To those who filmed this...thank you for not talking or putting up silly music. What you did was perfect for us to get what is happening. Amazing courage!!!
I used to live up the road from here, would regularly go watch. Believe it or not, they do it in a lot rougher seas than this. The slow progress is due to the high current of the river. There’s often over 1,200 m3/sec (over 42,000cfs) flowing out there, so it’s slow progress for any boat. The fish n chip shop has a whole wall of photos of storm crossings, a lot of them “dedicated to the memory of…”
Deep respect for these guys from the comfort of my home in Auckland. That looks mighty treacherous. Greatly appreciate and admire the skills and tenacity of those brave souls on board.
The Grey is a big, very cold river running off the Southern Alps, for overseas watchers this means glacial waters year round running at tremendous speeds at the mouth. There would be plenty of times when it would be worse and these fishermen would simply not attempt a crossing of the bar at the mouth. Full respect to their skill and cajones.
The Grey River is not Glacier fed, it is fed by rain fall over a large catchment. The river is in flood, so a storm has dumped a lot of rain in the catchment. Greymouth is my home town.
I have operated 30 foot, 40 foot, 44 foot, and 52 foot Coast Guard Search and Rescue boats off and on for 6 years and these fishermen are way braver than I am! My hat is off to these men - Job Well Done! I did it 40 years ago.
WOW ! Incredible COURAGE . When the waves were breaking onto them thought they were going to flip over . Only the most skilled Captain & crew could make it through . I am emotionally drained watching . Thank you for this amazing video . God bless . Mark (Toronto) 💦💦💦
As a former boat I have the utmost respect for the boats in this video. I became a human 12 years ago and the change from boat to human has not been easy. Much respect to boats.
Shiver me timbers that was exhausting to watch. For a few minutes I almost thought his engine wasn't working, then realized skipper is fighting severe currents. Wow! I'll take Haulover over that anyday! Props to the skipper.
If they were struggling against undertow that it means that they were attempting this on the outgoing tide. That is crazy dangerous. Bars should always be negotiated on an incoming tide if possible. The waves and tide run counter to each other on the outgoing, meaning that the waves will stand up and break with much more height and force. An incoming tide runs with the waves, reducing their height and chance of breaking.
@@andymanaus1077 that may work on a tidal estuary, not on the Grey after heavy rain with blue light flashing and low on fuel. The low fuel saved them from a fine.
I am a Navy veteran and was also an engineer in the US Merchant Marine after military service. I think the smallest vessel I served on was about 640 feet in length and the longest was a super tanker that was over 1000 feet. In waters such as these, you would feel little movement. Hats off to the mariners that skipper these little boats and risk daily danger. Sail on boys!!!
Well the wave length isn't long enough to effect a boat that big but I don't think you would even have enough clearance to fit there the water would have to be shallow
Back Achers Homestead The problem is mate that they (the fishermen) get paid f all. It’s the middle men and bloody supermarkets that rake the profits If I can I buy direct from the fisherman markets and I don’t mind paying them handsomely
When ya have the tide going one way and the wind creating waves going the other it’s called a standing wave.. the river is in flood so huge volume and power going out with the wind creating that monster swell in the other direction. Very challenging, well done both skippers !!
@@jimmycricketlopez2746 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣I was a stern man on three lobster boats. I’ve held 4 blood worming licenses. Played electric guitar in over a dozen rock ‘n’ roll bands and have done more than you ever will. I did it all with prosthetic feet! Stop projecting your weakness…
Captain's doing his best under the conditions and the boat is a sound one to take a pounding like that on a regular basis. It's "calculated risk" and men deal with it day in and day out, every day of their adult lives and they don't need anyone second guessing them, their decisions or their equipment capabilities. Risk vs reward. I take calculated risks doing construction work- climbing through trusses and walking walls-- feats that make most men who are new to it get weak at the knees just watching someone else doing it. I see roofers and tree cutters do things that make me go "NOPE- Not for me!" Confidence levels another subject. You can work a height one day and be just fine and the next you can just feel death's cold fingers brushing at the back of the nape of your neck like a playful lover or a cool breeze... So instead of talking shit about hard working men like these guys working in dangerous circumstances just be thankful... and glad that there are enough them around to get the job done most of the time....
They Certainly don’t make Men Like They Used too!! This World, At Least in America, WE NEED More Men With Courage, Not The Little Soy Boy’s that Live in Their Mommies Basements. IF You Need To See Soy Boys in Action Look at ALL The Videos Of The BLM Destroying Our Country. They can Dish it Out, but They Can’t Take it, That’s a SOY BOY!!!
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I've gotten anxiety seeing big ships in rough water...these guys are amazing! Piloting a boat through waves bigger than your vessel...incredible skill and nerve. God bless those who put out to sea! I keep you all in my prayers. I wish you calm seas and good fortune 🌹⚓ What we call "terrifying" they call "fishing!" 🐟🐠🦈
Me pongo de pie y aplaudo a los dos capitanes y tripulación de los dos barcos Soy pescador deportivo en el río de la plata en su parte.mas angosta mide 40 Km es el río más ancho del mundo y está en Argentina
What we see here are outstanding examples of professional seamanship. These blokes do this for a living; probably quite laid back about it but, at the same time, fully aware of the consequences of one bad turn on the wheel or the action of a rogue wave that doesn't follow the sea state pattern. Collision was also a possibility, yet they benefited from attacking these waves together. I'm totally gobsmacked that they might have faced a fine for doing this; that's ridiculous. Where else were they supposed to go and, besides, the weather isn't their fault. Getting back to port and saving their lives was the priority. The two people at the wheels of these vessels, presumably the captains, deserved medals not a fine. BH
Paul Chandler the main reason is because these boats are under powered. Haulover just has bad captains afraid to use their engines. There is a video of a guy in a 19’ Boston whaler flying out the inlet. He is in the air as much as the water, he gets it.
@@philosophicalfloridaman yeah. People call it the boating hub, yet nobody there knows how to go boating and they deffinately do not know the rules and courtesy.
@@alias19 I wasn’t comparing at all. Haulover only has problems because of bad captains, not because it’s bad. I was also stating that these boats are so underpowered that they make this even harder.
The small vessel goes backwards when hes not surfing. He's literally using the waves to get in. The current is moving faster than his boat is going at the throttle level he's using. Just another day at he office it would seem.
Yup. And if this vessel is like mine (and the Orca) the old diesels so not take kindly to wide open throttle. It's a nerve wracking game playing the throttle watching the temp gauge in these situations.
@@KG-sy2vs I could only imagine. It would be catastrophic to overheat and loose an engine or both in a situation like this. Those are some massive swells
@@Civiliansoldier762 I own the notorious Groverbuilt 26 that was seaworthy enough to cross the Atlantic back in the 80's. Although the legendary ford Lehman 400CI inline 6cyl diesel is bulletproof, it is always in the back of my mind, the possibility of engine failure going through a rough inlet or while 100 miles off the coast at the canyon. Better have a drift sock ready to deploy or a little kicker on the transom, or you will roll in no time. I have learned that only fools are not intimidated by the sea.
@@lisaann2744 sometimes yes. funny story... I was coming back from Block Island, and returned to a really adverse inlet situation. To say the least, I wound up with an entire BBQ worth of lava rock sloshing around in a foot of water on deck. It was quite the mess😂 unfortunately we can't always choose the conditions we return back to port in.
The Cobden beach still has chunks of wrecks visible at low tide ... a pair of rusted boilers here , The remains of a bow there ... The Tasman is relentless , a drive up the Coast Road will show a rugged landscape carved out by the power of the sea ... Both Cobden and Blaketown are shingle beaches ... when I was a kid the sound of the breakers booming against the tip heads and the hiss of the water slipping back through the pebbles lulled me to sleep ... when we moved back the the East Coast ( or civilisation as Mother called it ) the Pacific was altogether too sedate and I couldn't sleep
There is a memorial of some people that died when trying to cross the bar and I’ve seen a family heading through the bar in a little fishing boat probably about a 4 metres in length.
Some inlets drain more water and when this heavy current flow meets opposing wind waves stack up, build to larger size than current / wind in same direction.
It also not uncommon for the boat to belly on the bar in those conditions. Generally a deckhand is looking behind informing skip when wave is almost at transom. Skip can tell if bigger wave by sound of voice
I've been in so many absolutely terrifying situations on the water, mostly huge huge waves, and anchor rope tangled around propeller near a Rocky shoreline in the dark and cold with big waves like these, hoping the old 4 pronged inadequate anchor holds and it's 20 meters from the rocks, I've been in sinking boats the bungs weren't in , I've been in a fully swamped boat, wave came right over the bow how we didn't sink I don't know, I've been in a boat that slammed high and dry on wet sand that looked like the rest of the water , I've been in a boat that sunk underneath us and I was only 7, a wooden white row boat , older cousins were being silly rocking the boat, then it just went down like a stone, I'll never forget the sound of all that water gushing in Soo quickly, the worst sound ever when your on a boat, another time we got home and there was no boat or trailer behind the car, the trailer got detached going over a train crossing and luckily the boat and trailer rolled up a soft dirt bank and weren't that badly damaged but still a 17 foot firbreglass boat with an old 80 Mariner on the back, the trailer wheels and axles were broken and the trailer was dragged on its guts 20 kilometers grinding down almost into the hull
it's not so much underpowered but the current is roaring out at high rate of speed and these boats are displacement hulls that have top speed of maybe 15 knots.
How do they ride out those waves? Do they just let the waves push them along or does the engine still run? Just curious because I seriously wouldn't have a clue. Very fascinated by it though.
It must be a even bigger challenge now 2023 with slash in the waters for boats through nz to come in.. This was awesome to watch even tho it was yrs ago take my hat off to any skipper well done great footage by the way 😮
The older boat was clearly dramatically underpowered for the state of tide and wind. Impressive watching his boat handling, real skill. Brave (or mad) risking their lives in that sea state,
Handling it like a pro. That's got to be one hella outgoing current. That second boat..... it's "surfs" farther down the crest as it has a square stern. Reminds me of Cape "D" in the Coast Guard. ;-D
Skill and experience, these people do this for a living day in and day out. Before telling them how risky this is and how underpowered they are perhaps we could listen and learn something.
@@cptunderpantz9273 The bar is never "closed" there is a warning light to advise conditions may be adverse. Remember the people filming this cruise the country looking for shit like this to report on. They are the media who almost always spice a story up. Also there were no fines issued either!
Yea right? Fished out of Garabaldi in Oregon..they called the causeway entrance "the jaws". Keep yr side poles out and roll in..at trolling speed..pacific storms are something when yr amongst them..fun stuff!
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Thousands of firsherman around the world, doing these things, to bring us fresh Hoki. Testament to the boats fighting Greymouth outgoing tide! it should have sunk! Faaaakin awesome! Luv a good fush n chups! Chur NZ bros! PS is whitebait sanga that good?
most days. Greymouth (town and fishing port) is at the mouth of the Grey River.... the rivermouth is the access to the sea for all boats in the area. It is home port to many fishing boats.
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if they had hit the bottom in that flow, it wouldn't have worked out well. The Grey River is in flood (note trees and debris floating down past the boats) at a high flow rate. The hammering of waves is slowing them down considerably, and as they enter the river, the high flow against them does the same thing.
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To those who filmed this...thank you for not talking or putting up silly music. What you did was perfect for us to get what is happening. Amazing courage!!!
That's got to be some of the best footage spot on and of coarse hats off to the skippers bloody legends you guys
I used to live up the road from here, would regularly go watch.
Believe it or not, they do it in a lot rougher seas than this. The slow progress is due to the high current of the river.
There’s often over 1,200 m3/sec (over 42,000cfs) flowing out there, so it’s slow progress for any boat.
The fish n chip shop has a whole wall of photos of storm crossings, a lot of them “dedicated to the memory of…”
Nah don't believe u
@@jimmycricketlopez2746 go there.
@@jimmycricketlopez2746
Deep respect for these guys from the comfort of my home in Auckland. That looks mighty treacherous. Greatly appreciate and admire the skills and tenacity of those brave souls on board.
The Grey is a big, very cold river running off the Southern Alps, for overseas watchers this means glacial waters year round running at tremendous speeds at the mouth. There would be plenty of times when it would be worse and these fishermen would simply not attempt a crossing of the bar at the mouth. Full respect to their skill and cajones.
The Grey River is not Glacier fed, it is fed by rain fall over a large catchment. The river is in flood, so a storm has dumped a lot of rain in the catchment. Greymouth is my home town.
Looks like a blast. Wish I was there.
This is flood water, the colour is a give away,
@@jeffstone8630 white water rafting up in the hills! Much nicer in autumn, when the water is warm and not trying to kill you hahahaha
@@kiwi1200gsa with this warm winter, the glacier rivers are running :(
I have operated 30 foot, 40 foot, 44 foot, and 52 foot Coast Guard Search and Rescue boats off and on for 6 years and these fishermen are way braver than I am! My hat is off to these men - Job Well Done! I did it 40 years ago.
As a former fisherman in Alaska the ocean can be very unforgiving. I have the utmost respect for these capt's skills and daring.
WOW ! Incredible COURAGE . When the waves were breaking onto them thought they were going to flip over . Only the most skilled Captain & crew could make it through . I am emotionally drained watching . Thank you for this amazing video . God bless . Mark (Toronto) 💦💦💦
I have so much respect for these guys, and how awesome is the power of the ocean, amazing to watch!
11.58 dude has arm out the window , like he's just cruising chilling , classic mate
Lol! We can't see his knuckles though 😂 although I seriously doubt they are any color other than normal.
Rollin a park drive with his spare hand
He knows what he is doing Dennis
@@KG-sy2vs or his undies
@@debeeriz lol true!
You don’t need to be a sea farer to know that this skipper is bloody awesome!
The stories he could tell.
As a former boat I have the utmost respect for the boats in this video. I became a human 12 years ago and the change from boat to human has not been easy. Much respect to boats.
I’m a 100 ton master captain and I would never do this. My hats off to them boys. Good job.
Bradley, you have a superb camera. Your horizon was dead level.
This is a superb video of real seafaring.
Shiver me timbers that was exhausting to watch. For a few minutes I almost thought his engine wasn't working, then realized skipper is fighting severe currents. Wow! I'll take Haulover over that anyday! Props to the skipper.
If they were struggling against undertow that it means that they were attempting this on the outgoing tide. That is crazy dangerous. Bars should always be negotiated on an incoming tide if possible. The waves and tide run counter to each other on the outgoing, meaning that the waves will stand up and break with much more height and force. An incoming tide runs with the waves, reducing their height and chance of breaking.
@Phil Wilson Exactly.
@@andymanaus1077 the river was in flood after heavy rain.
@@andymanaus1077 that may work on a tidal estuary, not on the Grey after heavy rain with blue light flashing and low on fuel. The low fuel saved them from a fine.
@@whatiswrongwithwhatihadwankers Fair enough. That would explain the bar being closed`.
Great footage of some very gifted skippers. The engine compartment s must be very tight.
Awesome video, I could watch this all day 🙌🏼😅
Well this is the first time in my life I've actually seen a real bar crossing very skillfull skipper.😁
This is how it's done. A huge amount of patience and staying calm.
I am a Navy veteran and was also an engineer in the US Merchant Marine after military service. I think the smallest vessel I served on was about 640 feet in length and the longest was a super tanker that was over 1000 feet. In waters such as these, you would feel little movement. Hats off to the mariners that skipper these little boats and risk daily danger. Sail on boys!!!
Well the wave length isn't long enough to effect a boat that big but I don't think you would even have enough clearance to fit there the water would have to be shallow
Lachlan O'Neil , outgoing tide.....crazy!
That’s skill on another level, these are real skippers 👊
The Missus did that crossing about 43 yrs ago under the same conditions. It was either chance it or run north before the big storm hit.
And that's why I don't question the price of seafood!
Back Achers Homestead
The problem is mate that they (the fishermen) get paid f all. It’s the middle men and bloody supermarkets that rake the profits
If I can I buy direct from the fisherman markets and I don’t mind paying them handsomely
I can't believe I held my breath for 16 minutes and 49 seconds.
lol
Turns out I can hold my breath for 16 minutes. Wow footage
Amazing, This must feel maddeningly hopeless to a skipper, impressive footage!
I think one of these boat was a first timer across the Grey bar if I remember they were from Riverton in Southland NZ.
When ya have the tide going one way and the wind creating waves going the other it’s called a standing wave.. the river is in flood so huge volume and power going out with the wind creating that monster swell in the other direction. Very challenging, well done both skippers !!
Great captain! Good skills driving that boat in rough sea condition.. stay safe capt. and your crewmen 👏🏼😊
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I was a sternman on a lobster boat in Maine. I’ve been in some heavy seas in the middle of winter but nothing compared to this!🕊🍀
I don't think u were
@@jimmycricketlopez2746 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣I was a stern man on three lobster boats. I’ve held 4 blood worming licenses. Played electric guitar in over a dozen rock ‘n’ roll bands and have done more than you ever will. I did it all with prosthetic feet! Stop projecting your weakness…
Captain's doing his best under the conditions and the boat is a sound one to take a pounding like that on a regular basis. It's "calculated risk" and men deal with it day in and day out, every day of their adult lives and they don't need anyone second guessing them, their decisions or their equipment capabilities. Risk vs reward. I take calculated risks doing construction work- climbing through trusses and walking walls-- feats that make most men who are new to it get weak at the knees just watching someone else doing it. I see roofers and tree cutters do things that make me go "NOPE- Not for me!" Confidence levels another subject. You can work a height one day and be just fine and the next you can just feel death's cold fingers brushing at the back of the nape of your neck like a playful lover or a cool breeze... So instead of talking shit about hard working men like these guys working in dangerous circumstances just be thankful... and glad that there are enough them around to get the job done most of the time....
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@@terrishepherd3266 wtf are you rambling on about?
TL;DR, next time just stfu and watch lol
@@TiffMcGiff
Shush child, the adults are talking.
Given that waves always look way smaller on camera, these conditions are terrifying.
Indeed mate, those were 4+ meter waves.
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I've gotten anxiety seeing big ships in rough water...these guys are amazing! Piloting a boat through waves bigger than your vessel...incredible skill and nerve. God bless those who put out to sea! I keep you all in my prayers. I wish you calm seas and good fortune 🌹⚓
What we call "terrifying" they call "fishing!" 🐟🐠🦈
Much respect to fishermen everywhere and particularly these guys!
It’s not underpowered, it’s just lagging under the weight of the skippers huge balls.
BRUH LMFAO
I’m a 57 year old grandma and I burst out laughing.🤣🤣
Lol, also it might be overinsured.
Hahahahahahahahaha
He’s a lucky man then. Many are called few are chosen....
Me pongo de pie y aplaudo a los dos capitanes y tripulación de los dos barcos
Soy pescador deportivo en el río de la plata en su parte.mas angosta mide 40 Km es el río más ancho del mundo y está en Argentina
What we see here are outstanding examples of professional seamanship. These blokes do this for a living; probably quite laid back about it but, at the same time, fully aware of the consequences of one bad turn on the wheel or the action of a rogue wave that doesn't follow the sea state pattern. Collision was also a possibility, yet they benefited from attacking these waves together. I'm totally gobsmacked that they might have faced a fine for doing this; that's ridiculous. Where else were they supposed to go and, besides, the weather isn't their fault. Getting back to port and saving their lives was the priority. The two people at the wheels of these vessels, presumably the captains, deserved medals not a fine. BH
I longlined on that vessel for 10 seasons in the 80s 90s great seaboat queen of the fleet
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Levar multa ? E brincadeira uma coisa dessas estão trabalhando é não brincando
Haulover is child’s play compared to this!
Paul Chandler the main reason is because these boats are under powered. Haulover just has bad captains afraid to use their engines. There is a video of a guy in a 19’ Boston whaler flying out the inlet. He is in the air as much as the water, he gets it.
Haulover is because most people don't no how to boat in anything other than flatwater in Florida
@@philosophicalfloridaman yeah. People call it the boating hub, yet nobody there knows how to go boating and they deffinately do not know the rules and courtesy.
@@alias19 I wasn’t comparing at all. Haulover only has problems because of bad captains, not because it’s bad. I was also stating that these boats are so underpowered that they make this even harder.
@@Imwright720 dunno that it's that bad, dude on the bigger boat looks like he's outside having a smoke and a rum as you do.
As a former deckhand I can say, what a ride that must have been.
They deserve every penny they take such a dangerous job stay safe all the fishermen
Amen🙏🌊
@@andrewblack1575 we have no jobs in grey mouth it’s that or a office job
The stunning efficiency of the super wide velcro belt is unrivaled in the control of midriff bulge !
Don’t forget, the river water itself is going out, in huge volumes. The waves are swell from the ocean. It all comes together rather nastily
The small vessel goes backwards when hes not surfing. He's literally using the waves to get in. The current is moving faster than his boat is going at the throttle level he's using. Just another day at he office it would seem.
Yup. And if this vessel is like mine (and the Orca) the old diesels so not take kindly to wide open throttle. It's a nerve wracking game playing the throttle watching the temp gauge in these situations.
@@KG-sy2vs nerve wracking? Do u take on any water? That is ballsy
@@KG-sy2vs I could only imagine. It would be catastrophic to overheat and loose an engine or both in a situation like this. Those are some massive swells
@@Civiliansoldier762 I own the notorious Groverbuilt 26 that was seaworthy enough to cross the Atlantic back in the 80's. Although the legendary ford Lehman 400CI inline 6cyl diesel is bulletproof, it is always in the back of my mind, the possibility of engine failure going through a rough inlet or while 100 miles off the coast at the canyon. Better have a drift sock ready to deploy or a little kicker on the transom, or you will roll in no time. I have learned that only fools are not intimidated by the sea.
@@lisaann2744 sometimes yes. funny story... I was coming back from Block Island, and returned to a really adverse inlet situation. To say the least, I wound up with an entire BBQ worth of lava rock sloshing around in a foot of water on deck. It was quite the mess😂 unfortunately we can't always choose the conditions we return back to port in.
Beautiful scene. Nice video. They look like two old sea turtles slogging it in. : ) those waves look huge. 😮
Have been through this bar plenty chasing bluefin and nearly been on the rocks a couple of times.
And that's a nope from me.
A hard no
The Cobden beach still has chunks of wrecks visible at low tide ... a pair of rusted boilers here , The remains of a bow there ... The Tasman is relentless , a drive up the Coast Road will show a rugged landscape carved out by the power of the sea ... Both Cobden and Blaketown are shingle beaches ... when I was a kid the sound of the breakers booming against the tip heads and the hiss of the water slipping back through the pebbles lulled me to sleep ... when we moved back the the East Coast ( or civilisation as Mother called it ) the Pacific was altogether too sedate and I couldn't sleep
Congrats to both skippers...i got a lil sick just watching
Might want to consider a power upgrade. That captain certainly has a pair.
Ya he dose!
This is a gnarly bar crossing, these guys are seasoned professionals 👍
Takes forever to come in .. Reminds me of the Monty Python Horse coconut clip clop scene
Yes! 😜😂😂😂👍
There is a memorial of some people that died when trying to cross the bar and I’ve seen a family heading through the bar in a little fishing boat probably about a 4 metres in length.
Some inlets drain more water and when this heavy current flow meets opposing wind waves stack up, build to larger size than current / wind in same direction.
Looks like they are pushing against a huge out flow. They seem to be barely making way. 😮
Respect !!!
I was supposed to be on the Sea Fury 8113 the day it rolled there. Frank was the skipper
It also not uncommon for the boat to belly on the bar in those conditions. Generally a deckhand is looking behind informing skip when wave is almost at transom. Skip can tell if bigger wave by sound of voice
Coming with high tide. The mouth
of the river and ocean meets has sand bars because of strong current of the river
After the long and dangerous trip, Bill realizes he dropped his car keys 5 miles back
Forgive my ignorance, but why build a harbour there?
Columbia river bar is quite nasty also. I have watched the boats struggle while fishing from the north jetty near Ilwaco
Kudos to the confidence of the skipper and the discipline to manage speed under conditions.
I've been in so many absolutely terrifying situations on the water, mostly huge huge waves, and anchor rope tangled around propeller near a Rocky shoreline in the dark and cold with big waves like these, hoping the old 4 pronged inadequate anchor holds and it's 20 meters from the rocks, I've been in sinking boats the bungs weren't in , I've been in a fully swamped boat, wave came right over the bow how we didn't sink I don't know, I've been in a boat that slammed high and dry on wet sand that looked like the rest of the water , I've been in a boat that sunk underneath us and I was only 7, a wooden white row boat , older cousins were being silly rocking the boat, then it just went down like a stone, I'll never forget the sound of all that water gushing in Soo quickly, the worst sound ever when your on a boat, another time we got home and there was no boat or trailer behind the car, the trailer got detached going over a train crossing and luckily the boat and trailer rolled up a soft dirt bank and weren't that badly damaged but still a 17 foot firbreglass boat with an old 80 Mariner on the back, the trailer wheels and axles were broken and the trailer was dragged on its guts 20 kilometers grinding down almost into the hull
Crazy how the entire boat disappears behind the waves
it's not so much underpowered but the current is roaring out at high rate of speed and these boats are displacement hulls that have top speed of maybe 15 knots.
I was out on a charter boat & the waves were like that one you were on top of the wave the next minute you were looking up at them 😁
If this had been in the US we'd be watching someone trying it in a rental pontoon boat.
Florida man would go lol
Nah,seadoo,without a life vest.
Lol. Or up North, an old Bayliner
Dingy with a barely on unbuckled life vest
Lmao and drink in hand
Fighting the ebb with a following sea; nice work helmsman. You deserve a pint, now.
I wonder if the boaters from Haulover Inlet is Miami, Florida would attempt this bar.
Looks a lot like the Columbia bar. Slow and steady.
Nice camera man that thing takes good videos as far as the captains are concerned there the best ive seen in a wile
What can you do when you've got to get inside on a screaming ebb tide?
How do they ride out those waves? Do they just let the waves push them along or does the engine still run? Just curious because I seriously wouldn't have a clue. Very fascinated by it though.
It must be a even bigger challenge now 2023 with slash in the waters for boats through nz to come in..
This was awesome to watch even tho it was yrs ago take my hat off to any skipper well done great footage by the way 😮
Member those old twin tub washing machines?
The older boat was clearly dramatically underpowered for the state of tide and wind. Impressive watching his boat handling, real skill. Brave (or mad) risking their lives in that sea state,
That boat is from Riverton about 300 miles south. Its not his home harbour either.
Handling it like a pro. That's got to be one hella outgoing current. That second boat..... it's "surfs" farther down the crest as it has a square stern. Reminds me of Cape "D" in the Coast Guard. ;-D
Was that after massive rains and the river being in flood ?
Skill and experience, these people do this for a living day in and day out. Before telling them how risky this is and how underpowered they are perhaps we could listen and learn something.
How true
Guess you didn't read the description... The bar was closed due to dangerous conditions and they risked the lives of everyone onboard.
@@cptunderpantz9273 The bar is never "closed" there is a warning light to advise conditions may be adverse. Remember the people filming this cruise the country looking for shit like this to report on. They are the media who almost always spice a story up. Also there were no fines issued either!
Yea right? Fished out of Garabaldi in Oregon..they called the causeway entrance "the jaws". Keep yr side poles out and roll in..at trolling speed..pacific storms are something when yr amongst them..fun stuff!
@@46south53 actually, they were in town to film floods from the heavy rain the day before. This was not a typical bar crossing.
15:24 “Steady on there Skip, I ad that deck chair just right!”
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Was my day job on a Collier's touched the bar only once in three years
That was mind boggling. Do people do this on a regular basis?
(For me, the camera work went pear shaped for the final third.) ✌
Nice timing and patience. I hope the fishing was good because coming back in really sucks.
Excellent filming 👍👍👍
Are they waiting for the price per pound to go up?
I just wish these guys got a fairer share of the $35 per kilo that I pay at the supermarket!
Thousands of firsherman around the world, doing these things, to bring us fresh Hoki. Testament to the boats fighting Greymouth outgoing tide! it should have sunk! Faaaakin awesome!
Luv a good fush n chups! Chur NZ bros!
PS is whitebait sanga that good?
God is my/his Captain!! Hats off to their bravery.
"Long we've tossed on the rolling main,
Now we're safe ashore, Jack!
Don't forget your old shipmate
Faldee raldee raldee raldee rye doe!"
In the east coast of America we have a few nasty inlets and bar crossings but nothing like this insanity lol
Yea fact
I assume they have to cross those waters, over a sandbar, to get out to their fishing grounds. But how much time do they spend in those waters?
most days. Greymouth (town and fishing port) is at the mouth of the Grey River.... the rivermouth is the access to the sea for all boats in the area. It is home port to many fishing boats.
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That looks to be about a 8-10 knot current running out there, standing the waves up.
Wonder if the Columbia River bar may be worse!
Every time i watch this i end up with beer spilt all over myself.
sounds like this vid gave you a drinking problem.
So how was your commute to work today dear?
Yep my old home town. Up to 3 meters of rain per year.
Those are some of the greatest Captain Big Big Balls.
Damn freaking amazing.
All be safe and get home.
big waves, strong current!
I wonder how it is on a bad day or even at low tide!
So we found you a position on a very high paying fishing boat.
Where's it based out of?
Greymouth, NZ.
Why do you hate me?
Great skill and fortitude, I just watch and my wife takes gravil. Major commute to and from work!
How is this being filmed? From a light house? From land? The camera is steady so it can't be from another vessel right?
Is he hitting a sandbar underneath him or is it just the waves that are keeping him stuck
Fighting the flow of the Grey River flowing out against him.
if they had hit the bottom in that flow, it wouldn't have worked out well. The Grey River is in flood (note trees and debris floating down past the boats) at a high flow rate. The hammering of waves is slowing them down considerably, and as they enter the river, the high flow against them does the same thing.