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WATCH: How NOT To Capsize When Crossing The Bar
gCaptain ^ | June 4, 2015 | John Konrad

Posted on 06/06/2015 7:26:18 PM PDT by artichokegrower

Curious how NOT to capsize your fishing vessel in heavy seas?

New Zealand journalist Geoff Mackley decided to visit the infamous Greymouth Bar, grab the saltiest old sea-captain he could find; an unintelligible yet undeniably talented Kiwi fisherman, and ask that very question. The dialogue in this video is impossible to understand but, trust us, amid the profanity is secret to heavy surf shiphandling.

(Excerpt) Read more at gcaptain.com ...


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I think I'll head on over to a different kind of bar
1 posted on 06/06/2015 7:26:18 PM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

Link to video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huhEWxW4XFE


2 posted on 06/06/2015 7:27:02 PM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

Lots of give and take.

Run down the face of the wave and slide back down the backside.


3 posted on 06/06/2015 7:31:31 PM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: artichokegrower

I don’t believe I would ever stop vomiting.

Ever.

L


4 posted on 06/06/2015 7:34:27 PM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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The Minnow and Gilligan's Island.
5 posted on 06/06/2015 7:39:45 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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Been there and done that crossing the Humboldt bay bar in Eureka Ca.. also the Coos bay bar at Charleston Or. with a load of crab pots in a 27’ boat. Fun trip sometimes.


6 posted on 06/06/2015 7:51:49 PM PDT by mongo141 (Revolution ver. 2.0, just a matter of when, not a matter of if!)
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Coming in inlets can be hazardous.. must know what your doin’.. -and/OR- be lucky..


7 posted on 06/06/2015 7:54:43 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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To: cripplecreek

And hope the engine keeps running and the quadrant cable doesn’t pop.


8 posted on 06/06/2015 7:57:50 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not A Matter of Opinion)
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To: artichokegrower

I crossed the Columbia Bar two weeks ago...in a cruise ship.


9 posted on 06/06/2015 8:23:36 PM PDT by razorback-bert (Due to the high price of ammo, no warning shot will be fired.)
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great video thx from the get go i figured it was south island


10 posted on 06/06/2015 8:27:54 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (civil law: commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong Blackstone Commentaries I p44)
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wow at Eureka. we did not see that when we were there. it looked pretty calm and foggy.


11 posted on 06/06/2015 8:29:19 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2 (civil law: commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong Blackstone Commentaries I p44)
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The abandon bar is pretty dangerous. My Mother was visiting her across the street neighbors and saw a boat get in trouble and capsize. All those on the boat died. They had long experience going in and out of abandon but it dint do them any good that day. Particularly sad is the fact their family saw everything.


12 posted on 06/06/2015 8:43:10 PM PDT by JimSEA
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Look, if you can’t cross the bar without capsizing, it’s time to call a taxi.


13 posted on 06/06/2015 9:18:01 PM PDT by dangus
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To: artichokegrower

Stout little boat.
Running down the face of a heavy following sea is an instinctual art.


14 posted on 06/06/2015 9:26:44 PM PDT by MistrX
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Hell of a skipper!

And to think that I used to go out into the Gulf of Mexico in a 12-foot, aluminum flatboat! ;-)


15 posted on 06/06/2015 10:32:48 PM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Why does every totalitarian, political hack think that he knows h to run my life better than I do?)
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That reminded me of a trip back to Long Beach from three days fishing the rigs 90 miles south of Gulfport. We were catching nice snapper so the tropical depression and massive seas were just an inconvenience.


16 posted on 06/07/2015 4:24:11 AM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
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How NOT To Capsize When Crossing The Bar

Leave Teddy Kennedy alone! ;-)


17 posted on 06/07/2015 4:46:42 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (FReepmail or ping me to be put on my ping list for criticism of liberal media)
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To: artichokegrower

blah, blah, blah stabilizer. Yada yada yada stabilizer


18 posted on 06/07/2015 4:53:14 AM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... No peace? then no peace!)
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I caught something about staying out being smart.


19 posted on 06/07/2015 6:15:25 AM PDT by outofsalt ( If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
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To: artichokegrower

Reminds me of 30 years ago and a few anxious moments coming through to Potato Patch outside the Golden gate.

My boat was a little bigger, but still.


20 posted on 06/07/2015 7:47:29 AM PDT by x1stcav (Why does Eleanor Clift always look like her private parts are causing her acute pain?)
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