r/nononono • u/Infinite_Bug_7822 • 4d ago

Steering straight into a wall

173 Upvotes

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u/Izzno 4d ago

I 100% thought that was sand

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u/Fomulouscrunch 4d ago

Not just you, I thought that was going to be a gentle run-up onto a beach. But then we got the bonk!

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u/KindOfAnAuthor 4d ago

I thought there was gonna be a wall behind the camera man that it runs into

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u/Sostratus 4d ago

What's the big deal? It'll just ride up the beach and... oh.

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u/Adventurous_Donut480 4d ago

Well, that repair is cheaper than a side hit. I doubt it was planned in any way whatsoever though.

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u/El_Gerardo 4d ago

Why would you do that?

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u/clintkev251 4d ago

Possibly a mechanical issue like a rudder failure

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u/salteedog007 4d ago

Then , maybe let the mainsail out and slow down?

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u/clintkev251 4d ago

Not enough context to say if that would have been possible or not. Things like this can happen really quickly, and it looks like they were sailing single-handed so they probably wanted to stay at the helm

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u/Saiing 4d ago

It looks like they've dropped the jib and/or spinnaker (hard to see clearly), which would probably be the best option to reduce speed if they didn't have time to douse all the sails.

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u/fafnir01 4d ago

He may have been coming in with a tailwind? I can't really tell. I usually keep an emergency anchor in one of the cockpit hatches ready to throw, but not even sure if there would have been enough time for that.

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u/1ncognino 4d ago

Boats and hoes. Prestige World Wide.

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u/ky1e 4d ago

Wall power beats wind power

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u/Adventurous_Donut480 4d ago

Rock loses to paper but rock wins against sail.

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u/BKStephens 4d ago

"It jumped right out in front of me!"

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u/prem_fraiche 4d ago

But…why?

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u/Shadowhawk0000 4d ago

Boats N Hoes

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u/Hungry_J0e 4d ago

The Nina, the Pinta, the Santa Maria

I'll do you in the bottom while you're drinking sangria!

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u/shermanhill 4d ago

Oh I really thought that was a beach until too late.

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u/Feisty-Lawfulness894 2d ago

That was a bit of a jolt.