BOAT CRASHES INTO SANDBAR NEEDS HELP !! | Boats at Haulover Inlet | Boca Inlet | WAVY BOATS

[@WavyBoats]

Is there anything the Sail boat captain could've done differently guys? 😳

[@XploiTee]

Look f"a"rther ahead !!

[@matthewfrankcook]

Well, he set up the tow lines nicely, good bridal pull configuration.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

@@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...

[@johnhender]

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

[@davidWilliams-wl5ro]

try not to get stuck

[@conpatrikopoulos6981]

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.🤗😄

[@pcs5852]

You've done it many times? How often do you ground your boat.....(just kidding).

[@wisconsineaglesfan7925]

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.

[@WHY269]

Poor boat was standing on it’s keel with the hull a foot out of the water. 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@conpatrikopoulos6981]

@@pcs5852 😂 thankfully not my boat. Helping others in this same situation.

[@PaulLinks1]

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.

[@geraldlivingston4582]

I really hate to see sailboats in trouble, people live on them. glad to see it all went well. Thanks for the video!

[@magnumhandout2713]

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.

[@Chris-ew9mh]

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!

[@bushflyr7335]

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.

[@kingofcastlechaos]

"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."

[@martinbunny29]

Had the "skipper" never heard of a device called a BOAT HOOK ?

[@dermie52]

Yeah! Where was the boat hook?

[@jerrymeeuwse859]

I was thinking the same thing

[@johnnukecop]

I had the same thought, get your belly down on the deck and reach for the &#($% line.

[@WHIKID1]

😆😆

[@secretary1653]

Love it when the guy was standing on the sand bar throwing the tow rope.

[@EDKsurly]

glad to se he made it out with no injuries.

[@BernWag]

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.

[@someAholeComment]

There's 2 types of sailors. Those who've run aground, and those who lie about it.

[@truthmakeqq8307]

I just learned this saying this past weekend during courses and i love it haha

[@greenlion6544]

I mean, this was pretty stupid. Check your gauges , know your keel, assume the water is shallow.

[@krystianwoj4764]

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[@karolfrizwisniewski4445]

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[@Luftbubblan]

When that day happens i'm going to stop sail. Id be ashamed to death.

[@marianowistful3788]

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

[@peterpauley3882]

Exactly.

[@ivantomic2366]

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

[@kurtnowak8895]

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.

[@Pooperazzi]

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.

[@dougaltolan3017]

Preferably the side opposite the cooling water inlet. I'm sure I saw the exhaust pumping sand.

[@John-ql5hj]

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.

[@GaryLX870D]

Glad the Dog is ok...🐶👍

[@ashwednesday8497]

Yeah, where's his life jacket? He looked worried.

[@loanthruag6778]

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.

[@happydayswjc]

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.

[@FixNewsPlease]

Are you fucking kidding? That was a horrible rescue.

[@jcalas]

The tow boat was pretty incompetent, he should have heeled the boat before pulling it.

[@Fake.plastic.guy.]

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.

[@rickdoehler502]

This is a service that is provided for hire. not a random good Samaritan.

[@georgea.9684]

What could they have done? Matt’s Off road Recovery and a Yankum’ rope? 🤣

[@zubitron5]

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.

[@debbieraby]

A novice boater perhaps but note that the boat is registered in Washington state. How did it get to Florida?

[@zubitron5]

@@debbieraby Surely, by truck!

[@mr.2minutes161]

@@zubitron5 with a massive fin thingy underneath or the fin is modular?

[@martinleavitt6094]

👍

[@sinister247]

I saw the dog on the sail boat and my anxiety level shot through the roof!

[@franklix]

Me too😥😳

[@mortisha8693]

@@franklix me three! He/she looked like a big dog and was a good boy to stay in cabin.

[@Andrew-ep4kw]

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]

Didn't you notice the water coming out from the bilge pump?

[@maddierosemusic]

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.

[@Andrew-ep4kw]

@@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.

[@Shopweasel]

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.🏴‍☠️⚔️🧐

[@mckenziekeith7434]

Also might need to be hauled to check for structural damage.

[@jb9090]

I’ve run aground. It’s a horrible feeling. Lucky the tow boat was there to help

[@dianamattson1195]

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.

[@gabbymossini]

I was more worried about the dog than the boat lol

[@Toolboxboy69]

I was really worried about the dog to! Put a flotation device on him...

[@gabbymossini]

@@Toolboxboy69 frrr!!! Dog safety first!

[@nike12000haha]

Sail boat apparently didn’t “look far” enough 😂

[@dollardollar6510]

Ironic

[@wilcosec]

The name comes from the book A Wizard of Earthsea.

[@Dragon.Slayer.]

Perhaps the problem was that they did look far, but missed the sandbar that was near?

[@joewayne9951]

Where my guy on surf board go haha he deserved a good 50 spot

[@WavyBoats]

Strong swimmer. 🌊

[@jayquick6520]

@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.

[@allanmcelroy9840]

@@jayquick6520 :(

[@Prairiedogma]

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).

[@SuperJV4x]

'warm water and sandy bottoms' - reminds me of a girl I knew

[@calgar42k]

next time they should "look far" ,so far they can see the tides table !

[@pmgear]

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.

[@1corinthians15.1-4kjv]

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.

[@pmgear]

@@1corinthians15.1-4kjv a story I heard from a tow using the spinnaker halyard was that the mast came down

[@OpusDeFocus]

I enjoy these videos. It's like watching the old version of Puppy Bowl! A couple of whistles and mostly visual entertainment!

[@Charly-di6fb]

Very professional.Good jod.

[@sublime929]

Legend has it the Lookfar still haunts that sandbar to this day 🧟

[@bensonmaso4842]

hahahahahaha,lol good one mate

[@Fake.plastic.guy.]

At least half a rudder and chunks of rudder are still seeking revenge.

[@jstarebel]

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..

[@brunorebillard1554]

exactly the good way to do

[@blackhawks81H]

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

[@michiganengineer8621]

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.

[@michiganengineer8621]

@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!

[@herowillrose3198]

I loved Florida- peoples on board were imaging, no fears- no gains.

[@21skikda]

😍😍♥️😍😍Beautiful and wonderful 😍♥️😍

[@Z-Bart]

Know yer draft. Know yer tide. Read a chart.

[@WojciechP915]

Employ native guides in unknown places.

[@gunnerneikoify]

He forgot about the keel, thought he was in a motor boat. :)

[@Zarcondeegrissom]

if you've seen that 11foot8 channel (The Canopener Bridge), few read the truck height signs or draft charts, lol. (/sarcasm)

[@truthmakeqq8307]

@@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

[@airgliderz]

Famous last words, 20\20 hindsight bull crap as your own boat runs aground.

[@GustavoCorra]

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.

[@keithn4395]

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.

[@fionastevenson6019]

Hope they paid for all the efforts to rescue them!

[@42tregg6]

Yup- when a guy is standing next to your boat, you're grounded.😲⛵

[@gablewebsolutions1262]

I was more worried about the dog than anything else!! LOL

[@tlllau]

I was trying to see if the kids had on life preservers. Sometimes it looked like yes, than nope, don’t think so.

[@getnautical9579]

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

[@stout_tossme7541]

Looks like they needed to make a call to Matts's Offroad recovery.

[@marvindebot3264]

"So, we got a call . . . "

[@stout_tossme7541]

@@marvindebot3264 yes! "We'll get em out"

[@marvindebot3264]

@@stout_tossme7541 Well, more like "off" in this case 😁

[@stout_tossme7541]

@@marvindebot3264 lol

[@greatwhitenorthvanlife4497]

LOL

[@jessefrey9159]

That sailboat captain will probably “look farther” next time to avoid those sandbars.

[@jerryvickers7048]

Another fine relaxing day Sailing!!!

[@kevinwyatt9771]

A new sideline for for Matts Off road recovery? with Ed and Lizzy! "we'll get 'em out!"

[@skyking228]

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!

[@WavyBoats]

Others also mentioned it should have been towed from the stern. You guys are right on this one. 👍

[@henrymp6295]

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.

[@leebenson4874]

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.

[@truthmakeqq8307]

@@leebenson4874 hey that makes sense, I just finished 3 sailing courses and none mentioned this as a technique, thanks for the input

[@henrymp6295]

@@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! :)

[@paul4972]

AAA in the water they're wonderful and surprisingly pretty reasonable on a yearly basis

[@dootdoot1867]

Cool to see everyone work together like that. Good job Sea tow.

[@misterp158]

Bravo for the rescue. Great video. Thanks

[@legionofsalt1367]

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!

[@JB-pu2li]

Nothing wrong with making mistakes.

[@warwickeioncampbell4737]

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.

[@jimnasium1957]

Another fine video as usual! Keep up the great work. It truly is greatly appreciated here in Dayton, Ohio!

[@WavyBoats]

Glad you're enjoying the content, Jim. 👍

[@linhearts]

Beautiful piece of film.

[@mikebradley4245]

good work... did not think it would happen. but the waves helped a lot

[@TERoss-jk9ny]

Don’t know what “Sea Tow” cost, but, ummmmm. It was worth it this day!

[@frucklerbullpit]

It'd have to be more than a carton of piss..

[@stephentuttle4275]

$175 for a year of service from Sea Tow

[@TERoss-jk9ny]

@@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.

[@iriandiaz5615]

@@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🤣🤣

[@o-o6355]

@@stephentuttle4275 worth every penny

[@ccheww]

meanwhile the wife is sittin with the dog wondering if they will make their 6pm dinner reservation

[@tomrogers9467]

Wives and sailboats are a doomed combination.

[@airgliderz]

Allways thought a SandBar involved mixed drinks on the beach...!

[@SuperThunder911]

Great video,nice job 💪💪

[@patrickogrady2751]

Nice work 👍

[@DeadEyeDave]

Sailor continues pumping sand through his cooling system the whole time.

[@Pijepo]

Free sand blasting

[@briansmythe3219]

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

[@jilldixon435]

why is there only one person on tow boat useless

[@blondestrainger]

yup , been there many times just to get out of the canal on low tide

[@MrFish-kg1cn]

that surfer lmao

[@WavyBoats]

That dude got out there pretty fast considering the wave action. 😳

[@vovobillinbrazil]

@@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.

[@schwelgo]

Police did a absolute great job...as always

[@tyson1ize]

didn't 'lookfar' enough!! lol

[@Lees920]

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.

[@jsmcguireIII]

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.

[@jank9846]

to heel aside is correct solution. Could work even without towing sometimes

[@Ma_Deuce_338]

"Vashon" on the stern. They were about 4500 land miles from the sound.

[@ufargarnidgit1927]

LOOKFAR Captain - "fuck, we're stuck." EVERGIVEN Captain - "bloody amateurs, I'll show you what stuck is."

[@tomrogers9467]

Shittino: “Oh look, a pretty little town”!

[@missionsabai.sail.behappy.8313]

Looks like a KP44 💪🏻

[@rzxkp7none275]

Thank you for uploading.

[@harryschaefer5887]

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).

[@gosh7001]

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.

[@michaeljohn4950]

Hes less Green now lol. I just want to learn im enjoyong the comments

[@nononsensenorseman]

*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.*

[@TWTexasA1]

Alright everyone out of the boat and start throwing the heavy crap overboard 😂😂😂😂😂

[@maxhumber6170]

Obviously a new sailor!

[@xdcsdiverx]

At :40 seconds dude asks.... "Why is this guy still on it?' Pro tip: He's saving his retirement.

[@yhtmstr]

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,

[@sky-cam-on-demanddroneserv8458]

What I was going to say. Just like clearing a low bridge....

[@mckenziekeith7434]

Agree. Also, since there was some wind, unfurling the jib could have helped at various points.

[@gabbermaikel]

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.

[@ccmagma5434]

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.

[@lynnwood4421]

Should also have a much longer tow rope tow rope to help “spring” the yacht

[@curtisramsey2023]

I saw Lookfar in ft Pierce the other day. I’ll have to let him know he’s famous!

[@DLN-ix6vf]

Lookfar didn't look far enough lol !

[@jeremypilot1015]

@3:20 I was like, dang that surf guy is one strong swimmer, holding that wet heavy rope and just kicking to stay afloat...Then I realized that dude is standing up and that sailboat is beyond stuck..

[@wellycout]

Good job all.

[@tinyb69]

Now that he's got the keel well sanded, might as well have her hauled, and paint the rest of the bottom.

[@grancito2]

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.

[@JustinLeeMarine]

The motor in the sailboat didn't want to give up either.

[@francescoschettino5726]

Water was dirty behind it

[@rodhearne4123]

Justin, the diesel is a Ford Lehman. A great engine.

[@operator0]

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.

[@bsm2001yt]

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.

[@TotsiHopi]

Great video. I've been following it

[@leedavies3629]

Wow he was-lucky there to get them off the bank 🇬🇧✌️

[@Metal0sopher]

Sometimes all you can do is Lookfar, when you can't go far.

[@MARKLINMAN1]

There are two types of sailors, those that have ran aground and those that will. Thank god this worked out for the better.

[@nickwinn]

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.

[@mikemcintosh9933]

Vashon - where the boat is from - is way out here in Washington State. They went a long way to get stuck :)

[@daveopincarne3718]

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.

[@sothedramallama]

Somebody give the guard a raise.

[@miguelangelbeaumont2971]

Good job 👍🏻

[@seavieques8780]

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.

[@xx377]

I felt sorry for the poor dog who looked scared to death.

[@ecjraj]

Me too, that's all I was worried about.

[@coconutads]

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.

[@joetrump5844]

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 👍. 😎

[@lindsayschilling8707]

Wow, good job! I wonder if the owner of the sailboat understands tide tables?!?

[@garyeaton5719]

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.

[@jimmyr1683]

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

[@chasbodaniels1744]

I have the same questions

[@SV-DEDICATED]

My guess is this guy pays the yearly fee of about $180. Most cruisers are members.

[@jimmyr1683]

@@SV-DEDICATED thx

[@scalpelmd1]

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.

[@chrisbynum4940]

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.

[@norrispalmer3250]

Listen up, now hear this...Next time use the halyard to pull the boat sideways. The pull will lift the keel off the reef.

[@andrew.lp.mcneill]

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.

[@maximmonmont6459]

Pulling the halyard is actually pretty standard for boats that have run aground

[@andrew.lp.mcneill]

@@maximmonmont6459 Not in those conditions. In calmer conditions absent of breaking waves, sure.

[@noybrumixtv9333]

Taker guys. Keep safe everyone.

[@Devo491]

Been in a similar position myself (9 ton sloop), with 6' waves pushing me up on the bank, and a 40 knot breeze pushing as well (cyclone brewing). Loaded a sand anchor in the dinghy, and ran it out into deep water with 2HP Suzuki on 8' tinny. 30 minutes cranking the anchor winch got us off. Ran back to anchorage, broke out the Scotch!

[@balbareto]

6’ waves, 40 knts and you could manage a 8’ 2HP dinghy around a bank? Congs mate

[@Devo491]

@@balbareto Desperate situation calls for extreme actions. Remote location, no help within 4 hours. A lifetime surfer, I was stretched. And that little Suzuki was screaming, out of the water half the time. I was really afraid I might kill it! The dinghy was a very light tinny. I found my experience in surfing came in handy on quite a few occasions in my 10 years of cruising.

[@balbareto]

@@Devo491 it is true that in desperate conditions we can manage what we couldn’t imagine. I sail in my 1,5 ton small 24´ boat, but as you say, I also feel very useful all my surfing experience in many situations. Keep safe Devo, hug.

[@chesterraybon3442]

If you have an extra 4' to 6' under your boat then it's YOUR responsibility to know your position 😉. Another great video.

[@Harmonyww]

What do you mean?

[@davidWilliams-wl5ro]

The poor dog on the boat.

[@pigybak]

i know and worked with that popo! i am a boca pd alumni.

[@WavyBoats]

We were in your neighbirhood!

[@0213847]

Surprised to see the Boca popo NOT wearing a PFD!!! That's a big no-no for LEOs without a PFD while underway.

[@HarryCane305]

@@0213847 probably a belt pfd.

[@MuratBOYARBoyarspotter]

Good job SEA TOW and Police.. Thank you..