Man, I bet that hurt. My sister-in-law's brother put their 35' boat on a sandbar one time. Everyone on board hit something, but no bad injuries. Hope the hull ain't cracked.
Since he's OK, there will come the day when you guys won't let him live it down. Mix him up a drink with 1 whiskey, 1 scotch, & 1 beer over ice. When you hand it to him, tell him that it's called a "Brian on the Rocks".
haven't asked him what happened, figured he tell when he's ready.
TV has become nothing more than the Petri dish where this country grows its idiots.
Kidding aside, I'm sorry your friend ran aground. I did years ago in Putrid Sound onto a mud flat in my 25' Thompson CC. TG it was at low tide, and a few hours later we were free and backing away.
I hope his boat was insured and is repairable, and I'm glad he's OK.
TV has become nothing more than the Petri dish where this country grows its idiots.
I can only imagine the sickening feeling your friend got when he hit those rocks. That sucks bigtime.
A buddy of mine years ago got too close to the rocky shoreline and hit a submerged rock ripping the bottom out of his Dad's fancy ski boat. Sunk it in about 40 feet of water.
Just trying to figure out is that looking toward CCNAS from the island?
The two long rock jetties flank the shipping channel through the barrier islands, said channel linking the Gulf to Corpus Christi Bay, used constantly by oil tankers headed to and from the refineries. The channel runs northwest as you're coming in.
The boat is pointed like the it hit the outside of the jetty on the south side of the channel while it was heading in from the Gulf, said photo taken from the other side of that channel, looking WSW towards the Port Aransas shoreline.
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The inlet where my brother lives in Panama City is treacherous. The one at Port Everglades where I live is, too.
They can hurt you quick.
Whats the name of that bad sucker up in Wa where the river hits the Pacific. Haulover aint squat.
The Bar on the Columbia is said to be one of the worst. Never been over that one personally, know a lot who have.
The Columbia bar is a step above the Humboldt Bay Bar, probably the second nastiest around in many conditions. I've been across it more than a couple of times. It's interesting when a captain with unlimited papers, taking ships around the world and such, gets outside and says he's a bit butt puckered coming out of a little harbor. Coming back in can get even sketchier.
Another experienced skipper got us outside, turned the 85' vessel around, and said it's going to get worse and we've got students on board, don't want to risk it. I was having a fun time and was bummed our cruise was cancelled. Fisheries schools in Kansas (and Iowa) don't have many of those kind of opportunities.
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The inlet where my brother lives in Panama City is treacherous. The one at Port Everglades where I live is, too.
They can hurt you quick.
Whats the name of that bad sucker up in Wa where the river hits the Pacific. Haulover aint squat.
The Bar on the Columbia is said to be one of the worst. Never been over that one personally, know a lot who have.
The Columbia bar is a step above the Humboldt Bay Bar, probably the second nastiest around in many conditions. I've been across it more than a couple of times. It's interesting when a captain with unlimited papers, taking ships around the world and such, gets outside and says he's a bit butt puckered coming out of a little harbor. Coming back in can get even sketchier.
Another experienced skipper got us outside, turned the 85' vessel around, and said it's going to get worse and we've got students on board, don't want to risk it. I was having a fun time and was bummed our cruise was cancelled. Fisheries schools in Kansas (and Iowa) don't have many of those kind of opportunities.
That's a great Caption, you should thank him for his wisdom. Its a lot like old bold pilots, there are not many of them alive !
just got home, we got it off, sea-tow was amazed at how little damage the boat sustained, said it was one of the best-built boats they've seen. got video I'll upload to youtube in a while.
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just got home, we got it off, sea-tow was amazed at how little damage the boat sustained, said it was one of the best-built boats they've seen. got video I'll upload to youtube in a while.
Good deal. I figured ya'll would have to do a lot of boat work to get it fixed.
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God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
