Challenging the Southport Bar in a Storm - What is the story?
by The Sail-World Team on 29 May 2009
Yacht 1 SW
A delivery 'sailor' decided to commence a passage from Southport in south east Queensland in Australia to Yeppoon. The forecast was seas 9 to 10 mtrs with a storm warning with winds that had at times been recorded at 61 kts at the Gold Coast seaway entrance. This bar has claimed many vessels before. The skipper attempted to go out the seaway, which had not been yet officially closed. It was soon after.
Lots of rumour but who knows the full story? We'd welcome any information you have, is there a good explanation?
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