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  3. VIDEO: Motor yacht sinks in Italy, crew safe

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  4. $10 Million Yacht Sinks During Launch in Washington State

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  5. 39m My Saga Super Yacht Sinks on the Coast of Italy After Rescue

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  6. Video: Two luxury yachts sink after storm in Port d'Andratx, Mallorca

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  1. Cape to Rio 2017

    Quite correct. The original Voortrekker was a 50 footer designed by van de Stadt for the 1968 OSTAR and sailed by Bruce Dalling into 2 nd place. Bertie Reed then sailed her in the first BOC round the world race in 1982, ending second. Voortrekker II is (was!) a 60 ft Angelo Lavranos design done for the SA Navy for Bertie Reed as a short hander.

  2. From the Archives. Voortrekker I & II

    Voortrekker I & II - Sailing Magazine. From the Archives. Voortrekker I & II. This cutting from the Cape Argus on 10 January 1990 report that these two famous yachts were lying 'neglected' at their moorings. We know that Voortrekker II sank during the last Cape to Rio Race - but what has happened to Voortrekker I - and where is she now?

  3. Voortrekker 2 sinks underway to Rio

    Voortrekker 2 sinks underway to Rio. Just heard from my navy buddies that the Voortrekker 2 sank in the Cape to Rio race. All the crew were saved. Isuzu KB300 d-Teq with high range, low range and long range. Isuzu KB280DT wif a front diff. Mercedes W123 300D has been sold. Bio Fuel and WVO on hold for now. 2017/01/04, 03:37 PM #2.

  4. Video shows moment sailing yacht Bayesian sinks during violent storm

    Built by Italian shipbuilder Perini Navi in 2008, the U.K.-registered Bayesian could carry 12 guests and a crew of up to 10, according to online specialist yacht sites.

  5. The SAAF Forum • View topic

    Voortrekker II - Cape to Rio 2017. Trekker 2 has experienced rudder failure and starting taking in water. Initially a Pan Pan was transmitted which has now been elevated to a Mayday. MRCC Maritime rescue is in control of the situation and diverted 2 cargo vessels to assist .MVGolafruz was within 2 nm from Trekker and is likely to have reached ...

  6. Sicily wreck: Why did Bayesian yacht sink in 16 minutes?

    Mr Lynch had brought together family, friends and colleagues for an idyllic holiday on his luxury boat: a sumptuous 56-metre (184ft) sailing yacht that won design awards and had the world's ...

  7. Voortrekker 2 a design by Angelo Lavranos

    Voortrekker 2 had a great success at what she was built for,ocean racing,the SA Navy asked Angelo Lavranos to design the replacement for an aging Voortrekker,Angelo worked his magic and Voortrekker 2 was the result,I assume the naval dock yard in Simonstown built her? The boat was entered in a second double handed race around Britain,Rob Sharp ...

  8. Voortrekker II Voortrekker II was...

    Voortrekker II was built in 1982 by the SA Navy and had an exceptionally rich sailing history, having been campaigned by some of South Africa's finest sailors, including Bertie Reed and John Martin.Conceived as a replacement for the ageing Voortrekker and designed by Angelo Lavranos she competed internationally in the Double-handed Round Britain and Ireland Race, the C-Star (Singlehanded ...

  9. Rescue attempt thwarted as tug sinks off South African coast

    The 1,156-ton, 12-crew supply tug overturned in heavy seas 50 miles (80 km) off the South African coast Friday afternoon while carrying out work on the anchors of an oil-drilling rig. Divers ...

  10. Voortrekker (yacht)

    Voortrekker is a 50-foot (15 m) racing yacht that became famous for placing first on handicap in the 1968 Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race and for placing second in the BOC Challenge in 1982/83 [2] when it was 14 years old and had been considered obsolete. [3] History.

  11. How did the superyacht carrying tech tycoon Mike Lynch sink off Sicily

    The yacht capsized on Monday at about 5am (03:00 GMT) after it was hit by stormy weather caused by a "waterspout" - or mini tornado - according to Italian authorities.

  12. Video shows moment Italy yacht sinks during violent storm

    CCTV video appears to show the moment the "Bayesian" yacht disappears as it capsizes in Palermo, Italy. ... Video shows moment Italy yacht sinks during violent storm. Aug. 20, 2024 00:42.

  13. Manslaughter probe announced in Sicily yacht wreck that killed 7

    Italian authorities are opening an investigation into whether the sinking of the luxury yacht Bayesian, which killed seven people including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, was manslaughter.. Prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio said Saturday that the investigation is not targeting specific individuals so far, but that it was "plausible" that the crimes of manslaughter or causing a shipwreck through ...

  14. Voortrekker preparing for final berthing at Naval Museum

    The cradle will be built by Naval Engineering Service (NES) and all indications are Voortrekker will be in her final berth before year-end. "Once at the Museum she will be refitted and a display created to honour the yacht and the men who sailed her since 1968," Steyn said. Voortrekker gained international fame when she placed first on ...

  15. Catch up on 5 stories of the day

    Hear challenges divers face while recovering missing people after yacht sinks 01:53 Now playing - Source: CNN. Video Ad Feedback. See moment rocket explodes during test ...

  16. 6 Missing, Including 2 Americans, After Yacht Sinks in Sicily

    6 Passengers, Including 2 Americans, Missing After 180-Foot Yacht Sinks amid Storm in Sicily. Search operations are underway for six missing passengers after a yacht sank in Sicily on Monday, Aug ...

  17. Sad news of "Voortrekker 2" in...

    Sad news of "Voortrekker 2" in the Cape to Rio Race. Crew all taken off her by a freighter after Mayday call. Apparently catastrophic rudder failure. This was John Martin's boat in the Round the...

  18. Bayesian (yacht)

    Bayesian was a flybridge sloop designed by Ron Holland [2] and built by Perini Navi with a 56 m (184 ft) aluminium hull and a single-masted cutter rig.The 75 m (246 ft) aluminium mast was at the time of construction the world's tallest. The yacht had a retracting keel, allowing its draft to be reduced from 10 m to 4 m. [3] It was one of a number of similar vessels from the same designer and ...

  19. Dramatic video shows 130ft superyacht sinking off Italy coast after

    Moment 40-metre superyacht sinks off the coast of southern Italy. Leer en Español. ... The yacht reportedly drifted out into the harbour after the fire burnt through ropes securing it to the pier ...

  20. Video captures the moment superyacht sinks off Italian coast

    Dramatic footage has emerged of the moment a 130-foot superyacht capsized off the Italian coast over the weekend, sinking stern-first into the water. The video, released by the coast guard, showed ...

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