And We Wait!

Well folks, the initial survey has been done by expert local marine surveyor Alison Mazon and an initial estimate is in the works by Steve Rander, owner of Schooner Creek Boat Works. Now we wait to find out what our insurance settlement will look like and if the boat will be a total or not. So, it looks to me as we mind find ourselves looking for a new boat, the damage is pretty extensive! In addition to the damage I listed in the post on the front page of SA other damage we have found after our survey is as follows; the forward bulkhead is cracked/ fractured in multiple places, cracks throughout the inner headliner, cracks around starboard ports, cracks around keel bolts and severe keel bolt stress (think the keel might have hit the whale on the roll back), and complete through and through 3 foot crack on topside deck starboard bow side where the whale landed lengthwise.

So, in the case that we need to purchase another boat, let me know your thoughts! What boat should be our next racing platform? Please feel free to comment!

Sailing Anarchy Front Page Posting:

whale of a time
Ryan Barnes, the helmsman onboard at the time of this amazing story shares it with us...
We were racing in the Oregon Offshore International Yacht race on our Beneteau 35s5 in 20 kts of breeze with 1.5 oz north sails kite up. About 30 min. after the start a grey or humpback whale approximately 30 feet in length breeched off our starboard beam and hit approximately halfway to three quarters up our rig past first spreader, then rolled off the starboard side of the boat, taking out the lifelines and crushing the toe rail as well as dropping the whole rig, thankfully it was deck stepped. Here usa link to a coast guard video of post carnage and local news article.
Rig is gone/ deep sixed after cutting it away, lifelines are destroyed, toe rail bent/ flattened on starboard side deck, fibreglass cracks on the topside starboard vberth, fracture cracks around starboard cabin windows, bow pulpit bent to shit, and toe rail delimitation around 60% of the boat! No water leaks, except when the coast guard towed us at 18 knots against an ebb tide across the columbia river bar, which was a little fast, but got a new speed record on the boat! Lots of kudos to our coast guard though, those guys are awesome! No injuries, everyone is safe, my dad and I are motoring the boat up the river back to home port in Portland, OR at Rose City Yacht Club. Story here.

05/14/11