TERRIFYING moment before sail boat nearly capsized in Puget Sound. #goldengardens #meadowpoint

[ghiagirl]

Thanks for the post. This is the first beach perspective I’ve seen. I was driving that boat when the 56kt gust hit. We had already developed a hole in the mainsail behind the batten, and the gust blew out the sail about 100 yards from the race finish. Smart crew work kept everyone safe and on board, as well as kept the boat off the rocks. For unprecedented conditions in the PNW, we were lucky. But not amateurs.

[sailingtilsundown]

Don't think it's sinking, looking like a blown out main and a slightly over powered head sail. But it's very much still sailing

[davidstewart]

The title is complete nonsense. The boat is having a very expensive day out, but is nowhere near capsizing, far less sinking. We are not told whether it was, in the end, driven onto the lee shore, or whether they managed to sail out of trouble on their headsail, or start the motor and get home. Both are perfectly possible.

[sailinggreenpearl]

Its not sinking, even if the mast was flat in the water, that boat isnt sinking. They just got caught out and blew out the main sail. Unfortunately, with no main they cant put up a smaller head sail so they are juat making do.

[KeepItSimpleSailor]

Wow. Lots of armchair skippers, judging on a few seconds of video. Go buy your own boat if you know so much. Things happen on the water, sometimes quite suddenly. I’m sure the skipper was doing the best they could on the day and with circumstances we know nothing of.

[ekuryluk]

Why does everyone keep saying he didn’t reef the main? It is clearly reefed. Some of these comments are pretty harsh. None of us was there, and we’re only seeing a 45 second clip (from shore, no less) with no context to what led to this. Glad everyone on the boat is fine.

[edwardpardy]

Sailboats heel over a ton more before getting into too much trouble. Had my rudder out of the water and windows dipped last week during a race. Not a big deal because of our ballast and design. That mailsail is expensive though lol. Awesome footage.

[boardtodeath]

Under the same circumstances, I’m not sure I would do anything differently. If he drops the jib, he will lose control. Since the main is compromised, he can’t reef it correctly so it will continue to tear. Otherwise he’s committed to finishing the race. Wish I had this crew on my ship.

[Hi-kodv]

Most people here are commenting but have no expertise to base it on. The crew is dealing with the situation the best they can. It’s not sinking.

[petesig]

A torn mainsail and a high angle of heel in strong wind does NOT suggest the yacht "is sinking"

[billtaggart]

Wow, so sailors are just as bad as welders with telling everyone what this guy did wrong and what they would have done different. 😂

[blippie]

All happened very quickly apparently considering the shattered mainsail, but the boat was not even close to sinking and the jib kept the boat manoeuvrable.

[miketexas]

So fortunate to have all of these professional sailors in the comments

[goflying]

I’ve been in similar. And I love these conditions. And sometimes, xxxx happens.

[TheTir]

Full sail in that wind? WTH were they thinking ?

[stevecarter]

They say the highlights of boat ownership are the day you buy it and the day you sell it, but this owner looks like they made a memory that day

[Jimmy]

Vaht…vaht is it…sinking about?😂

Not sinking. Just got caught with too much sail for the conditions. Good seamanship. Sailing with the jib AND using as much of the mainsail that still provides some power to still work his way windward!👍

[billt]

It's not sinking, but he was flying way too much sail against that much wind. I've been out in worse, But not running that much canvas! Racing... that's why.

[lydiaajohnson]

That boat was FAR from sinking thanks to great boat handling. It looked worse than it was. The main sail was ripped out. But, the jib was perfect, and was keeping steering under control. It appeared the captain may have been heading to the beach preferring to run her aground rather than put her back in the deep on one sail. Any plan that is carried out in tough weather is a good plan.

[ItsnotSaulGoodman]

And the guy inside boat is going ' WoooHooo best day ever'😂