jk9ny that's more or less the going rate for sea tow when you don't have a membership here in Miami, the annual fee seems like a scam until you get stuck just once🤣🤣
Dude on S/Y , stands up expecting a guy in water to his chest to " throw him a line " , on your knees buddy , be a little humble and cooperative, now your zero experience brought you to this . Another thing, they kept sailing ahead up on the sand bank , putting it in reverse might have been enough , maybe one dude in water pulling the mast towards him .
I feel sorry for that poor dog on board - he looks terrified. What great heroes the rescuers are to continuously have to go help these inexperienced boaters.
I’m no expert sailor…… nor was I ever in the Navy…. But I was in the Army. Looking 👀 at this situation….. it always gets me how no one thinks of wearing a life jacket ! ! ! I’m glad that everything seems to have turned out OK 👍. 😎
There certainly are a lot of 'experts' on here, but just a thought... With Sea Tow pulling straight off the bow, the police boat or another towboat could have taken a tow line to the main halyard from the sailboat and pulled off the beam of the sailboat, healing the boat over, thus reducing the draft at the same time the towboat pulled forward.
Looks like the keel plowed into the sand. Probably should have tugged it from the stern. Hopefully the keel and the prop/shaft are OK. A couple of marker buoys at low tide could help the novice boaters but it would take business away from the tow boats and boat repair folks. Always interesting, thanks!
That was my first thought - Drag it in the opposite direction of the grounding. However, some of these boats have foils and the rudder post is questionable. The guy tossing the rope was standing and the boat was a foot to two above waterline so I guessed five feet of draft. I would have yanked to starboard right away though.
With a sailboat you need to tow it sideways so the keel slides across the sand not digging into it. That's why the boat is sideways in the first place, the waves push the boat sideway. Have three boats pulling, One on the Bow, one on the stern and one in the middle pulling the boat over with the main mast. Not a lot just enough to keep her leaning over.
@@leebenson4874 Agreed. Someone earlier in this thread mentioned a dismasting if tried. I passed that comment by and then considered the side pull force on a halyard versus the force mother provides when she blows. A stick that crashed in a blow is rigged improperly or too light for any sailing rig. That lightly rigged commenter must have been a dinghy sailor who never advanced to the big rigs. Hang the rags boys! :)
*Keep the keel between the red & green bouys/channel markers.* *Or ... in a sailboat, run a B&G chart plotter, if you don't have a forward looking depth sounder/sonar.* *Just saying ... that's hard to do if you're a Captain who cares about your crew.*
Been in same situation. The tow has to time his pulls with the wave surges. Might also need to run a line through the main halyard to heel the vessel enough to break the suction. Lucky it was a sunny day in FLA and not where we were.
The way to remove a sailboat from grounding is to put up the sails and fill them with air, putting the boat on an angle and lessening the depth required for the keel. I don't know why they didn't do that and it also appears that their engine was not blowing wet exhaust.
they really needed another boat on the Halyard to pull the boat over , While the other one Pulls , Thems the breaks hitting sand Bars are common Occurences
With a grounded sailboat like that you tie a line to the mast and tip it over thus reducing the draft...then you try to pull it out. That thing weighs probably 20,000lbs! Wow, they got it! Nice!! Good thing...was looking like old capitan was pushing his little sailboat diesel pretty dang hard!
The sailboat skipper should have had the entire crew on deck all on the same side to heel the boat as much as possible. That reduces the draft of the boat and lifts the keel. As a Chesapeake sailing crew member on a "Triton" I was often elected to sit out on the end of the boom as it was pushed out to a right angle relative to the mast, with the "topping lift" snugged. My weight out on the end of the mast provided maximum leverage on one side to get the bottom of the keel off whatever it was we were stuck on. It always worked. Luckily the Chesapeake is very forgiving with it's sandy mucky bottom (no rocks).
Bunch of wingnuts including the towboat. All they had to do was heel the boat over using the main halyard. This lifts the keel off the bottom and the boat would have slid right across the sand bar. We do that all the time, and FYI, a sailboat is meant to heel over,
if the water isnt passing over the gunwale of your sailboat when sailing you either dont have wind or you are doing it wrong. This thing barely got a splash on it so it wasnt even close to proper running angle for a sailboat.
Came here to say this, unbelievable that they didn't know to use the halyard to heel the boat, could have been out of there in 2 minutes with one tow boat on the halyard and one on the bridle.
Like my grandpa use to say "Some people have more money than common sense"! which after watching quite a few of these videos , that saying definitely holds true!
And to think of all the passages he could have gotten stuck in here. Maybe he was looking for a new challenge. Wonder what he would do in Deception Pass.
Get a boat to pull the sailboat by the mast to the side so it heals over making the draft shallower at the same time have another boat pull it forward.
So true, already stranded myself once in the shallows near big pine key (Florida Keys). I caught up on some long overdue phone calls while waiting for the tide to come back in.
@@WavyBoats He was a lifeguard from the Boca Hotel Beach Club. Sea Tow should have flipped him $200 bucks from the $2000 tow. Without that extra hand. It would have been very interesting watching the Sea Tow Captain and the panicked owner get those lines over. Especially when one considers the depth at the bottom of the trough was about 2 feet and still going lower with the tide.
I had a new commercial fishing boat, and dredged a channel for a boat on the beach, then had to re antifoul the stern area, the sand from the prop removed the paint.
Monohull sailboats are almost impossible to capsize. Even if they do capsize, a good design will right itself shortly after. The most common reason for a monohull sailboat to capsize if it somehow loses its keel, which is what makes a sailboat so hard to capsize. The keel contains thousands of pounds of lead or steel and it is hung well under the bottom of the boat, acting like a counter weight. There are numerous stories of monohull sailboats caught out in giant storms. The crew panics and calls for evacuation. They are winched off the boat by a helo, and returned to land. Months later, the sailboat is potted bobbing around in the ocean crewless, having survived the storm, and whatever else the boat had encountered in that time. This boat was never in any danger of capsizing.
Right. no experienced person would have thought that but I must say that the whole idea of most monohulls righting themselves after they capzise is a myth sure it takes a lot for one to capzise but sir I begg you consider thinking they will right itself unless its under 15 feet right itself loool
@@rafwhy9888 Sail boats capsize when in a big seaway. After a wave has capsized a boat, there's going to be another wave right behind it. That wave will certainly right such a top heavy vessel as a capsized sail boat, and if it doesn't, certainly one of the next two dozen will. This, of course, doesn't happen as readily on a motor vessel because they don't have keels that hang so far under their boat and don't have tons of iron or lead ballast hanging from them. That's what I mean by righting itself. Yes, I realize that there are poorly designed sail boats that don't have enough ballast, and are more difficult for a wave to right the boat, but any sailboat that still has its keel attached will almost certainty right itself once the next big wave hits it.
@@operator0 How important would be the position of the capsized boat in the water and how probable is it to find itself in that position. How bout water thats going to start coming in even if he closes the hatches. How long approximately before that becomes an issue. by motor vessel you mean power boat or sail with a motor??? I had a 1978 coronado centercockpit and three power since then. Never thought my sailboat could right itself even though it had a beatuful kneel but I think about sailboat in general like say older then 90s I dont know get my drift :) like those cant possiblly right themselves you know bro not that youtube is a teacher but I have seen countless hours of boat fails never been able to see a sailboat right itself
@@rafwhy9888 The center of gravity is so high on a capsized, well designed sail boat that all it really needs a little nudge that isn't directly on the stern or bow. Even a 20 or 30 degree tilt would easily be enough to flip a well designed sail boat back over. Yachting Monthly did a capsize test on a cheap Bavaria about ten years ago. The boat was a shoal draft and they let it stay inverted for a good 30 seconds. There was water ingress, but I was quite surprised at just how water tight the boat was when inverted...even for a cheap boat like this. To my untrained eye, I would say it could be upside down for a good 5 minutes before it took on too much water to flip back over. Certainly enough time for the next dozen waves to hit the boat. Even if I'm off by 50%, that's 5+ chances for a big wave to flip it upright. And remember, this was a cheap, old boat in need of a lot of maintenance. I would have no doubt, what-so-ever, that a well designed sailboat could capsize multiple times in a large storm and end up with the black side down, bobbing away peacefully after the storm had passed. The '79 Fastnet and '98 Sydney to Hobart races prove it.
@@operator0 I had seen lots on the hobart but didnt think about capzise I watched the Fastnet stuff now and specifically said they capsized and righted itself I also just watched the yachting monthly test you mentioned all interesting But I really appreciate your feedback and I understand what your saying a 20 30 tilt would help and ya I guess thanks
If you're not a member, you call SeaTow and give them your credit card info before they even come out. Then they throw in a free year of membership after that.
the Sea Tow annual fee covers towing, line in props ,fuel drops and and some other minor services. If you are hard aground or sinking it can cost more. It's still a great service but it doesn't cover major events. If this sailboat had a SeaTow Membership that probably covered this call. It was one SeaTow boat and about an hour of work. I was a Captain for them years ago in Fort Lauderdale. The guys from BoatUS were circling like vultures hoping to get the job. It is very competitive between the towing companies.
Being in the right place at the right time, priceless! Great capture of the action. Heal it over and a stern pull would have much easier and gentler on the boat. During a sailboat race on Lake St. Clair, MI. We ha a 28 ‘ healed over so far we could see all but 12 - 15” of the tip of the keel. The wind was blowing so hard we were about 5 kts above theoretical hull speed. Down right scary.
Dude! Put you dingy in the water. bring you anchor to deep water. Use the winch and the motor, and the jib if the wind is right. No problem! Been the done that
GIven you can quickly loose your entire boats in such cases you tend to be happy to pay some hundreds or even thousends to the rescuers if they manage to save it.
Is there anything the Sail boat captain could've done differently guys? 😳
Look f"a"rther ahead !!
Well, he set up the tow lines nicely, good bridal pull configuration.
@@XploiTee Haha, the name on the boat is LOOKFAR...oops. That boat must have one hell of a fin keel
Aaand, the water is very shallow there. Guy in the water is standing up. Gheez...
Depth sounder - Dept chart or GPS I don't sail but I was taught this in coast guard class but I am only certified up to 35" but most of the sail boat people I know think they are special - I don't have the patience to wait for the wind I want to get on with it already
try not to get stuck
Pull it down from the main halyard. This will lean the boat more onto its beam and present a bigger surface to the water and float the boat even in shallow water. Then easily pull it into deeper water. This avoids risk of damage to , prop, keel, hull, rudder etc. Have done this many times.🤗😄
You've done it many times? How often do you ground your boat.....(just kidding).
Was looking for this comment. I was shaking my head the whole time SeaTow tried to just brute force this job. If twin 300's isn't moving it, you need to change your approach because it is not lightly aground.
Poor boat was standing on it’s keel with the hull a foot out of the water. 🤦🏾♂️
@@pcs5852 😂 thankfully not my boat. Helping others in this same situation.
Yep, use a halyard to pull her over and get off the keel and floating on the hull side. Then pull her free. That wasn't capsized, They sail every day heeled over further than that.
I really hate to see sailboats in trouble, people live on them. glad to see it all went well. Thanks for the video!
I ran aground in an inlet one time with an outgoing tide. I have a deep keeled downeaster. Years I went out the same inlet and never ran aground, I was going out and well off the jetty and got stuck on the sand bar. Truly terrifying feeling all the water pushing against your hull and feeling the boat like you've never felt before. Like when your boat turns on it's side after getting hit by a wave broadside , it's like time stops and you're in some weird scary zone.
"I realize that you are standing in surf trying to help me, but there is NO WAY I am bending down to grab the line. You must throw it over my bow rails and into my hands."
Had the "skipper" never heard of a device called a BOAT HOOK ?
Yeah! Where was the boat hook?
I was thinking the same thing
I had the same thought, get your belly down on the deck and reach for the &#($% line.
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Can we just talk about how bad ass that life guard was. Paddled out into near open water, into one of the most dangerous inlets in the world, left the safety of his board to battle the surf and throw a rope to this vessel in need. Job well done to you sir.
I probably would have found a way to throw the rope further from the other boat, but it was crazy to see how shallow it was!
Bro, it's waist deep water and 6 inch ankle snappers. Literally kiddy pool level. Our geriatric swim group made up of 50 to 70 year olds goes out in WAY worse conditions than these literally every day.
you should see the tow boat crews out in storm conditions attaching lines during boat rescues- it is crazy-guys out there in t-shirts/shorts and flippers pulling cables in crazy surf
There's 2 types of sailors. Those who've run aground, and those who lie about it.
I just learned this saying this past weekend during courses and i love it haha
I mean, this was pretty stupid. Check your gauges , know your keel, assume the water is shallow.
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When that day happens i'm going to stop sail. Id be ashamed to death.
If you ever go aground afterwards be sure to carefully check down below in the keel area for any stress leaks. There is an unordinary amount of pressure put into that area whenever such an undertaking occurs.
They needed two two boats for this job, or actually _ANY_ mono-hull sailboat that's aground.
Boat #1: Main tow either from the bow or stern as conditions dictate.
Boat #2: Rig a line to the tip of the mast. Pull at a 45-90 degree angle along with boat #1 to heel the stuck vessel over as far as safely possible, this will help get the keel out of the mud/sand.
@Wogden 700 I've _been_ pulled off just like that in moderate weather in L.I. Sound. Had to have the rigging retuned but no _MAJOR_ damage. Not like pounding against the bottom until high-tide returned anyway!
it is absolutely necessary to list the sailboat, so that the keel is no longer stuck in the sand. The mainsail halyard is usually used, pulling it from another boat, to starboard or port side
Exactly.
Once i got unstuck by puting 100 liters of water and a crew member on the end of boom and swinging them out. No wind and waves in that situation. Only my poor decision
Thinking same thing. Sea tow should’ve had a line on now and stern and pulled sideways back out to sea. Or have a 2nd sea tow pulling the top of the mast from a halyard, as you stated.
Done it myself and it works like a charm. Spare halliard to another vessel that pulls the mast over about 45 degrees or so to lift the keel off the bottom, then just move everything out to deeper water.
Preferably the side opposite the cooling water inlet.
I'm sure I saw the exhaust pumping sand.
I learned how to sail back in 1976, but, I started going in boats in 1964. This had to be a very novice boater. Anyone who knows anything about boating can see those breakers in that stretch of water and realize that that means that there is a shoal or sandbar under them. Look just 50 yards out how calm the water is and then, in this area, there are waves breaking.
If you don't know what that means, you should not be driving any sort of boat.
A novice boater perhaps but note that the boat is registered in Washington state. How did it get to Florida?
@@debbieraby Surely, by truck!
@@zubitron5 with a massive fin thingy underneath or the fin is modular?
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One of my sailboats was a 19' Windstar, we ran aground on a sandbar near the Holgate Inlet near Long Beach Island in New Jersey. It was a beautiful day, the water was warm, and I was able to get in the water and push the boat over the sand bar. It's actually a great memory of a wonderful sailing adventure with my father.
That grounding was much more severe due to the surf than any I've experienced, but fortunately conditions weren't life-threatening. There are worse things than warm water and sandy bottoms. Thanks for capturing it! Heeling a sailboat over is a great way to get afloat (that's how I've done it), but in those waves you might just as easily get pushed further onto the bar. They got it off successsfully with no apparent damage (although for sure I'd be checking everything, including the bow cleats, the bottom and the engine). Call it an expensive win and learn from it.
Just the other day I saw a video of a guy sitting in an arm chair and a bunch of sailors commented he was doing it wrong. (with apologies to the original author).
'warm water and sandy bottoms' - reminds me of a girl I knew
next time they should "look far" ,so far they can see the tides table !
That is how I did it too, towed gently with the spinnaker halyard, healing boat over until it did not touch the bottom, and we had a wing keel, worked very well despite that.
The text book way to do it, on a sailboat with a keel stuck in a sand bar, is, as you described it for sure. I hope he, this way, got a strong keel on that boat. One of those bolted on ones, if the bolts are also corroded, may outright come off, if you tug and plow it out of a sand bar like that.
@@1corinthians15.1-4kjv a story I heard from a tow using the spinnaker halyard was that the mast came down
glad to se he made it out with no injuries.
Glad the Dog is ok...🐶👍
Yeah, where's his life jacket? He looked worried.
I was surprised to see Sea tow trying to pull this sailboat off the bar directly.. Problem is that the Keel of the sailboat is in the sand.. Take the halyard, give it to a small boat, pull the sailboat over sideways using the mast as leverage freeing the keel and then pull her off..
exactly the good way to do
That's basically the advanced method. Lol if they'd have gotten stuck in a place where sailboats are a lot more common, I'm sure that's what would have happened. But when you're in powerboat central, you gotta take what you can get if you run her aground like a pinhead
Know yer draft. Know yer tide. Read a chart.
Employ native guides in unknown places.
He forgot about the keel, thought he was in a motor boat. :)
if you've seen that 11foot8 channel (The Canopener Bridge), few read the truck height signs or draft charts, lol. (/sarcasm)
@@Zarcondeegrissom haha very similar! its excusable in random spots but that bridge and this inlet are famous so these guys earned a big fat fail sticker =P
Famous last words, 20\20 hindsight bull crap as your own boat runs aground.
First thing I'd do after this is check the hull for leaks, and once the boat is safely docked or anchored, check the engine raw water system for sand or mud. Oh and pass the hat around to pay for the tow.
Didn't you notice the water coming out from the bilge pump?
Hopefully they had Sea Tow Insurance - it's cheap - less than $150/yr - if now, that has $5k written all over it. Maritime law don't fool around.
@@dougaltman9148 yes, I saw the water coming out, was thinking it was either A/C or bilge pump. Being the boat looked like a long range cruising sailboat, I doubt they had A/C running. That's why I decided to make my comment.
Ahh stimulus be here Wednesday...pull it on the hard and pretend to be a captain...😂 that sea toe driver could be the first mate!both looked clueless...sheer luck.🏴☠️⚔️🧐
Also might need to be hauled to check for structural damage.
Shout out to all my, Seatow, Towboat, and Coast Guard.. and other Maritine vessles.. for being the competent person(s) making my job easy...Thank You! - Local HarborMaster.
Are you fucking kidding? That was a horrible rescue.
The tow boat was pretty incompetent, he should have heeled the boat before pulling it.
For all the seatow and tiowwboats around would it be too muck to hope one of them actually knew how to.... you know... TOW A BOAT? Goes double for Captain Keelgrrinder. Someone should put the Benny Hill soundtrack on this or the song that starts a circus so its less painful to watch I'd bet my biggest testicle he has never once raised a sail on that boat.
This is a service that is provided for hire. not a random good Samaritan.
I used to work for sea tow in north east. Fun trick but dangerous one for sailboats is have one boat tied off to main halyard raised all the way up and another boat towing. Halyard boat lists the vessel over to free up keel while it’s dragged to deeper water
Two options the sailors could have done once aground 1.) Put sails up to get the boat to heel to reduce draft to make it easier for sea-tow 2.) Both people on the sailboat could use their own weight by standing by the shrouds and/or placing the boom over the leeward side of the boat and hanging on the end in an effort to reduce draft.
Where my guy on surf board go haha he deserved a good 50 spot
Strong swimmer. 🌊
@Stellvia Hoenheim he swam out of the danger zone the minute the guy caught the ropes. Dove into a wave and wasn’t seen again.
@@jayquick6520 :(
Love it when the guy was standing on the sand bar throwing the tow rope.
Here at El Rio de la Plata we use a very simple maneuver.
One boat pulls a halyard and heels the sailboat and the other pulls the bow.
The sailboat leaves easy and fast navigating on the band until it is straightened only by the distribution of the weight.
PUT the sail up !!
Looks like a KP44 💪🏻
what could have been done to help towing it off was to heel the boat over to reduce the draft of it (add a weight to the end of the boom or mast top). it was common to do back in the old days and use a anchor.
Legend has it the Lookfar still haunts that sandbar to this day 🧟
hahahahahaha,lol good one mate
At least half a rudder and chunks of rudder are still seeking revenge.
Sail boat apparently didn’t “look far” enough 😂
Ironic
The name comes from the book A Wizard of Earthsea.
Perhaps the problem was that they did look far, but missed the sandbar that was near?
Maybe put a line around the keel and get a heavy weight using the main halyard to weigh down the mast and allow the boat to heel while the tow boat pulls the keel from under that sand. You could also strategically anchor and wait for high tide.
didn't 'lookfar' enough!! lol
Multiple ways to have avoided this but here are two. 1. Make sure you are aware of tides and how that could impact you entering any harbor or channel 2. Sailboats of this size need at least 8 foot of clearance. This captain must be very green.
Hes less Green now lol. I just want to learn im enjoyong the comments
AAA in the water they're wonderful and surprisingly pretty reasonable on a yearly basis
Don’t know what “Sea Tow” cost, but, ummmmm. It was worth it this day!
It'd have to be more than a carton of piss..
$175 for a year of service from Sea Tow
@@stephentuttle4275: Thank you! The other comment deserves no response. Here in Idaho, if you must be towed, it’s either Sheriff department or Fish and game. I believe, as of 2018 anyway, it was upwards of $250 a tow. In ‘21? Who knows.
@@TERoss-jk9ny that's more or less the going rate for sea tow when you don't have a membership here in Miami, the annual fee seems like a scam until you get stuck just once🤣🤣
@@stephentuttle4275 worth every penny
Taker guys. Keep safe everyone.
I saw the dog on the sail boat and my anxiety level shot through the roof!
Me too😥😳
@@franklix me three! He/she looked like a big dog and was a good boy to stay in cabin.
Dude on S/Y , stands up expecting a guy in water to his chest to " throw him a line " , on your knees buddy , be a little humble and cooperative, now your zero experience brought you to this . Another thing, they kept sailing ahead up on the sand bank , putting it in reverse might have been enough , maybe one dude in water pulling the mast towards him .
I feel sorry for that poor dog on board - he looks terrified. What great heroes the rescuers are to continuously have to go help these inexperienced boaters.
Yah! good vid as always Wavy Boats is the best!
Thnxs Brad! 👍
I’m no expert sailor…… nor was I ever in the Navy…. But I was in the Army.
Looking 👀 at this situation….. it always gets me how no one thinks of wearing a life jacket ! ! !
I’m glad that everything seems to have turned out OK 👍.
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I’ve run aground. It’s a horrible feeling. Lucky the tow boat was there to help
There certainly are a lot of 'experts' on here, but just a thought... With Sea Tow pulling straight off the bow, the police boat or another towboat could have taken a tow line to the main halyard from the sailboat and pulled off the beam of the sailboat, healing the boat over, thus reducing the draft at the same time the towboat pulled forward.
Looks like the keel plowed into the sand. Probably should have tugged it from the stern. Hopefully the keel and the prop/shaft are OK. A couple of marker buoys at low tide could help the novice boaters but it would take business away from the tow boats and boat repair folks. Always interesting, thanks!
Others also mentioned it should have been towed from the stern. You guys are right on this one. 👍
That was my first thought - Drag it in the opposite direction of the grounding. However, some of these boats have foils and the rudder post is questionable. The guy tossing the rope was standing and the boat was a foot to two above waterline so I guessed five feet of draft. I would have yanked to starboard right away though.
With a sailboat you need to tow it sideways so the keel slides across the sand not digging into it. That's why the boat is sideways in the first place, the waves push the boat sideway. Have three boats pulling, One on the Bow, one on the stern and one in the middle pulling the boat over with the main mast. Not a lot just enough to keep her leaning over.
@@leebenson4874 hey that makes sense, I just finished 3 sailing courses and none mentioned this as a technique, thanks for the input
@@leebenson4874 Agreed. Someone earlier in this thread mentioned a dismasting if tried. I passed that comment by and then considered the side pull force on a halyard versus the force mother provides when she blows. A stick that crashed in a blow is rigged improperly or too light for any sailing rig. That lightly rigged commenter must have been a dinghy sailor who never advanced to the big rigs. Hang the rags boys! :)
Nice work 👍
Great video,nice job 💪💪
LOOKFAR Captain - "fuck, we're stuck."
EVERGIVEN Captain - "bloody amateurs, I'll show you what stuck is."
Shittino: “Oh look, a pretty little town”!
Another fine video as usual! Keep up the great work. It truly is greatly appreciated here in Dayton, Ohio!
Glad you're enjoying the content, Jim. 👍
*Keep the keel between the red & green bouys/channel markers.*
*Or ... in a sailboat, run a B&G chart plotter, if you don't have a forward looking depth sounder/sonar.*
*Just saying ... that's hard to do if you're a Captain who cares about your crew.*
Great video!
SeaTow needs a higher pull point.
I first-mated on a 25 foot sailboat on Lake Texoma in the 80s. First lesson I learned is Stay off the Brown....Stay On the Blue.
Been in same situation. The tow has to time his pulls with the wave surges. Might also need to run a line through the main halyard to heel the vessel enough to break the suction. Lucky it was a sunny day in FLA and not where we were.
to heel aside is correct solution. Could work even without towing sometimes
"Vashon" on the stern. They were about 4500 land miles from the sound.
The way to remove a sailboat from grounding is to put up the sails and fill them with air, putting the boat on an angle and lessening the depth required for the keel. I don't know why they didn't do that and it also appears that their engine was not blowing wet exhaust.
they really needed another boat on the Halyard to pull the boat over , While the other one Pulls , Thems the breaks hitting sand Bars are common Occurences
why is there only one person on tow boat useless
yup , been there many times just to get out of the canal on low tide
With a grounded sailboat like that you tie a line to the mast and tip it over thus reducing the draft...then you try to pull it out. That thing weighs probably 20,000lbs! Wow, they got it! Nice!!
Good thing...was looking like old capitan was pushing his little sailboat diesel pretty dang hard!
Thank you for uploading.
meanwhile the wife is sittin with the dog wondering if they will make their 6pm dinner reservation
Wives and sailboats are a doomed combination.
I was more worried about the dog than the boat lol
I was really worried about the dog to! Put a flotation device on him...
@@Toolboxboy69 frrr!!! Dog safety first!
The sailboat skipper should have had the entire crew on deck all on the same side to heel the boat as much as possible. That reduces the draft of the boat and lifts the keel. As a Chesapeake sailing crew member on a "Triton" I was often elected to sit out on the end of the boom as it was pushed out to a right angle relative to the mast, with the "topping lift" snugged. My weight out on the end of the mast provided maximum leverage on one side to get the bottom of the keel off whatever it was we were stuck on. It always worked. Luckily the Chesapeake is very forgiving with it's sandy mucky bottom (no rocks).
Hope the boat is fine because it’s a beauty.
Another fine relaxing day Sailing!!!
Bunch of wingnuts including the towboat. All they had to do was heel the boat over using the main halyard. This lifts the keel off the bottom and the boat would have slid right across the sand bar. We do that all the time, and FYI, a sailboat is meant to heel over,
What I was going to say. Just like clearing a low bridge....
Agree. Also, since there was some wind, unfurling the jib could have helped at various points.
if the water isnt passing over the gunwale of your sailboat when sailing you either dont have wind or you are doing it wrong. This thing barely got a splash on it so it wasnt even close to proper running angle for a sailboat.
Came here to say this, unbelievable that they didn't know to use the halyard to heel the boat, could have been out of there in 2 minutes with one tow boat on the halyard and one on the bridle.
Should also have a much longer tow rope tow rope to help “spring” the yacht
Like my grandpa use to say "Some people have more money than common sense"! which after watching quite a few of these videos , that saying definitely holds true!
Nothing wrong with making mistakes.
Vashon - where the boat is from - is way out here in Washington State. They went a long way to get stuck :)
And to think of all the passages he could have gotten stuck in here. Maybe he was looking for a new challenge. Wonder what he would do in Deception Pass.
Good job guys!!!
I'd never put a pinky toe on a sailboat or a carnival cruise ship. 😭 Thx for sharing. ♥️
Allways thought a SandBar involved mixed drinks on the beach...!
A new sideline for for Matts Off road recovery? with Ed and Lizzy! "we'll get 'em out!"
Get a boat to pull the sailboat by the mast to the side so it heals over making the draft shallower at the same time have another boat pull it forward.
Beautiful piece of film.
good work... did not think it would happen. but the waves helped a lot
There are two types of sailors, those that have ran aground and those that will. Thank god this worked out for the better.
So true, already stranded myself once in the shallows near big pine key (Florida Keys). I caught up on some long overdue phone calls while waiting for the tide to come back in.
If you have an extra 4' to 6' under your boat then it's YOUR responsibility to know your position 😉.
Another great video.
What do you mean?
that surfer lmao
That dude got out there pretty fast considering the wave action. 😳
@@WavyBoats He was a lifeguard from the Boca Hotel Beach Club. Sea Tow should have flipped him $200 bucks from the $2000 tow. Without that extra hand. It would have been very interesting watching the Sea Tow Captain and the panicked owner get those lines over. Especially when one considers the depth at the bottom of the trough was about 2 feet and still going lower with the tide.
Probably need to check those keel bolts after that!
😍😍♥️😍😍Beautiful and wonderful 😍♥️😍
Looks like they needed to make a call to Matts's Offroad recovery.
"So, we got a call . . . "
@@marvindebot3264 yes! "We'll get em out"
@@stout_tossme7541 Well, more like "off" in this case 😁
@@marvindebot3264 lol
LOL
I saw Lookfar in ft Pierce the other day. I’ll have to let him know he’s famous!
Lookfar didn't look far enough lol !
Now that he's got the keel well sanded, might as well have her hauled, and paint the rest of the bottom.
I had a new commercial fishing boat, and dredged a channel for a boat on the beach, then had to re antifoul the stern area, the sand from the prop removed the paint.
Yup- when a guy is standing next to your boat, you're grounded.😲⛵
Obviously a new sailor!
Sometimes all you can do is Lookfar, when you can't go far.
Monohull sailboats are almost impossible to capsize. Even if they do capsize, a good design will right itself shortly after. The most common reason for a monohull sailboat to capsize if it somehow loses its keel, which is what makes a sailboat so hard to capsize. The keel contains thousands of pounds of lead or steel and it is hung well under the bottom of the boat, acting like a counter weight.
There are numerous stories of monohull sailboats caught out in giant storms. The crew panics and calls for evacuation. They are winched off the boat by a helo, and returned to land. Months later, the sailboat is potted bobbing around in the ocean crewless, having survived the storm, and whatever else the boat had encountered in that time.
This boat was never in any danger of capsizing.
Right. no experienced person would have thought that but I must say that the whole idea of most monohulls righting themselves after they capzise is a myth sure it takes a lot for one to capzise but sir I begg you consider thinking they will right itself unless its under 15 feet
right itself loool
@@rafwhy9888 Sail boats capsize when in a big seaway. After a wave has capsized a boat, there's going to be another wave right behind it. That wave will certainly right such a top heavy vessel as a capsized sail boat, and if it doesn't, certainly one of the next two dozen will. This, of course, doesn't happen as readily on a motor vessel because they don't have keels that hang so far under their boat and don't have tons of iron or lead ballast hanging from them.
That's what I mean by righting itself.
Yes, I realize that there are poorly designed sail boats that don't have enough ballast, and are more difficult for a wave to right the boat, but any sailboat that still has its keel attached will almost certainty right itself once the next big wave hits it.
@@operator0 How important would be the position of the capsized boat in the water and how probable is it to find itself in that position. How bout water thats going to start coming in even if he closes the hatches. How long approximately before that becomes an issue. by motor vessel you mean power boat or sail with a motor??? I had a 1978 coronado centercockpit and three power since then. Never thought my sailboat could right itself even though it had a beatuful kneel but I think about sailboat in general like say older then 90s I dont know get my drift :) like those cant possiblly right themselves you know bro not that youtube is a teacher but I have seen countless hours of boat fails never been able to see a sailboat right itself
@@rafwhy9888 The center of gravity is so high on a capsized, well designed sail boat that all it really needs a little nudge that isn't directly on the stern or bow. Even a 20 or 30 degree tilt would easily be enough to flip a well designed sail boat back over.
Yachting Monthly did a capsize test on a cheap Bavaria about ten years ago. The boat was a shoal draft and they let it stay inverted for a good 30 seconds. There was water ingress, but I was quite surprised at just how water tight the boat was when inverted...even for a cheap boat like this. To my untrained eye, I would say it could be upside down for a good 5 minutes before it took on too much water to flip back over. Certainly enough time for the next dozen waves to hit the boat. Even if I'm off by 50%, that's 5+ chances for a big wave to flip it upright. And remember, this was a cheap, old boat in need of a lot of maintenance.
I would have no doubt, what-so-ever, that a well designed sailboat could capsize multiple times in a large storm and end up with the black side down, bobbing away peacefully after the storm had passed. The '79 Fastnet and '98 Sydney to Hobart races prove it.
@@operator0 I had seen lots on the hobart but didnt think about capzise I watched the Fastnet stuff now and specifically said they capsized and righted itself I also just watched the yachting monthly test you mentioned all interesting But I really appreciate your feedback and I understand what your saying a 20 30 tilt would help and ya I guess thanks
Does this cost? How do they settle up in the water? Do they discuss ahead of time? Sorry I'm from DFW. Don't know anything about boats
I have the same questions
My guess is this guy pays the yearly fee of about $180. Most cruisers are members.
@@SV-DEDICATED thx
If you're not a member, you call SeaTow and give them your credit card info before they even come out. Then they throw in a free year of membership after that.
the Sea Tow annual fee covers towing, line in props ,fuel drops and and some other minor services. If you are hard aground or sinking it can cost more. It's still a great service but it doesn't cover major events. If this sailboat had a SeaTow Membership that probably covered this call. It was one SeaTow boat and about an hour of work. I was a Captain for them years ago in Fort Lauderdale. The guys from BoatUS were circling like vultures hoping to get the job. It is very competitive between the towing companies.
Good job SEA TOW and Police.. Thank you..
Good job 👍🏻
Being in the right place at the right time, priceless! Great capture of the action.
Heal it over and a stern pull would have much easier and gentler on the boat.
During a sailboat race on Lake St. Clair, MI. We ha a 28 ‘ healed over so far we could see all but 12 - 15” of the tip of the keel. The wind was blowing so hard we were about 5 kts above theoretical hull speed.
Down right scary.
I was more worried about the dog than anything else!! LOL
I was trying to see if the kids had on life preservers. Sometimes it looked like yes, than nope, don’t think so.
Sailor continues pumping sand through his cooling system the whole time.
Free sand blasting
What could they have done? Matt’s Off road Recovery and a Yankum’ rope? 🤣
That is a smith lloyd fleet tugs ads on them and i know sea tow and tow boats do a very good job working together
Should of went into Palm Beach inlet? Then south thru the intercoastal.....
At :40 seconds dude asks.... "Why is this guy still on it?'
Pro tip: He's saving his retirement.
Listen up, now hear this...Next time use the halyard to pull the boat sideways. The pull will lift the keel off the reef.
That's a lot of force on the standing rigging... no thanks, I'll take the areas designed to handle 18,000 pounds of weight please.
Pulling the halyard is actually pretty standard for boats that have run aground
@@maximmonmont6459 Not in those conditions. In calmer conditions absent of breaking waves, sure.
That boats from right across the sound from my house in West Seattle apparently. They sure have looked far! Good on them.
Dude! Put you dingy in the water. bring you anchor to deep water. Use the winch and the motor, and the jib if the wind is right. No problem! Been the done that
Expensive tow if the Sailboat crew were not members already.
GIven you can quickly loose your entire boats in such cases you tend to be happy to pay some hundreds or even thousends to the rescuers if they manage to save it.
Hopefully this got billed as a tow and not a salvage. Still I bet it cost someone a pretty penny!
I felt sorry for the poor dog who looked scared to death.
Me too, that's all I was worried about.
The motor in the sailboat didn't want to give up either.
Water was dirty behind it
Justin, the diesel is a Ford Lehman. A great engine.
I noticed when the boat was heeling to port the exhaust didn't seem like it had much water in it. I hope he didn't over heat it.
It’s like watching a Miata try to tow a semi truck
Ahoy Lookfar! Vashon is a long way from there.