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Prospector
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Initially Posted - 06/07/2012 :  10:23:59  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
This story was emailed to me by a friend. The photos are worth looking at. When you consider how close the boat was to shore, how badly she was aground, and the pounding she took, its amazing that she came away with nothign but a rudder to repair...

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The value of good ground tackle!
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They're heavy and unwieldy, not particularly attractive and tend to be expensive; however, there is no denying that anchors are worth their weight in today's pricey gold. A good anchoring system will let you sleep soundly at night but more important, can save your boat (and possibly your life) in extreme conditions. This was the case last Friday, June 1 when the Catalina 40, Serenity was traveling in very heavy weather from Whitby Marina to Port Credit to take part in the Susan Hood race when the boat's engine suddenly stopped running just south of ABYC. As the boat was being blown toward shore by the strong easterly wind, the crew, unfamiliar with our bay, put out their anchor in the hopes that it would stop the boat from reaching shore. Fortunately the Bruce anchor held in the high surf with about 2 boat lengths to spare.

The Toronto Police Marine Unit was dispatched and although they do not rescue boats, they did remove a young boy and one of the crew from Serenity. Two others, including the boat's owner Tim Fass, decided to remain with the boat. A salvage crew was summoned and they spent the day trying to pull the boat out of its predicament, but to no avail. It was just too far inshore and could not be towed over the shoals by an inflatable boat. They did manage, however, to put out 2 more anchors. As the photo shows, the boat was just a few meters from being on shore. The anchors did their job and held until Saturday morning when the boat was finally pulled out by a heavy tug boat. The only apparent damage was a broken rudder.

The owner's wife, Debbie Fryza, expressed her appreciation for the kind treatment she and the boat's crew received from ABYC members during this ordeal.

Photos of the stranded boat and subsequent recovery can be viewed at the following link:

http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001nFWZQBgdseo-xvc476qo5mjCPsOBUhLEh1FWxeszXcoli4GoEGLsn908w0liLLUf5n0jsmJMvZQdAftfUzPc5LMefEvmH6RvuRwq3HwEtzwUugi-z6PH8Yec00TOM60oNQNTIju0tmFruRV0OjBEf6U4joPz6rUTzLHobKJ9O1VDaghub5Vb7XElGrsL0ajrbnsW4rxa6SmBIAXBEOhYgw==


Photo - B. Caron
"Iris"
1984 FK/SR #4040
http://frosthaus.blogspot.com/

Take a minute to register your boat with the association!!
http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/owner_questionnaire.htm
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 06/07/2012 :  10:59:50  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Wow, they weren't kidding when they said meters from shore!

I've read about using a dinghy to pull the mast over to rotate the keel off of a shoal before, but never seen photos of it actually being done.

Wonder what anchor(s) they used? Also wonder if the bottom slopes steeply.
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 06/07/2012 :  11:03:16  Show Profile
Is that an Ontario or Ohio registration on the bow of that boat? I think its home port is my marina in Sandusky, Ohio. It would be one helluva coincidence to find 2 big Catalinas with the same name in the same font.

If they are from Sandusky, they're a long way from home so early in the season.
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Prospector
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Response Posted - 06/07/2012 :  11:08:54  Show Profile  Visit Prospector's Homepage
No - its out of Whitby - my new club. ON is an Ontario registration. In teh last shot you can see the hailing port is Newcastle Ontario.
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jerlim
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Response Posted - 06/07/2012 :  16:33:54  Show Profile
did you catch the boat's name?....<i><b>SERENITY</b></i>
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 06/07/2012 :  16:41:28  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Shiney!
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