[Public-List] Fwd: Re: More on the J boats collision

[Michael Connolly]

Hello all,
By now most of you have viewed this.  Time to learn from others mistakes.  My take is that both skippers made novice type mistakes.  I wonder if they had seasoned crew on board or a bunch of celebrities. The total chaos on the boat photographing to leeward was out of control.  

I am curious what is your take on this collision?
Michael #133

> ---------- Original Message ----------
>     From: Michael Connolly <crufone at comcast.net>
>     To: John Y Jackson <jackson.jy at gmail.com>, Adrian Vergot <Adrianvergot at hotmail.com>, Clay Hickman <clayhickman at gmail.com>, David Miller <caberry2 at netscape.net>, Earl Beard <earlbeard at gmail.com>, Julie Mincey <julie.mincey at icloud.com>, Mike Daly <md1940 at gmail.com>, Mike Foster <mfoster at suddenlink.net>, Russ Robinson <r.rubarb at gmail.com>, Steve Stroud <Stroud1953 at aol.com>, Pete&Elaine <PETEL2 at suddenlink.net>, Seth Wolpin <wolpin at gmail.com>
>     Date: March 16, 2020 at 9:51 AM
>     Subject: Re: More on the J boats collision
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>     John,
>     Thanks for the post. Why did the Starboard boat commence a tack? To avoid a collision you always drive so the boats are as parallel as possible.  If the Starboard boat had headed down her stern would have had a better chance of missing the Port boat.  Always much less damage when the boats bounce off one another beam to beam.
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>     I am sorry but this is basic seamanship. The port boat had the main trimmed so that she couldn't fall off fast enough or at all. Major lack of communication going on. 
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>     Makes me glad that I am playing around with several thousand dollar boats rather than several million dollar ones. 
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>     Cheers,
>     Michael
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>         > > On March 16, 2020 at 7:47 AM John Y Jackson <jackson.jy at gmail.com> wrote:
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> >         Here is another link with a bit more information, and a video if the damage to the boat, Topaz, that was hit
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> >         https://megayachtnews.com/2020/03/svea-and-topaz-collide-at-superyacht-challenge-antigua/  
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> >         A few of you who are getting this did not get the original.  Here it is.  Earl was the first of us to find this.
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> >         https://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2020/03/12/video-massive-j-class-collision/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Scuttlebutt%205527%20%20March%2016%202020&utm_content=Scuttlebutt%205527%20%20March%2016%202020+CID_dea217305308971383c4f7d2cf89675e&utm_source=Email%20Newsletter
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> >         Stay healthy!
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> >         Smooth Sailing,
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> >         JYJ
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> >         Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.  Ralph Waldo Emerson
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