Looking for 2017 Bimini Trip photos

[Julian]

I've been asked to turn my Bimini trip rescue story into a keynote presentation at one of our company conferences. I am looking for Photos and videos from that trip....especially those showing boat damage, waves, mayhem LOL

@swatski any wide shots of your boat with the tower down (with you under it)?
@Drift Away a shot of your boat at bimini.....
Anyone have a photo of Barefoot Island? (the boat we rescued)
Photos of the boats taking big waves?

The more images...the more interesting the presentation will be.

Lots of parallels one can draw from this story to project planning, team building, risk analysis etc:

• Planning is essential
• Willingness to change plans and adapt is critical
• Communications is critical! And CLEAR communications!
• Rigid project planning can be a big problem
• The more highly complex a solution, the harder it is to use when the pressure is on
• Practice makes perfect - lack of it can be disastrous
• Don't under estimate dependency analysis

Thanks in advance for anything you contribute!
Hopefully I can make it interesting and entertaining!

 

[Glen]

@Amar Nanduri , did you have video from the '17 crossing?

 

[Julian]

Actually I'll take photos/videos of boats and waves from any rough crossing....

 

[swatski]

I've been asked to turn my Bimini trip rescue story into a keynote presentation at one of our company conferences. I am looking for Photos and videos from that trip....especially those showing boat damage, waves, mayhem LOL

@swatski any wide shots of your boat with the tower down (with you under it)?
@Drift Away a shot of your boat at bimini.....
Anyone have a photo of Barefoot Island? (the boat we rescued)
Photos of the boats taking big waves?

The more images...the more interesting the presentation will be.

Lots of parallels one can draw from this story to project planning, team building, risk analysis etc:

• Planning is essential
• Willingness to change plans and adapt is critical
• Communications is critical! And CLEAR communications!
• Rigid project planning can be a big problem
• The more highly complex a solution, the harder it is to use when the pressure is on
• Practice makes perfect - lack of it can be disastrous
• Don't under estimate dependency analysis

Thanks in advance for anything you contribute!
Hopefully I can make it interesting and entertaining!

Other than the two shots of me standing in my boat (looking shell shocked, happy, and sad at the same time) - taken in the Bimini Sands upon arrival, with my tower down and broken windshield, I do not have any actual footage of the events... I might have some shots of my bruises, lolol.

I guess I wish I have had my camera ready when the tower fell in the middle of a storm, lolol. Seriously, I kind of wish I had a GoPro going or something, would have been quite a show, my kids screaming thinking I was dead when the tower just collapsed on me... and me trying to convince them otherwise while getting up from under the fallen bimini, lol. Good times!

But in all honesty, to me it’s not the sensational nature of these kinds of events that would be the take-home point. Rather, it’s the resilience, quiet and solemn, hard to show in pictures. I’m thinking of @Drift Away and his crew drifting for freaking hours - towards Greenland! - at 7mph in that little river called “Gulf Stream”, lol. To me that beats any heroics - just being able to stay calm and not panic.

—

 

[Julian]

Post up the photos @swatski if you would....

I agree....and those are points I will make, but photos are good eye candy.

 

[Drift Away]

I've been asked to turn my Bimini trip rescue story into a keynote presentation at one of our company conferences. I am looking for Photos and videos from that trip....especially those showing boat damage, waves, mayhem LOL

@swatski any wide shots of your boat with the tower down (with you under it)?
@Drift Away a shot of your boat at bimini.....
Anyone have a photo of Barefoot Island? (the boat we rescued)
Photos of the boats taking big waves?

The more images...the more interesting the presentation will be.

Lots of parallels one can draw from this story to project planning, team building, risk analysis etc:

• Planning is essential
• Willingness to change plans and adapt is critical
• Communications is critical! And CLEAR communications!
• Rigid project planning can be a big problem
• The more highly complex a solution, the harder it is to use when the pressure is on
• Practice makes perfect - lack of it can be disastrous
• Don't under estimate dependency analysis

Thanks in advance for anything you contribute!
Hopefully I can make it interesting and entertaining!

 

[Julian]

View attachment 106109View attachment 106110View attachment 106111

Do you have a photo of the new name "Drift ed Away"?

 

[Drift Away]

Do you have a photo of the new name "Drift ed Away"?

 

[Drift Away]

Do you have a photo of the new name "Drift ed Away"?

 

[swatski]

Dropped anchor locker, caved windshield, collapsed tower, broken passenger chair, and ripped head compartment door... That was a fun ride!











No bimini, no problem!





Road back was a pain, too.




—

 

[Amar Nanduri]

@Amar Nanduri , did you have video from the '17 crossing?

Let me check @Glen

 

[Amar Nanduri]

Before crossing pictures


During crossing

New video by AMARNATH NANDURI

photos.app.goo.gl

New video by AMARNATH NANDURI

photos.app.goo.gl

After crossing ...broken windshield , broken tower speakers

 

[Dan_NC]

@swatski wow, just, WOW. I had no idea it was THAT bad

 

[swatski]

@Julian in my group @Bill D was shooting with two gopros, I think. I'm pretty sure he posted links and some of the footage of his struggles before they turned around, somewhere.

--

 

[Betik]

@swatski he did. He has 4 video on youtube. I will find the link and post it here.
I have made 3 passes on all of his 4 videos and have written the actual communication coming through the VHF. See my next post

 

[Betik]

Roll call

Talk about BIG ship.



2:40 Swatski checking on position of groups ahead

2:50 Bruce chimes in that he waiting his group to gather at the turning basin. There is container ship entering the port everglades. He is trying to make a gauge the water condition



3:30 Bruce looking for Chris24 and Mrs. Bruce asks to pick up paste. Check on Valerie, who is confirming that she is ready to go



4:07 Swatksi is asking his group to roll at 5mph

4:40 Bill and wife and chatting about Scarabs. Notice there is a scarab right infront of them . In the next 60 minutes that boat suffered catastrophic windshield damage. RickHO returned safely to port and flew in to Bimini. Note that BillD had to return to port and fly in as well.

5:20 Bruce and his group are the turning basin. He describing the contain boat as it is going through the channel. “ boat is not making any wake, but it has 2 tugs pushing it”



5:40 Bruce “ Betik you are 3rd in line, is that correct”

Betik “ 10-4 that is true”

Bruce: stay at it sir



6:05: Bruce checkcing on Hobineros but he cannot see WaterGirl

Bruce: watergirl where are you ?

Watergirl “ under the bridge “

Bruce “ brou need to pick it up”

Waregirl “ roger that”



VIDEO 2

0:05 Bruce: Watergirls can you wave at us?

0:18 Bruce is saying something about no longer being at anchorage.

0:40 Bruce “ Watergilrd are you besides blue and white ?

Waterman “ that is correct”

Bruce : you are no longer under speed restriction



2:40 Bruce : “ does anyone need to do anything last minute OR are we ready to roll”

“Ready to Roll” “Ready to Go”

4:13 “ … back in here ?”

5:55 Bruce “ Swatksi This is Bruce … . but overall is not terrible “

Swatski “ this is swatski …girl……..we are following ”

Bruce “ … to port …..few in few hours”



6:53 Betik: “Bruce Bruce Bruce , stbrd engine is dead, I am water running only on port engine. Please keep going, I will try to catch up another group “

BillD wife gasps

Bruce “What has happened son ? “

Betik “ give me a sec”

7:35 Betik: “ this is Betik, I am back online; I will catch up “

7:40 Betik “… push forward… both running I think”

7;55 Swatski “ this is swatski ……

9:30 Swatski “ Swatski group this is swatski last check , this is going to be a bit rough let do a last check. Make sure everuthink is fine”

9:40 “ Swatski I got a stbr mount. Bad vibration, I think likely going in “

Bruce “ Swatski this is Bruce, Port Everglades mouth is rough, I am only going 12. We are going to pad!!, are you ? “

Swatski “ thank you Bruce, we are …”

Swatski “ Swatski group , we ….. knots …..”



Video 3

0:55; “Jaburt did you go to Swatski group?”

1:00 Swatsi “ swatski group, we are circling here. We are not on the inlet yet, we are waiting for anyone to catch up. Take your time please “

“alright thank you”

1:50 Swatski “ Bruce this is Swatki , can you hear me ? “

BRuce : Swatski this is Bruce, I can hear you, it gets better as you go out”

Swatski “ thanks a lot, … line up, just little bit behind. “

Bruce “ …….”

Swatski “ thank you thank you “

2:43 Swatski: “Swatrski Group, this is Swatski. Looks like we are ready to roll. Miss anyone ? “

3:25 This is swatski, ….. container ship, stay clear “

“””Alright guys we are going to … side 2 ……”

“ thisis … copy that”

“ copy that”

Coppy that”

“Roger roger “

 

[Betik]

here is Rana's video. you can see @Water Girl gallowing on the Stb side ( arounf minute 1) and if you quick on the pause bottom at 1;15 you can see my boat pointing towards the sky. I got a couple of still out of this video

 

[Betik]

check this out at 10:28, I bet you get a good shot or even better a 3 second clip out of it

 

[Betik]

here is a link to his channel so you can find the other videos ( 1,2,4)

 

[Betik]

here are some shots taken from BImini brad when I delivered fuel to drift away. the other boat is robert