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Labugman · 03-01-2014, 01:50 PM

I received a call this morning from a friend at the beach who told me a big yacht was on the beach at Marina Del Rey getting pounded by the big surf. So My family and I went to have a look. Here are the pictures. One of the guys standing on the beach watching the spectacle turned out to be another boat owner who's sailboat was anchored next to,and was getting rammed by, the big yacht in the middle of last night. He said the yacht had dragged it's anchor in the night and was bumping into his sailboat. He got up and tried to call for the occupants who had been anchored behind the MDR break wall for a couple of months. They did not wake up so he started to bang on the side of the steel hull boat with a baseball bat. He told me that the occupants were an entire family of probable drug addicts who lived on the boat and spent all their money on drugs. Based on his physical appearance, the sailboat owner fit that description too. Anyway, he couldn't get them to wake up at first. By the time they did wake up they were already near the sand getting pounded by the big waves. The sailboat owner had to cut his anchor line because it was entangled with the yachts anchor chain and he would have been dragged into the beach with them. Since this big boat is made of steel it will probably be on display at the beach for awhile before it finally gets removed...Probably at the County's expense. It would make a great lobster reef if they could somehow tow it out to 60 fsw or so.....but they'll probably break it up into pieces to remove it. Too bad....Labugman

Mr Main22 · 03-01-2014, 02:36 PM

haha, what complete morons.

HEX · 03-01-2014, 06:24 PM

Wow, dumb asses. lmao

VinWalrus · 03-01-2014, 07:27 PM

Too bad, in the right hands it would have been a nice boat to anchor out at the islands for a few weeks at a time.....

HEY... Maybe it was their cook site.... "SAY MY NAME......."

The "Fisher" · 03-01-2014, 07:29 PM

There's no way of convincing them to pull it out and submerge it in deeper water? I assume that's just too much of a hassle to do (I guess they would have to make it float somehow and then tow it out) and it would end up being too expensive. It said they're taking suggestions on it's removal

haha....nobody we can reach out to to make a suggestion?

malibujohn · 03-01-2014, 08:04 PM

I talked to one of the guys on that boat a couple of weeks ago, he was curious about my fish. They were tied up at the public ramp loading up with supplies. The guy seemed like a decent guy, more hippie than drug addict.The boats been just outside the marina for a while now. It did run-but ran like hell when they moved it! I actually feel a lil bad for them. They seemed to be like vagabonds or something. Going from port to port, up and down the west coast.

toptuna · 03-01-2014, 09:18 PM

Classic. Reminds me of someone who had a sailboat wash up on silver strand. Sucks but the ocean is not something to mess with.

jtully · 03-01-2014, 09:51 PM

I've seen that vessel outside the marina for a few weeks now. Always wondered what the deal was. Too bad it ended the way it did, but people have been talking about this storm for some time now. I'm sure they knew it was coming.

ddonnell · 03-02-2014, 12:15 AM

I always get a kick out of the hippies that buy boats. When I was refitting the big sailboat I was captain of, there was a 1940's wooden motor sailer that came into the marina in Ensenada. They were absolutely dead set on taking this thing around and through the canal and have it be a rave boat in the BVI's. They ended up running out of money in turtle bay, so the captain left to go to the US to somehow get more. When he got back, his crew had sold literally everything off the boat. Captain and crew got in a fight and one almost lost his life and the rest are sitting in jail. No common sense with them.

Hopefully they are able to get something out of the boat, but doesn't sound like they had any insurance...

Labugman · 03-02-2014, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by malibujohn

I talked to one of the guys on that boat a couple of weeks ago, he was curious about my fish. They were tied up at the public ramp loading up with supplies. The guy seemed like a decent guy, more hippie than drug addict.The boats been just outside the marina for a while now. It did run-but ran like hell when they moved it! I actually feel a lil bad for them. They seemed to be like vagabonds or something. Going from port to port, up and down the west coast.

Now I feel bad that I repeated what the sailboat guy told me about the people on the yacht....Maybe he was projecting. In either case, I don't know these people, but I do feel bad for their loss. Hope it works out OK for them.

davej · 03-02-2014, 09:54 AM

+1 malibujohn, I had the same experience. I think that was their everything. I saw it beached on fri. Kind of sad. Hope no on got hurt during the beaching.

Freedvrjim · 03-02-2014, 11:56 AM

You can't fix stupid...


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03-01-2014, 01:50 PM	#1
Labugman Labugman Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: I live in Los Angeles California Age: 67 Posts: 67	Yacht Beached at MDR I received a call this morning from a friend at the beach who told me a big yacht was on the beach at Marina Del Rey getting pounded by the big surf. So My family and I went to have a look. Here are the pictures. One of the guys standing on the beach watching the spectacle turned out to be another boat owner who's sailboat was anchored next to,and was getting rammed by, the big yacht in the middle of last night. He said the yacht had dragged it's anchor in the night and was bumping into his sailboat. He got up and tried to call for the occupants who had been anchored behind the MDR break wall for a couple of months. They did not wake up so he started to bang on the side of the steel hull boat with a baseball bat. He told me that the occupants were an entire family of probable drug addicts who lived on the boat and spent all their money on drugs. Based on his physical appearance, the sailboat owner fit that description too. Anyway, he couldn't get them to wake up at first. By the time they did wake up they were already near the sand getting pounded by the big waves. The sailboat owner had to cut his anchor line because it was entangled with the yachts anchor chain and he would have been dragged into the beach with them. Since this big boat is made of steel it will probably be on display at the beach for awhile before it finally gets removed...Probably at the County's expense. It would make a great lobster reef if they could somehow tow it out to 60 fsw or so.....but they'll probably break it up into pieces to remove it. Too bad....Labugman Attached Thumbnails

03-01-2014, 02:36 PM	#2
Mr Main22 Adrian Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 195	Re: Yacht Beached at MDR haha, what complete morons. __________________ http://www.spearamerica.com/ `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º> Instagram: adrian2thetop

03-01-2014, 06:24 PM	#3
HEX Hector F. Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Oxnard, California Age: 32 Posts: 2,110	Re: Yacht Beached at MDR Wow, dumb asses. lmao __________________

03-01-2014, 07:27 PM	#4
VinWalrus Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: St Helena, CA Posts: 532	Re: Yacht Beached at MDR Too bad, in the right hands it would have been a nice boat to anchor out at the islands for a few weeks at a time..... HEY... Maybe it was their cook site.... "SAY MY NAME......." Attached Thumbnails __________________ I Was a pro diver (Oceaneering) now a Napa pro wino... I work hard to make excellent things to drink... I drink what I make.... I work too much... Cheers! John Lynch

03-01-2014, 07:29 PM	#5
The "Fisher" Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northridge, CA Age: 28 Posts: 511	Re: Yacht Beached at MDR There's no way of convincing them to pull it out and submerge it in deeper water? I assume that's just too much of a hassle to do (I guess they would have to make it float somehow and then tow it out) and it would end up being too expensive. It said they're taking suggestions on it's removal haha....nobody we can reach out to to make a suggestion? __________________ Grigor Azatian IG: http://instagram.com/grigor_a Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/gga500000

03-01-2014, 08:04 PM	#6
malibujohn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,144	Re: Yacht Beached at MDR I talked to one of the guys on that boat a couple of weeks ago, he was curious about my fish. They were tied up at the public ramp loading up with supplies. The guy seemed like a decent guy, more hippie than drug addict.The boats been just outside the marina for a while now. It did run-but ran like hell when they moved it! I actually feel a lil bad for them. They seemed to be like vagabonds or something. Going from port to port, up and down the west coast.

03-01-2014, 09:18 PM	#7
toptuna Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Santuckee Age: 37 Posts: 6,829	Re: Yacht Beached at MDR Classic. Reminds me of someone who had a sailboat wash up on silver strand. Sucks but the ocean is not something to mess with. __________________ BOBBERRYFISHCARVINGS.COM

03-01-2014, 09:51 PM	#8
jtully Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Hermosa Beach, Ca Posts: 183	Re: Yacht Beached at MDR I've seen that vessel outside the marina for a few weeks now. Always wondered what the deal was. Too bad it ended the way it did, but people have been talking about this storm for some time now. I'm sure they knew it was coming. __________________ Josh Tully

03-02-2014, 12:15 AM	#9
ddonnell Davis Donnell Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Los Alamitos Age: 29 Posts: 1,400	Re: Yacht Beached at MDR I always get a kick out of the hippies that buy boats. When I was refitting the big sailboat I was captain of, there was a 1940's wooden motor sailer that came into the marina in Ensenada. They were absolutely dead set on taking this thing around and through the canal and have it be a rave boat in the BVI's. They ended up running out of money in turtle bay, so the captain left to go to the US to somehow get more. When he got back, his crew had sold literally everything off the boat. Captain and crew got in a fight and one almost lost his life and the rest are sitting in jail. No common sense with them. Hopefully they are able to get something out of the boat, but doesn't sound like they had any insurance... __________________ Long Beach Neptune

03-02-2014, 09:54 AM	#11
davej Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Manhattan Beach Age: 46 Posts: 1,446	Re: Yacht Beached at MDR +1 malibujohn, I had the same experience. I think that was their everything. I saw it beached on fri. Kind of sad. Hope no on got hurt during the beaching.

03-02-2014, 11:56 AM	#12
Freedvrjim straight shooter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wrong Island, NY Posts: 1,051	Re: Yacht Beached at MDR You can't fix stupid... __________________ Do like you want, like what you do. Tristateskindivers.com