To say that he kept it on a straight line is a bit misleading. With such a strong current surging behind the vessel it's more likely that he had no rudder control at all, and therefore was simply lucky that forces acting on both sides of the rudder(s) were even. This could have ended quite differently.

Excellent well timed and a bit of luck which favours the brave.

Nice, cats do have an uncanny ability to straighten themselves out. Engines are not only for unfavorable winds , hehehe , bet he had both pinned

Ive done the same thing in my 32" cat, at grays harbor Washington. I loved it hahahhaahaha nothing like surfing a 32 foot boat :D

@CapnSchep

3 жыл бұрын

No doubt that catamarans handle following seas very well, including breaking following seas ..!

aussie balls and seamanship, also cat hulls were the popular hulls for surf life saving and small fishing fleets wherever surf or bar crossings where to be encountered back in the day (think 23' shark cat). epic

@captkirkconnell 4 ft. mini keels and big rudders help. Keeping weight out of the bows is really the rule that all cats should observe. You'll notice that Saltonay never looks like putting the bows under. That situation would have meant a whole different result......I did not deliberately put myself in harms way, I expected to enter without drama, but sometimes in sailing that's not what happens.

Husband: " I have an idea." Wife: "NO God please." Husband: "Surfs up dude". Wife: " My mom was right."

@MrHobiecat This cat's top hull speed is around 9 knots and that wave is moving much much faster than that (thus why it is surfing). It was a seriously risky move that could easily have gone the other way.

@torannevans410

Жыл бұрын

A sailing family commenting about a cat that was not at any serious risk stability and multiple wetted surfaces, a hull speed of 9 knots? are you seriously thinking. Check the batteries in the calculator they are flat...... 9 knots ? ?

That is a captain and a great crew.

In fact my pants remained unmarked. the true honors should go to Bryan Perry, the designer and builder as she handled the situation beautifully...............Hell of a rush though! ian sloan. Skipper

@jeffhubbard100

5 жыл бұрын

I love the fact that none of the safe place experts read your comments or didn't realise who you were. Well played on surfing that wave. Balls of steel, mate!

I was a tad busy at the time and didn't look at the log or the s.o.g on the G.P.S. When I checked later the log had recorded a reading of 32.4 knots. I can't explain this reading adequately , as we were not doing that kind of speed, at least I don't think so That speed may have been hit momentarily as the log is in the port hull and with the combined forward momentum and the water flow upward on the face of the wave..maybe, I dunno.Estimates put the speed at around 22 knots.

that was not a attempt, it was successful

Gutsy move........I would not have tried that.....surprising how well the boat handled it.

i was there.. the skipper had been watching the bar for hours. ended up ignoring the warnings - which are regularly overstated anyway - and went for it - good stuff - great pics - thank goodness it wasn't a tragedy though - damn close. at least there would have been good pics either way.

Hats off to you Ian. Just wondering, how much steerage did you have as the stern is lifted by the crest? I note there is a veer to port as you surf down the face.

@crockett207 Mini keels draw 4 ft. and the rudders are quite large. Also has cable steering not hydraulic, this gives a much quicker and responsive result to the slight 'veer' she responded very well and really did what she was supposed to do. I must say however that I did not expect to be in that situation, i expected to enter between the sets without having to deal with what eventuated.....best laid plans of mice and men etc.

Nicely managed captain! I have been in a similar situation with a motor boat. In our situation we had to exit the sea because short on gaz. Your choice needed guts. Must have been fun!

KEEP ITUP MATE ,TOP STUFF , I KNOW HOW THAT FEEL S , I RAN THE WAVES IN A TYPHOON NO POWER ON, NO SAIL ,UP HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES RUNNING FOR SHELTER, NERVOUS AT FIRST BUT ONCE I KNEW THE BOAT COULD HANDLE IT NOT A WORRY , JUST RAN WITH THE WIND ,AWESOME

get that man a beer!

WHOE!!!! He did a awesome freak'n job!! I bet he was scarre'd more like he had his heart in his throat and adrenaline was making him shake!! I know I would be like that!!! But then again I would be to scarre'd to make that move!! THUMBS UP SKIPPER!!! 🌊⛵👌👍

Best surfing video on you-tube !!!

Guts, Skills, Power. A Rock Star indeed

He can try to make us believe he made it on purpose, he can try...

perfect ! … and very lucky ! … myself, I wouldn't have taken the chance …

Impressive, but poor judgement. That so easily could've turned into an unnecessary rescue of a capsized vessel.

Ian Sloan was just very lucky. It was just about to capsize. What he did was stupid.

@jdl2180

5 жыл бұрын

100% luck and stupidity

@pred7949

2 жыл бұрын

just as stupid as your mother when she thought it was a good idea to let you fall right out of her wobbly hole

A good boat yeah, but if the timing had been off by even 1 or 2 seconds, trouble would've ensued. Impressed with the Captains skill

1994 - Histrical footage of 40 Growther Trimaran surfing huge wave into Coffs habour entrance KZread; ‘’PACIFIC CRANES Verbatim Bullfrog Trimaran’’

@madogblue

8 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, thanks for the tip

@phapnui

7 жыл бұрын

What magoblue said.

@AWildBard

4 жыл бұрын

This is it kzread.info/dash/bejne/oGxn2sVpodubepc.html

Leave it to the Seasoned Sailor... Amazing Feat... those that disagree keep paddling your kayaks in the lake.

@sheilamorrison1954

3 жыл бұрын

@Woobie Correct.

"Sensing a gap in the sets." No, I'm pretty sure he waited for a set.

Nuts of steel..Good For You Bro!!!!

Looks like he did fine.

wow , perfect !

Hold my beer...... Watch this !

Thats how its done

A half million dollar cat is supposed to take that kind of ride and a whole lot more.

Cat v Mono? A mono would have rolled or pitch poled and dismasted.

Good job Skipper!! Lucky he had a cat, he might not have made it through in a V bottom.

@samkom33

2 жыл бұрын

my 35 feet long 15 ton fishing boat with a top speed of 9 knots 7 knot economical speed wouldnt like that rough sea wery much 😁 i sometimes went out pulling nets if nessesary in storms, To avoid ghost nets. but in northern norway the fjords are long and deep so you usually dont struggle that much to get to safe harbour with calmer sea if needed.

@jp002169 its is actually an azure 40 designed by grainger and built by brian perry,before brian started on the perry 43 i think you will find that grainger also designed the perry cats,for brian,

HATS OFF to Brian Perry...designer of the Perry Cat...

That...was...awesome....

is the hull, keel and rudders standard? That is very hard to control a pearl like that. Sure the Capt knew what to do but you need some cooperation from the hull also. Can all cats do that? anyone know?

Thats the spirit, give that cat hell she can take that and more

Awesome and brave

I thought it was awesome and gutsy

Bet he'd think twice on a mono : )

@joez9839

7 жыл бұрын

Lived on a mono for fifteen years and, no, I wouldn't have done it. In a cat or a tri? Sure.

@CapnSchep

7 жыл бұрын

Bet your right, Cats seem do a lot better in a following sea vs monohulls, especially vs monohulls full of fish jmo ..!!

Love it!

An awesome show of pure Seamanship. Any naysayers on here, don't know squat about sailing.

Nice how all those armchair sailors with zero sailing experience are motivated to display their ignorance to the world. Sorry, snowflakes, but real men take real chances. The skipper waited for the light and determined that the waves, while large, were not treacherous. Still a gutsy move. Well played!

@sheilamorrison1954

3 жыл бұрын

Experienced sailor here. Real men dont take chances. You literally have it 100% wrong. Its takes far more balls not to do something to endanger yourself and others. Jackass.

thats the australian way

wow. that was awesome

Good effort!...How on earth did he keep her on course?

I'd say luck was on his side.

pffftt.... saw a mono do it into coffs harbour with waves breaking BIG closing out across the heads. AT NIGHT. coffs enterance is 5 to 8 metres deep.

Sold listing said ...."always gently used of course".

Worth the risk? What?

I wonder if the new boat owner has seen this

Wow......some nerve I should think.

LIKE A BOSS!

Its better to be lucky then good........

Almost looks like a catamaran at the Drydock I workout of. Except this one is not a piece of junk.

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Like a BOSS

Hell Yeah! That's how it's done!

Wow !

It's funny how it's actually not a Perry catamaran. It's a granger.

It was only good luck, nothing more more.

Wow! Now there's a man who knows what he's doing!

that must have ben scary

Muito bom , tem que confiar ! Rsrsrs

CRAZY...

a dream boat :)

What make and model is this Cat?

Well that could of turned to shit real quick!!!

what he sis is amazing

He surfed it

Hells Yeah...

NOT ME!!

He nearly broached the boat surfing down that wave... his rudders were barely in the water! If he'd gone over, rescuers would have risked their necks to save him. Not cool in So many ways!

Very lucky, the owner was too stupid to realize that! 😲

@pred7949

2 жыл бұрын

just as stupid as your mother for not realizing that she can still end your existence with that wire hanger

Des is da wannsinn.der hod a schneid.

WOW! VERY LUCKY AND HE PUSHED HIS LUCK AND MADE IT! SO VERY HAPPY FOR ALL!

fourty year olds living in their mum's basement comes to mind....reveal it by framing the situation differently, say you actually had a life, and had had a real sexual relation with something that didn't have a high pressure valve, you might see how foooolish it sounds running down somebody with genuine talent and a real life.

@jdl2180

5 жыл бұрын

Wtf are you talking about? What are you trying to say? 🤔

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Sultanate

Cats seem do a lot better in a following sea vs monohulls, especially vs monohulls full of fish jmo ..!!

@mckenziekeith7434

Жыл бұрын

Its all about the rudder. Often powerboats have small rudders directly aft of the propeller. Once the wave accelerates them to high speed, the prop wash on the rudder is non-existent and they lose control authority. In a sailboat, especially lightweight boats designed to surf, control authority increases with speed. So when powerboats get overtaken by waves, they are in danger of turning sideways and flipping. But sailboats have a better chance of being kept straight, as long as the skipper acts fast.

nice ride i would not sell it ever

Intense

Lucky the rudders didn't come out of the water... then he would of been screwed literally!

@DazzaSmart2812 The word you were looking for is you're.

Good job old sport.

Ummm Stained his pants I'm sure!

damm $500,000?

alotta luck there .

I was going to sale it aka I was attempting to sink this damn boat

pure fluke that was the worst peice of sailing ever. Clearly has no idea. he would have had no control over it at all.

Risky, but really good helming. If he had surfed sideways he could have been in a whole load of trouble.

:))

Only bc it was a cat. Terrible timing too

No reasonable person would think that was a good idea.