A 13m vessel, the Bide a Wee, on her side with holes in her timber hull, having been battered by heavy seas. The ketch went aground after leaving North Harbour under sail, it was was marooned on the rocks at Grotto Point near Dobroyd Head at Balgowlah Heights, Sydney.
A Maritime vessel and a police boat were both unable to reach two men on the ketch because of the wild waves and strong winds.An officer was winched down onto the stranded vessel from police helicopter PolAir to rescue the two.
They were winched to safety and flown to Manly Hospital for treatment.
The men did not appear to be injured.
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May 09
May 09
Bide a Wee
Balgowlah Heights, New South Wales, Australia 33º49’93″S 151º15’70″E
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Jan 09
Jan 09
Ben Ainslie
Adelaide, Southern Australia, Australia 34º48’42″S 138º28’67″E
Onboard Ben Ainslie Finn during a photoshot for JP Morgan, in Adelaide, Southern Australia, Australia.
Charles Benedict “Ben” Ainslie, CBE (born 5 February 1977 in Macclesfield) is an English sailor and three-times Olympic gold medalist.
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Jun 07
Jun 07
Sodeb’O
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 32º55’26″S 151º45’20″E
The launch of Thomas Coville’s 105 feet maxi-trimaran Sodeb’O took place in a sunny Newcastle. Designed by Nigel Irens and Benoît Cabaret, the maxi-Sodeb’O been built and launched in Australia in June 2007, this 32 m long three hulled machine (105 feet) and 16.55 m wide (55 feet) craft is equipped with a 35 m mast and can carry up to 650 square metres of sail area.Coville said “It’s an incredible boat. The lines are right, elegant, pure; it’s very beautiful. I’m happy; it’s been a wonderful day.”
