loribear Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Hi all just heard that the guy who lost his yacht on the beach has not only lost his boat but had lost his home too , & because it had a concrete hull he could'nt get insurance for it , but why should that make any difference to the insurance ? Lori 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Lori, I don't know the facts of this one but very often concrete boats are built by amateurs and don't meet relevant, recognised standards thus some insurance companies won't touch them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 For more info see: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-37853216 In that report it mentions that the boat is to be removed and I suspect that that will be a costly job, perhaps an insurance company is involved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loribear Posted November 2, 2016 Author Share Posted November 2, 2016 41 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said: For more info see: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-37853216 In that report it mentions that the boat is to be removed and I suspect that that will be a costly job, perhaps an insurance company is involved. Thanks jenny , just had a look at the video in that link , i did'nt realise it was so big , when i saw it in the news bits on fbook it looked quite small , & i also did'nt realise that the guy had fallen overboard, that must've bern aweful for him . Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Another link here: http://www.ybw.com/news-from-yachting-boating-world/coastguard-working-to-help-stricken-yacht-near-happisburgh-43879 In it you'll see how the hull is holed by the groyne. I suspect that she is full of water which means that her deadweight must far exceed her stated hull weight. All that weight pressing down on the groyne has lead to the inevitable, her hull has split. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Look at the first picture on the YBW link. A large CQR hanging over the bow, unemployed! There was the means to save the vessel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hylander Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Go on then I give up - what is a CQR. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadAmbition Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 CQR - Hinged shank plough anchor. Generally accepted as a good performer in all types of sea bed but not exceptional in any Griff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 3 minutes ago, BroadAmbition said: CQR - Hinged shank plough anchor. Generally accepted as a good performer in all types of sea bed but not exceptional in any Griff The Anita Harris of anchors then Griff? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 CQR = Coastal Quick Release. the inventor wanted to call it "secure" but was not allowed to, he then tried "Chatham" which was also rejected. It was infact the invention of a maths man in the early thirties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 I thought CQR was the anchor warp... Can't Quite Reach. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 What I would like to ask the man is whether he had charts or not? By his own admission he did not know that he was very near to a lifeboat station, or seemingly the shore for that matter. He had the shipping lanes outside Felixstow to contend with as well as the approaches to the Thames Estuary. Did he actually know how to use the anchor? Something of a Captain Calamity if you ask me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/happisburgh_beach_smash_sailor_loses_everything_1_4760691 The slide show shows the boat being broken up, what a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Hi Peter, As you say it is truly a shame that the boat could not be saved. I seem to think I saw a picture of the port side with a crack in the hull towards the bows? Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 14 minutes ago, ranworthbreeze said: Hi Peter, As you say it is truly a shame that the boat could not be saved. I seem to think I saw a picture of the port side with a crack in the hull towards the bows? Regards Alan Yet she grounded starboard side against the groynes. Can't say that I noticed so can't help. I still wonder, did the bloke just follow the coast thinking that it would be a simple trip to Canvey? If so then how naive can a bloke be? Why else was he so close to the shore in calm sea conditions? Don't suppose that we shall ever know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 probably thought he had engaged cruise control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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