Sailing Yacht Ripped Apart after Running Aground in Hawaii | SYN Short

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A sailing yacht crashed into the reef at Hawaii’s famous Waikiki beach Sunday. The yacht, a 27m or 90ft yacht named Criterion ran aground on a reef about 450m offshore Fort DeRussy.

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[nightwaves]

Captains checklist 1. 4' waves breaking, check. 2. Surfers seaward riding waves, check. 3. Full sails, check. 4. No anchorage allowed area, check. 5. Charts depicting shallow reefs, check. 6. Full steam ahead, check.

[DANiELLEfineArt]

I used to live there. That water is shallow for a good way out. There was no reason for that ship to have attempted to get that close to that beach. Aside from being too shallow, it was also unsafe due to the number of people that tend to be in the water there. Operator error is an understatement.

[TerryKeever]

What a senseless loss of a beautiful yacht.

[stevenbusby]

Absolutely, operator error is an understatement. There was an off shore breeze, so she was steered into the reef amongst the swimmers. What a waste.

[verstapp]

note to self - don't go surfing in a yacht.

[iamthundermug]

That wasn’t operator error, that was nothing but stupidity! Trying to sail between surfers and the beach? Into breaking waves?

[clstjam]

Why they didn't kedge it off the reef before it was destroyed is bizarre. I love sailing and this just brakes my heart. Whoever was at the helm or was the officer of the watch needs to be held accountable. I mean the idiots were still at full sail and didn't even attempt to reduce sail as it hit the reef...smh

[lance]

It's a hint when you're boating inside the line of people surfing.

[PaulaHawk]

Whoa!
Such a gorgeous sailing vessel.
Operator error for damn sure.
😳

[jamesanderson]

i would boldly suggest that on the sailing school exam they should ask about a ship's required draft and what a depth gauge is. Throw in whats a chart and what do the colours mean for a bonus.

[ottifantiwaalkes]

The dlnr is known to wait until an accident turns into a disaster. Things like this happen every year several times in hawaiian waters. Skippers error to ground and dlnr late respond makes it a disaster. Within a very short time and i mean an hour or so, emergency respond has to be ready for a situation like this. Where is the hawaii team? Why does the dlnr not respond asap? When a boat grounds it is most likely in water close to it's draft. Meaning at the next flood tide the boat will be lifted by the tide several feet. That could be starting an hour later or 6 hours later. However this is the crucial time action has to be taken. After the water starts to rise the boat will be washed further into shallow water by the waves pushing on the side of the boat. Every wave that passes will lift push and drop boat further and further inwards into shallower water. if not held in place or towed out into deeper water when the time is crucial boat ends up in to shallow of water to still be dragged out into deeper water. Again. Skippers fault for grounding and late dlnr response turned this boat into a wreck.

[johnclutter]

I crewed on this vessel in 1990-91 when it was named JADA II. I had a 50 ton auxiliary sail master license at the time, and applied as skipper, but owner Phil Weal said I looked too young to be a captain in his operation. He hired a friend who had a little bit of gray around the edges. (Sadly gray hair may instill reassurance amounng passengers, but didn't help those poor souls aboard TITANIC). In 1999 I hired the sons the owner of CRITERION at the time to crew with me in Chignik Lagoon Alaska operating the salmon tender ALEUTIAN VENTURE. One of the brothers I had earlier hired to clean the bottom of my 60' Ketch NESIKA at Keehi Marine Center. I sailed off Diamond Head in February 2013 on CRITERION and it was a great sailing yawl. We were making 9 knots under sail in 10' seas. I last sailed on her in at the Friday night races in early 2017 I think. So sad to see this beautiful Alden destroyed, but at least no one was seriously injured (other than the pride of whoever was at the helm).

[unclefrogy]

I have personally seen 2 smaller sloops do a similar thing and end up on the beach. I am amazed to see such a large ship like that could be piloted so poorly as that and end up completely destroyed

[chrisbrown]

Chart education is a must. Those I learned told me how to read the water around you, look at a chart and think first. I am the first to say I am not a sailor but I can keep out of trouble and back a trailer.

[glenpang]

Likely scenario:
1) having sailed that same area just a few yards east of the Ala Wai small boat harbor channel entrance, many make the left turn to port, heading towards Diamondhead. Few make this turn before the outer most red buoy channel marker. This sailboat probably did this short cut.
2) that’s not a bad move, but puts your vessel closer to the reefs where the surfer frolic. The mizzen sail maybe sheeted in to tight? Making the boats steering to starboard difficult because of sail balance between the 3 sails?
3) That vessel is a full keeler. I don’t have much experience with such a small rudder that the vessel has got. I suppose steering on the vessel became sluggish & drifted, it has, towards port into the shallows where the surfers catch the waves. This general area is called the Ala Moana bows surf spot.

[carltontweedle]

There are some countries that if you do not have insurance for salvage will not let you in on a yacht. I think this is a very good thing.

[Dan-ojiq]

The operator wanted to get close to the shore so that he could wave to people. An Italian cruise ship captain ship did the same thing a few years ago.

[malekodesouza]

He cut towards Diamond Head way too early and should’ve been outside of the break & the surfers. There’s a break out there called “Threes” because a wave can break 3 times if conditions are right.

[janibeg]

what the hell were they doing that close to shore?

[shakey]

Several things to say here.
1: It’s your home waters. How does a tour boat operator not have a chart of where his captains can and cannot take the boat? As a captain, how do you not know your home waters like the back of your hand?
2: It appears there was a urinating contest between the powers that be and the operator as to who was responsible for dealing with the grounded boat. The Coast Guard should have called a Sea Tow company, I’m sure they weren’t very far away, put a line on that boat and gotten it off the reef and into a marina saving a massive clean up operation. Sent the tow bill to the operator who can argue it later with his insurance company. Instead, the public is left with this debris washing ashore for quite some time.
If anyone from that area has info on why the boat wasn’t towed off the reef, let me know. I’d be interested to hear it. Heck, I might even learn something.