SCOTTEDAVIS
Guru
At what point would you have said f@^k it?
The hardest Maneuver ever i saw in my life - YouTube
The hardest Maneuver ever i saw in my life - YouTube
It is a ferry, he intended to back up to the ramp to unload/load cars and trucks.
Something like this....
The broken lines and deployed anchor (wrong side?) tell me he was not having a great day.
In aviation the saying is a good pilot never gets into a situation that needs extraordinary skill and or luck to survive.
The anchor is set as a kedge, it keeps the bow where he wants it and limits the aft travel.
They do what they have to do to get the job done.
Not working as intended ...
He sails off in the end.
The act of an experienced professional or a very lucky beginner.
Assuming the gear on the boat was fully functional, including the stbd anchor gear, why would an experienced professional deliberately deploy a port anchor as a starboard kedge?
I would do the same ... he is levering the bow against the chain and keeping the scope low so his swing is tighter...
That's it, it places the pivot on the centerline and as far forward as possible to increase the lever. If the stbd anchor was used he would have had far less control.
A sign of a a competent seaman.
That's it, it places the pivot on the centerline and as far forward as possible to increase the lever. If the stbd anchor was used he would have had far less control.
A sign of a a competent seaman.
Despite the apparent failure to dock, the crew looked to be competent. Look how close the ship was maneuvered to the landing without smashing. Perhaps the setting of the anchor wasn't satisfactory so multiple attempts were tried. The routine procedure was hampered by foul conditions.
I'm not looking forward to my first Mediterranean-style docking.
Wonder what type of anchor it was?
Eric?
Seemed to have high holding power.
I guess if you do it regularly, there's nothing to it. It all about experience and procedures.
I learned to fly in Chicago, the Windy City. High winds and crosswinds were just part of everyday flying there. I didn't think much of it since it was all I knew and I was taught how to fly in high winds safely from day 1.
When I worked as a flight instructor in AZ, most instructors stayed on the ground with 30-40 knot crosswinds. I encouraged my students to come out and challenge themselves for an hour of dual instruction to learn how to do it right. We had the airport traffic pattern to ourselves for hours at a time.
(I notice that there were no others out there playing in the waves...all were secured to their docks.)
I'm not looking forward to my first Mediterranean-style docking.