Hout Bay yesterday

The HBYC marina were expecting another arrival of the ARC around the world fleet yesterday,given it was gusting over 30 knots in our bay,their passage around Cape Point to Hout Bay would not have been an easy one? Two were mono hulls,the other a catamaran,the monos are in but the cat is still out there,this one came in first and required the assistance of the NSRI Station 8 from Hout Bay Harbour,thanks and well done guys.

This yacht had rudder troubles,another yacht that was standing by,lost the use of their roller furler and had to drop the head sail,then the out haul went on the main,so that had to be put away,with its mizzen and engine only,they were sailing backwards,so Station 8 went out and towed them in,what a well done mission for Station 8.

The ARC fleet boat now has an NSRI crew member on board and is being lead into the harbour.

The NSRI crew member is in red on the boats foredecks.

Safe inside,there was a lull in the wind while this part of the assitance was taking place but it was really blowing stink out in the bay when Station eights two boats met up with this yacht,they did the crew transfer out there,so all those days we see them in practice was real time on this day,well done lads.

The camera is a Canon PowerShot G11,all pictures by  R McBride