Tweed Bar claims another

[Heath]

Stayed in bed this morning due to the rising swell, had a mate go out though. Had to wait at the bar until the change of the tide. But did see some boat try to run the bar & get cleaned up. 3 POB swam to safety of the training walls & then clambered up the sides while getting smashed by the swell.

Anyone we know ???

[mackmauler]

yep was that sort of day, noone to blame but themselves.

[Sportfish_5]

Did another boat go over on the south passage on the weekend ???

[Willo]

Yeah Mate, Some people just don't do there homework ???.
Especially the Tweed Bar
Early Morning run out tide Plus a 1.7 Mt (and that dosen't take into account the Sets) rising Swell ,Its a big call takin that on. A recipe for disaster :o

[Burley_Boy]

sounds like skipper error... bummer of a mornin for them. Could look at it this way, we now have another skipper with a lot more experience.. ::)

[Black_Jack]

Sportfish 5
a boat with four on went over in the south passage, what i could make out it was at the northern end

all were pulled out of the water OK

geoff

[roz]

You can't take the Tweed Bar for granted, I never have. There is a big difference between the back tide and the making tide, not a good place to get dusted.

[redspeckle]

On nine news tonight 2 boats when over the noosa bar one was hit by by 3 metre wave they were in a tiny worth
23 thousand dollars, other one follow a charter boat out in a half cab 4 people didn't get quick enough in it both boats bang up badly tow back to
shore
Had no reports on south passage bar boats going over only about 2 city cat where cut lose from ther moornings & run with the tide flow
one run into the rock other one smash into a yacht called Strike Master
Mitch

[Heath]

pics of the bar this morning

[Heath]

Some pics of the bar

[Heath]

One more

[-spiro-]

I am with you Rob!

[Mick]

I tried to warn people. Low tides in the morning with peak traffic and a monster swell starting to brew. It was never going to be a walk in the park. Is the swell bigger down there today?

[Sandman]

Yep well i was one of those silly bastards that tackeled the south bar , and i wont be doing it again lesson learned.
Once out we had a good day with few other ( silly ) fisho's out there, we got held up wrestling a shark off the point about 1pm then downed a life vests for the obvious conclusion, we could not get back through the 2.5mtr breakers!
Lucky we had extra fuel but concerns still of going all the way around Cape moreton, notified coast guard of our new route they advised that this was a wise choice.
Lesson Learned .
Regards
Sandman

[Zeeke]

Noosa Bar claimed 2 boats yesterday aswell.. 2 4+m tinnies.. with people from new to the area being the ones driving.. (tourists)

Tim

[Heath]

I tried to warn people. Low tides in the morning with peak traffic and a monster swell starting to brew. It was never going to be a walk in the park. Is the swell bigger down there today?

2.5M at the moment with 30% being 3.5m or better :o

[Sandman]

24 hour out look for swell

[Scott15]

Sportfish, black jack. yeah the boat got towed into the beach at amity. flipped at 1pm and got to amity at 7pm.

[chemmy]

r bu at home or in class

[Needmorerum]

Heath, looking at the pictures, where abouts do you cross this in a boat. Which end is the ramp at?
Also, are the piccies from a security camera mounted up high are they, very informative.

Corry

[rakinray]

G/ day all i think most of us would say that the writing was on the wall and if you took the warnings that the wx had been saying then as rob said why were they out there ? i guess sandman said it when he asked himself the same thing, but i think we can all tell a story about the time we done something stupid ! I crossed the amity side of the s/ passage on sunday arvo and it was a run with a wave trip in so it was only getting worst by the hour. My daughter took some shots of the southport seaway on monday thought they might of interest to someone.

CHEERS RAY ;D

[mackmauler]

Corry, the bar is the extreme right of the pic, thats a surfcam on pt danger. the ramp is back to the west a couple km upriver.

[rakinray]

One more of the size of the swell !