To those who filmed this...thank you for not talking or putting up silly music. What you did was perfect for us to get what is happening. Amazing courage!!!

I used to live up the road from here, would regularly go watch. Believe it or not, they do it in a lot rougher seas than this. The slow progress is due to the high current of the river. There’s often over 1,200 m3/sec (over 42,000cfs) flowing out there, so it’s slow progress for any boat. The fish n chip shop has a whole wall of photos of storm crossings, a lot of them “dedicated to the memory of…”

I have operated 30 foot, 40 foot, 44 foot, and 52 foot Coast Guard Search and Rescue boats off and on for 6 years and these fishermen are way braver than I am! My hat is off to these men - Job Well Done! I did it 40 years ago.

The Grey is a big, very cold river running off the Southern Alps, for overseas watchers this means glacial waters year round running at tremendous speeds at the mouth. There would be plenty of times when it would be worse and these fishermen would simply not attempt a crossing of the bar at the mouth. Full respect to their skill and cajones.

@kiwi1200gsa

2 жыл бұрын

The Grey River is not Glacier fed, it is fed by rain fall over a large catchment. The river is in flood, so a storm has dumped a lot of rain in the catchment. Greymouth is my home town.

@jeffstone8630

2 жыл бұрын

Looks like a blast. Wish I was there.

@garrymcdonald5456

2 жыл бұрын

This is flood water, the colour is a give away,

@Killereggman

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffstone8630 white water rafting up in the hills! Much nicer in autumn, when the water is warm and not trying to kill you hahahaha

@Killereggman

11 ай бұрын

@@kiwi1200gsa with this warm winter, the glacier rivers are running :(

As a former boat I have the utmost respect for the boats in this video. I became a human 12 years ago and the change from boat to human has not been easy. Much respect to boats.

You don’t need to be a sea farer to know that this skipper is bloody awesome!

As a former fisherman in Alaska the ocean can be very unforgiving. I have the utmost respect for these capt's skills and daring.

11.58 dude has arm out the window , like he's just cruising chilling , classic mate

@KG-sy2vs

3 жыл бұрын

Lol! We can't see his knuckles though 😂 although I seriously doubt they are any color other than normal.

@LookoutLance

3 жыл бұрын

Rollin a park drive with his spare hand

@bh2861

3 жыл бұрын

He knows what he is doing Dennis

@debeeriz

3 жыл бұрын

@@KG-sy2vs or his undies

@KG-sy2vs

3 жыл бұрын

@@debeeriz lol true!

And that's why I don't question the price of seafood!

@exNZFS

3 жыл бұрын

Back Achers Homestead The problem is mate that they (the fishermen) get paid f all. It’s the middle men and bloody supermarkets that rake the profits If I can I buy direct from the fisherman markets and I don’t mind paying them handsomely

I was a sternman on a lobster boat in Maine. I’ve been in some heavy seas in the middle of winter but nothing compared to this!🕊🍀

WOW ! Incredible COURAGE . When the waves were breaking onto them thought they were going to flip over . Only the most skilled Captain & crew could make it through . I am emotionally drained watching . Thank you for this amazing video . God bless . Mark (Toronto) 💦💦💦

I can't believe I held my breath for 16 minutes and 49 seconds.

@micheletetley6142

2 жыл бұрын

lol

I have so much respect for these guys, and how awesome is the power of the ocean, amazing to watch!

Well this is the first time in my life I've actually seen a real bar crossing very skillfull skipper.😁

It’s not underpowered, it’s just lagging under the weight of the skippers huge balls.

@iraqlobster8123

3 жыл бұрын

BRUH LMFAO

@sheilajohnson6478

3 жыл бұрын

I’m a 57 year old grandma and I burst out laughing.🤣🤣

@coolhandpuke3780

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, also it might be overinsured.

@NicoleNic103

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahahahaha

@christislord7003

3 жыл бұрын

He’s a lucky man then. Many are called few are chosen....

I am a Navy veteran and was also an engineer in the US Merchant Marine after military service. I think the smallest vessel I served on was about 640 feet in length and the longest was a super tanker that was over 1000 feet. In waters such as these, you would feel little movement. Hats off to the mariners that skipper these little boats and risk daily danger. Sail on boys!!!

@lachlanoneil8938

3 жыл бұрын

Well the wave length isn't long enough to effect a boat that big but I don't think you would even have enough clearance to fit there the water would have to be shallow

@alanbrookes6637

3 жыл бұрын

Lachlan O'Neil , outgoing tide.....crazy!

This is how it's done. A huge amount of patience and staying calm.

That’s skill on another level, these are real skippers 👊

Captain's doing his best under the conditions and the boat is a sound one to take a pounding like that on a regular basis. It's "calculated risk" and men deal with it day in and day out, every day of their adult lives and they don't need anyone second guessing them, their decisions or their equipment capabilities. Risk vs reward. I take calculated risks doing construction work- climbing through trusses and walking walls-- feats that make most men who are new to it get weak at the knees just watching someone else doing it. I see roofers and tree cutters do things that make me go "NOPE- Not for me!" Confidence levels another subject. You can work a height one day and be just fine and the next you can just feel death's cold fingers brushing at the back of the nape of your neck like a playful lover or a cool breeze... So instead of talking shit about hard working men like these guys working in dangerous circumstances just be thankful... and glad that there are enough them around to get the job done most of the time....

@terrishepherd3266

3 жыл бұрын

They Certainly don’t make Men Like They Used too!! This World, At Least in America, WE NEED More Men With Courage, Not The Little Soy Boy’s that Live in Their Mommies Basements. IF You Need To See Soy Boys in Action Look at ALL The Videos Of The BLM Destroying Our Country. They can Dish it Out, but They Can’t Take it, That’s a SOY BOY!!!

@MrRedHotChiliMan

3 жыл бұрын

@@terrishepherd3266 wtf are you rambling on about?

@TiffMcGiff

2 жыл бұрын

TL;DR, next time just stfu and watch lol

@chadlosh6749

2 жыл бұрын

@@TiffMcGiff Shush child, the adults are talking.

Shiver me timbers that was exhausting to watch. For a few minutes I almost thought his engine wasn't working, then realized skipper is fighting severe currents. Wow! I'll take Haulover over that anyday! Props to the skipper.

@andymanaus1077

3 жыл бұрын

If they were struggling against undertow that it means that they were attempting this on the outgoing tide. That is crazy dangerous. Bars should always be negotiated on an incoming tide if possible. The waves and tide run counter to each other on the outgoing, meaning that the waves will stand up and break with much more height and force. An incoming tide runs with the waves, reducing their height and chance of breaking.

@andymanaus1077

3 жыл бұрын

@Phil Wilson Exactly.

@slooob23

3 жыл бұрын

@@andymanaus1077 the river was in flood after heavy rain.

@whatiswrongwithwhatihadwankers

3 жыл бұрын

@@andymanaus1077 that may work on a tidal estuary, not on the Grey after heavy rain with blue light flashing and low on fuel. The low fuel saved them from a fine.

@andymanaus1077

3 жыл бұрын

@@whatiswrongwithwhatihadwankers Fair enough. That would explain the bar being closed`.

They deserve every penny they take such a dangerous job stay safe all the fishermen

@terrishepherd3266

3 жыл бұрын

Amen🙏🌊

@shannonblack3444

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewblack1575 we have no jobs in grey mouth it’s that or a office job

Turns out I can hold my breath for 16 minutes. Wow footage

Amazing, This must feel maddeningly hopeless to a skipper, impressive footage!

Great captain! Good skills driving that boat in rough sea condition.. stay safe capt. and your crewmen 👏🏼😊

@kevinary

3 жыл бұрын

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Bradley, you have a superb camera. Your horizon was dead level. This is a superb video of real seafaring.

What we see here are outstanding examples of professional seamanship. These blokes do this for a living; probably quite laid back about it but, at the same time, fully aware of the consequences of one bad turn on the wheel or the action of a rogue wave that doesn't follow the sea state pattern. Collision was also a possibility, yet they benefited from attacking these waves together. I'm totally gobsmacked that they might have faced a fine for doing this; that's ridiculous. Where else were they supposed to go and, besides, the weather isn't their fault. Getting back to port and saving their lives was the priority. The two people at the wheels of these vessels, presumably the captains, deserved medals not a fine. BH

@perrynelson5989

2 жыл бұрын

I longlined on that vessel for 10 seasons in the 80s 90s great seaboat queen of the fleet

@nairnascimento6177

9 ай бұрын

Levar multa é brincadeira uma coisa dessas estão trabalhando é não can

@nairnascimento6177

9 ай бұрын

Levar multa ? E brincadeira uma coisa dessas estão trabalhando é não brincando

And that's a nope from me.

@HellcatMad

3 жыл бұрын

A hard no

Given that waves always look way smaller on camera, these conditions are terrifying.

@shuearie6869

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed mate, those were 4+ meter waves.

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2 жыл бұрын

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@melvinvan3799

2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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@brennanshepherd652

2 жыл бұрын

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Don’t forget, the river water itself is going out, in huge volumes. The waves are swell from the ocean. It all comes together rather nastily

Much respect to fishermen everywhere and particularly these guys!

I've gotten anxiety seeing big ships in rough water...these guys are amazing! Piloting a boat through waves bigger than your vessel...incredible skill and nerve. God bless those who put out to sea! I keep you all in my prayers. I wish you calm seas and good fortune 🌹⚓ What we call "terrifying" they call "fishing!" 🐟🐠🦈

The Missus did that crossing about 43 yrs ago under the same conditions. It was either chance it or run north before the big storm hit.

When ya have the tide going one way and the wind creating waves going the other it’s called a standing wave.. the river is in flood so huge volume and power going out with the wind creating that monster swell in the other direction. Very challenging, well done both skippers !!

The stunning efficiency of the super wide velcro belt is unrivaled in the control of midriff bulge !

Well this is a first for me. Never in my life have I felt the urge to jump into a raging river and give someone a push.

Haulover is child’s play compared to this!

@Imwright720

3 жыл бұрын

Paul Chandler the main reason is because these boats are under powered. Haulover just has bad captains afraid to use their engines. There is a video of a guy in a 19’ Boston whaler flying out the inlet. He is in the air as much as the water, he gets it.

@ericlee8231

3 жыл бұрын

Haulover is because most people don't no how to boat in anything other than flatwater in Florida

@blewyd

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericlee8231 yeah. People call it the boating hub, yet nobody there knows how to go boating and they deffinately do not know the rules and courtesy.

@Imwright720

3 жыл бұрын

@@alias19 I wasn’t comparing at all. Haulover only has problems because of bad captains, not because it’s bad. I was also stating that these boats are so underpowered that they make this even harder.

@stephendickson9000

3 жыл бұрын

@@Imwright720 dunno that it's that bad, dude on the bigger boat looks like he's outside having a smoke and a rum as you do.

Skill and experience, these people do this for a living day in and day out. Before telling them how risky this is and how underpowered they are perhaps we could listen and learn something.

@jrsmith587

3 жыл бұрын

How true

@cptunderpantz9273

3 жыл бұрын

Guess you didn't read the description... The bar was closed due to dangerous conditions and they risked the lives of everyone onboard.

@46south53

3 жыл бұрын

@@cptunderpantz9273 The bar is never "closed" there is a warning light to advise conditions may be adverse. Remember the people filming this cruise the country looking for shit like this to report on. They are the media who almost always spice a story up. Also there were no fines issued either!

@j.hawkins7282

3 жыл бұрын

Yea right? Fished out of Garabaldi in Oregon..they called the causeway entrance "the jaws". Keep yr side poles out and roll in..at trolling speed..pacific storms are something when yr amongst them..fun stuff!

@slooob23

3 жыл бұрын

@@46south53 actually, they were in town to film floods from the heavy rain the day before. This was not a typical bar crossing.

Might want to consider a power upgrade. That captain certainly has a pair.

@rickpetersen41

3 жыл бұрын

Ya he dose!

Congrats to both skippers...i got a lil sick just watching

As a former deckhand I can say, what a ride that must have been.

Great footage of some very gifted skippers. The engine compartment s must be very tight.

After the long and dangerous trip, Bill realizes he dropped his car keys 5 miles back

The Cobden beach still has chunks of wrecks visible at low tide ... a pair of rusted boilers here , The remains of a bow there ... The Tasman is relentless , a drive up the Coast Road will show a rugged landscape carved out by the power of the sea ... Both Cobden and Blaketown are shingle beaches ... when I was a kid the sound of the breakers booming against the tip heads and the hiss of the water slipping back through the pebbles lulled me to sleep ... when we moved back the the East Coast ( or civilisation as Mother called it ) the Pacific was altogether too sedate and I couldn't sleep

If this had been in the US we'd be watching someone trying it in a rental pontoon boat.

@Brad1711

3 жыл бұрын

Florida man would go lol

@kyzor-sosay6087

3 жыл бұрын

Nah,seadoo,without a life vest.

@KG-sy2vs

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. Or up North, an old Bayliner

@googlemail4241

3 жыл бұрын

Dingy with a barely on unbuckled life vest

@warewolf4760

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao and drink in hand

Every time i watch this i end up with beer spilt all over myself.

@AVportau

2 жыл бұрын

sounds like this vid gave you a drinking problem.

This is a gnarly bar crossing, these guys are seasoned professionals 👍

Me pongo de pie y aplaudo a los dos capitanes y tripulación de los dos barcos Soy pescador deportivo en el río de la plata en su parte.mas angosta mide 40 Km es el río más ancho del mundo y está en Argentina

Kudos to the confidence of the skipper and the discipline to manage speed under conditions.

@351clevelandmodifiedmotor4

Жыл бұрын

I've been in so many absolutely terrifying situations on the water, mostly huge huge waves, and anchor rope tangled around propeller near a Rocky shoreline in the dark and cold with big waves like these, hoping the old 4 pronged inadequate anchor holds and it's 20 meters from the rocks, I've been in sinking boats the bungs weren't in , I've been in a fully swamped boat, wave came right over the bow how we didn't sink I don't know, I've been in a boat that slammed high and dry on wet sand that looked like the rest of the water , I've been in a boat that sunk underneath us and I was only 7, a wooden white row boat , older cousins were being silly rocking the boat, then it just went down like a stone, I'll never forget the sound of all that water gushing in Soo quickly, the worst sound ever when your on a boat, another time we got home and there was no boat or trailer behind the car, the trailer got detached going over a train crossing and luckily the boat and trailer rolled up a soft dirt bank and weren't that badly damaged but still a 17 foot firbreglass boat with an old 80 Mariner on the back, the trailer wheels and axles were broken and the trailer was dragged on its guts 20 kilometers grinding down almost into the hull

Great skills, I never thought to just have one fish out, but that makes total sense now I've seen it.

Excellent filming 👍👍👍

Handling it like a pro. That's got to be one hella outgoing current. That second boat..... it's "surfs" farther down the crest as it has a square stern. Reminds me of Cape "D" in the Coast Guard. ;-D

Great skill and fortitude, I just watch and my wife takes gravil. Major commute to and from work!

The small vessel goes backwards when hes not surfing. He's literally using the waves to get in. The current is moving faster than his boat is going at the throttle level he's using. Just another day at he office it would seem.

@KG-sy2vs

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. And if this vessel is like mine (and the Orca) the old diesels so not take kindly to wide open throttle. It's a nerve wracking game playing the throttle watching the temp gauge in these situations.

@lisaann2744

3 жыл бұрын

@@KG-sy2vs nerve wracking? Do u take on any water? That is ballsy

@Civiliansoldier762

3 жыл бұрын

@@KG-sy2vs I could only imagine. It would be catastrophic to overheat and loose an engine or both in a situation like this. Those are some massive swells

@KG-sy2vs

3 жыл бұрын

@@Civiliansoldier762 I own the notorious Groverbuilt 26 that was seaworthy enough to cross the Atlantic back in the 80's. Although the legendary ford Lehman 400CI inline 6cyl diesel is bulletproof, it is always in the back of my mind, the possibility of engine failure going through a rough inlet or while 100 miles off the coast at the canyon. Better have a drift sock ready to deploy or a little kicker on the transom, or you will roll in no time. I have learned that only fools are not intimidated by the sea.

@KG-sy2vs

3 жыл бұрын

@@lisaann2744 sometimes yes. funny story... I was coming back from Block Island, and returned to a really adverse inlet situation. To say the least, I wound up with an entire BBQ worth of lava rock sloshing around in a foot of water on deck. It was quite the mess😂 unfortunately we can't always choose the conditions we return back to port in.

"Long we've tossed on the rolling main, Now we're safe ashore, Jack! Don't forget your old shipmate Faldee raldee raldee raldee rye doe!"

Takes forever to come in .. Reminds me of the Monty Python Horse coconut clip clop scene

@It-b-Blair

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! 😜😂😂😂👍

When the ship rolled starboard, both Captains swung their huge steel balls port. When it rolled port, they swung them starboard. Well done Captains

There is a memorial of some people that died when trying to cross the bar and I’ve seen a family heading through the bar in a little fishing boat probably about a 4 metres in length.

Respect !!!

Crazy how the entire boat disappears behind the waves

@marlin123ish

3 жыл бұрын

it's not so much underpowered but the current is roaring out at high rate of speed and these boats are displacement hulls that have top speed of maybe 15 knots.

@lawrencemacd63

3 жыл бұрын

I was out on a charter boat & the waves were like that one you were on top of the wave the next minute you were looking up at them 😁

15:24 “Steady on there Skip, I ad that deck chair just right!”

Wow these guys are Masters of the sea, fascinated by their experience

Fighting the ebb with a following sea; nice work helmsman. You deserve a pint, now.

The older boat was clearly dramatically underpowered for the state of tide and wind. Impressive watching his boat handling, real skill. Brave (or mad) risking their lives in that sea state,

@halburtonwarrington-minge3434

2 жыл бұрын

That boat is from Riverton about 300 miles south. Its not his home harbour either.

Nice camera man that thing takes good videos as far as the captains are concerned there the best ive seen in a wile

Coming with high tide. The mouth of the river and ocean meets has sand bars because of strong current of the river

Nice timing and patience. I hope the fishing was good because coming back in really sucks.

Have been through this bar plenty chasing bluefin and nearly been on the rocks a couple of times.

So how was your commute to work today dear?

I think one of these boat was a first timer across the Grey bar if I remember they were from Riverton in Southland NZ.

That looks to be about a 8-10 knot current running out there, standing the waves up.

I just wish these guys got a fairer share of the $35 per kilo that I pay at the supermarket!

Columbia river bar is quite nasty also. I have watched the boats struggle while fishing from the north jetty near Ilwaco

Yep my old home town. Up to 3 meters of rain per year.

I would love to learn this skill. Wow amazing

Question I watched the his a couple times why does it seem like the boat is not going anywhere in between waves. I always thought you get on the back of a wave and power up and ride the wave in not go over the wave or let the wave catch you?????

Looks a lot like the Columbia bar. Slow and steady.

It must be a even bigger challenge now 2023 with slash in the waters for boats through nz to come in.. This was awesome to watch even tho it was yrs ago take my hat off to any skipper well done great footage by the way 😮

Incredible courage and skill

It's like balancing a teapot in a washing machine. Ganster.

God is my/his Captain!! Hats off to their bravery.

Skilled men, very tough little boats and well maintained.

Very nice video

Was my day job on a Collier's touched the bar only once in three years

I was supposed to be on the Sea Fury 8113 the day it rolled there. Frank was the skipper

@terryparker6426

3 жыл бұрын

It also not uncommon for the boat to belly on the bar in those conditions. Generally a deckhand is looking behind informing skip when wave is almost at transom. Skip can tell if bigger wave by sound of voice

Hell of a current heading out as those boats fight it coming in .

Just another day... I'll be out the next few months on the Columbia River/Pacific Ocean doing exactly this. For those saying they're underpowered...not at all. You think you can just "ram it in?" No. You're fighting the omnipresent ocean and a river... Good times!

@lesmondk3376

2 жыл бұрын

You are dead right you can’t just ram your way in ,i have been to this bar many times it can be ugly

That current is KILLING ME!!

I’ve ridden down the face of a wave in a skiff buried the bow I knew I had to give her full throttle nose popped back up hull filled with water but made it!

I wonder if the boaters from Haulover Inlet is Miami, Florida would attempt this bar.

This is a neat video.

What can you do when you've got to get inside on a screaming ebb tide?

Damn...Looks like the Newport Bar in Oregon. Glad we are not the only people who deal with crap like this!

Just another day at the office. Guy probably had a coffe and a sandwich while doing this lol.

@spurgear4

3 жыл бұрын

Good idea. I'm going to have to go get some of that

@SHNTRU

3 жыл бұрын

Durry and a cody

@KiviliG

3 жыл бұрын

Who drinks coffee while eating sandwich 🤔?

@celsosantos969

3 жыл бұрын

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@willjames5243

3 жыл бұрын

As long as you have steering and power and don't get sideways you're good! But its white knickle 4csure

Are they waiting for the price per pound to go up?

Those are some of the greatest Captain Big Big Balls. Damn freaking amazing. All be safe and get home.

Top video 👍

big waves, strong current! I wonder how it is on a bad day or even at low tide!

At the end of the video you can clearly see how strong the current is, the boat can hardly enter the river. I’d say if a person jumped in they would be out to sea within minutes.

How do they ride out those waves? Do they just let the waves push them along or does the engine still run? Just curious because I seriously wouldn't have a clue. Very fascinated by it though.

HEY CAPTAIN, HAS WIND GOT LUMPS IN IT