"Westcoast Rippers: Epic 2024 Bar Crossings"

Some of my videos from 2024 have been truly epic, with plenty more to come before the year is out. Thank you all for your incredible support! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a safe, happy holiday season.

[@pauanui1]

Tanea gets my number 1 vote, straight as an arrow, tough looking little boat obviously has an experienced skipper.

[@bradcandicegreenhalgh7083]

Mine too

[@liamreich8486]

Have worked on a couple of those "Jay'" boats, 'Seahunter II' and the 'Jay Patricia' . Solid vessels bought back fond memories.

[@ehehbwucee]

That Ocean Discovery is a beast. Makes it look easy. Good example of a vessel built to purpose. Skippers using the Greymouth entrance have large gonads. Imagine a few city slickers trying to keep their lunch around there. Keep up the good videos....just normal for locals I know.

[@westcoastrippers9862]

The skippers definitely have balls, some pretty gnarly crossings.

[@henktulp4400]

You mean ‘Ocean Odyssey’??

[@samhunt9380]

Look forward to the videos and can't wait for the 2025 crop. Appreciate you sharing. Hope its a good New Year for you and all the crews.

[@westcoastrippers9862]

Cheers mate, hope you have a great 2025 too!😀

[@TyWerley]

Prayers to the men who were lost this year 🙏

[@Antipodean33]

Imagine having to face this to go to your job in the morning and also face it coming home. I hate peak hour traffic but it's gotta be easier and less scary than this

[@Jeanetteinnes]

Sheer talent 😮😮😮😮😮

[@davidwilliams392]

Worked with Allan Rooney for 4 years, best skipper and safe, caught alot of fish❤

[@westcoastrippers9862]

He’s a good man.👍

[@davidwilliams392]

I wish everyone a safe 2025 at sea

[@poppetrurazvan3900]

Hi. Bow mounted propellers pods. Thanks for the moovie. Or bow and stern syncronized propeller pods.😊❤

[@blueocean2510]

Bow thrusters?

[@ToyaDesai]

Me old haunt used to sit and watch the bois come in. Kia ora whanau Cook Canyon Reso Corsair hope hall ypu salty sea dogs are well ❤

[@richardeasther2569]

I have a kauri launch,a double ender built for the west port harbor board in 1933 and I suppose she crossed that bar a few times

[@westcoastrippers9862]

Westport gets pretty wild up there too do you know what happened to it

[@richardeasther2569]

@westcoastrippers9862 I still have the boat her name is kaiurunga and she will take me to the sounds in march-- still going strong although I can't imagine how many repowers she has had, at the moment the engine is a 120 HP Perkins, will cruise all day at 8 knots just as happy as

[@westcoastrippers9862]

@@richardeasther2569 "That’s awesome to hear she’s still going strong! Kaiurunga sounds like a real workhorse, and a trip to the Sounds in March will be magic. Have a safe trip.

[@TonyRule]

1:23 I thought it was all over for him, once he started going broadside.

[@westcoastrippers9862]

I had trouble filming him, he did well to keep it straight. He is a well experienced captain, This bar can catch you out any time.

[@TonyRule]

@@westcoastrippers9862 I've only been there once myself, back in '01 around Christmas, but it was pretty calm that day. My local is the Manukau but there are channels to the north and south - it only gets a bit hairy for a short distance.

[@westcoastrippers9862]

@@TonyRule There’s an opportunity for you. 😀 maybe will see you back this way someday.

[@henktulp4400]

Very nice to watch!!! But it takes guts to be a fisherman for shure….

[@westcoastrippers9862]

Does it take guts or are they half mad?🤪🤪🤪

[@BoatsCaught]

@Antipodean33 Haha, I'd take peak hour traffic over this any day! These skippers deserve a medal for facing those conditions every day

[@davidwilliams392]

Tanea rules

[@westcoastrippers9862]

It’s up for sale I think💵👍

[@xxskippernate409xx6]

Thats so dangerous, I hope nobody does that at night when nobody is watching.

[@westcoastrippers9862]

They regularly cross the bar in the night - some of the fisherman talk about the scariest crossings are at night.

[@DH-wr7rw]

@@westcoastrippers9862 Do they always notify someone in case things go wrong?

[@kosta4572]

This is why there is a pay gap

[@westcoastrippers9862]

Two right

[@harrybaker-p1i]

i have been to greymouth x2 to see this and both times it has been a millpond😮‍💨😮‍💨-loved the video thks

[@westcoastrippers9862]

Bring your fishing rod or your camera You'll definitely catch something😁

[@jeffsutt]

Why?

[@j.h.meiggs4235]

Where is this?

[@westcoastrippers9862]

West Coast of the South Island, Greymouth, New Zealand

[@Fwdking]

The washing machine comes to mind . Luckily, it's not a front loader as well. 👍🇭🇲🦘