I had a storm similar to this hit me in the Virgin Islands. I immediately pulled up anchor and rode it out all night. Dodged other yachts that broke loose. Virgin Gorda was not fun that evening. It took 24 hours of different divers to untangle anchor rode chain since power yachts and sailing yachts twist different. I was in a 51ft Grand Banks with full tanks. I just headed into the wind direction and idled in gear basically.
Just for your info from a regular watcher : DANA es el acrónimo de “Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos”. Una DANA es un sistema de baja presión o depresión en los niveles altos de la atmósfera so DANA is the meteo term for whats happening. As far as I know the storm does not have a name.
It was a thunderstorm guys, happens sometimes after some warm weather. Nothing to do with hurricane season. All these boaters didn’t think much of the forecasts so they weren’t prepared. Bad luck for them, should teach them not to underestimate weather conditions.
Weather warnings don't mean anything to dumb people. As windsurfer I often search out the blast wave in front of a good storm. Its surprising on a summer day how people can hit the beach and not notice the the dark clouds rolling in and the ocean line of white caps heading there way. Then when it hits the beach or chaos rings out with lethal umbrellas etc being tossed around, people screaming in panic. I often get asked there is not enough wind for you, and I will have to point to the sky and ocean and say there will be plenty in 10 mintues!
The one thing I don't understand is that this storm was forecasted. Already for many days it was clear this storm was coming. Then you go and find shelter and if you cannot find shelter you anchor where you have space to swing around and if you look at navionics you can see that about 1 nm off shore it is still only 20 mtrs deep. The larger sailing yacht should have gone there, dropped all the chain she had onboard, have the crew stand by and ride out the storm. Or........you take to sea and you ride the storm out there. All the smaller boats also had a chance to get out of the path of the storm, so why didn't they ? I do see quite a few charter boats and my guess is we are dealing with people who don't know how to anchor. 60 kts of wind is a lot, but it is possible to survive, especially when it has been forecasted for days already. I just don't get it why this happened in this way.
I live in Palma. Yes you are right, it was well forecasted. I was out yesterday morning and was monitoring its approach, I rushed home to avoid it - surely these boats could have done the same.....if they were actually monitoring the weather????
I was out yesterday in Mallorca, and the storm caught me, I saw it coming and I knew it was going to get us. But in this situation, is better not to anchor and go out and hold your bow to the strong winds with your engines. It was only 20 minutes of strong winds, after that all was fine.
This storm was forecast 2days previous , absolutely 💯 no sympathy for these idiots. Though I do hope nobody was injured , insurance premiums are gonna sky rocket 🙏✌️❤ BLESSINGS & thanks for the report
If they knew the storm was coming from NW why did they stay in a bay open to NW? they could have anchored to the eastern part of the island, thus getting less waves and hundreds of miles of free sea behind them
That's merely a category 1 tropical storm. Imagine what The Philippines has to deal with when a category 5 makes landfall with winds up to 240 mph like typhoon Haiyan in Dec 2014ish?
Months of negotiations lie ahead with insurance companies as they try and find clauses that avoids paying for damage. Just been there with my flooded boat, 6 months later no payout...check every line of the small print and if you leave a side door open on a Super Yacht and it sinks...good luck with that claim!
I guess a lot of them will not get any money. This was a forecasted storm, there was no reason to be unprepared and there was no reason to be anchored incorrectly in the path of the storm. Already for many years I am advocating that charter boats need a professional captain onboard. Done with the BS that you can rent a 50' sailing yacht (monohull or catamaran) without a license. Too many people have no clue how to handle the boat or what to do in these situations. On top of that there are more and more boats out on the water, creating a dangerous situation just by being so close to each other and not knowing how to anchor properly.
the Mediterranean Sea has reached tropical levels...but history and legends of the sea say that the Mediterranean has never been a calm sea...not at all...
@@fishtigua Yes, but not with as much notice as in the Caribbean, where you know you should leave the hurricane zone between June and November. We can’t just leave the Mediterranean in Summer because there might be a storm. We are lucky if we get 1-2 days notice. If you’re not on the island at the time, or if you have to work and don’t have time to sail around the island to the leeward side, what are you supposed to do? Agreed, sailors who were at anchor and left the boat for a few hours should have looked at the forecast.
Guys you don’t know the full situation of what happened. Leave your speculation in your own minds and less of the ‘key board warrior’ style…it’s not a good look
Why were so many on the windward side, so close to shore, of the island given the prevailing forecast, irrespective of the thunderstorms etc? Lots of ify decision making or non attention to the weather coming down from France amd N Spain. The synoptic situation was there. So sad to see the boats like that. Insurance will get a hit again.
I think the only super yacht in the video was Wally Love, and I'm not even sure everyone would agree it's a super yacht. At 30m/98' it's longer than the 24m/78' many consider the boundary between yacht and super yacht, but as a sailing yacht it probably has less interior volume than a lot of motor yachts under 24m. My guess would be none of those boats had professional crews, while crewed yachts probably left the area before the storm hit.
She has three crew max. Just how do you think a _sailing_ yacht is going to get away from a storm when the storm's winds will be blowing it towards shore? They're in the Med and the storm is coming from the Straight of Gibraltar.
@@grondhero There was plenty of advance notice the storm was coming, so leave well before the storm hits, and sail to the (somewhat sheltered) leeward side of a large island or peninsula.
I can see Yacht Marine Insurance rates going up and up just like stupid Property and Casualty rates did in Florida after Hurricane Ian. We have had more storms since Ian, but that was the turning point of the not so friendly Florida weather. Maybe Cleveland is not such a bad idea after all?
These Yachts need water to get this far in from anchorage. High water takes and beaches them by sea action, mini tsunami style, plus Wind. No sail powers .
what we call hear in Spain DANA is a Cut-off low pressure systems (COLs) , has been discussed before, all in all what is amazing and good is that no victims, a few severely injured , really amazing. the wind changed in seconds from one side to the opposite and with extreme force. all in all measure must have been taken knowing the forecast. sad.
The storm had been forecast for at least a week. In my opinion, everyone who is stranded here in Formentera is an absolute idiot and the insurance should refuse to pay out...
I agree lots of these are probably insurance jobs and there is a reason your insurance rates go up in this season for this exact reason hence many leave to avoid
that wally was built for that kind of weather someone should have been on it. 62 mph is very doable safely on a sail. Being in Florida if you have a blue water boat land and other boats destroy it we take it out and ride the storm out
I would like to see a few opinions on what warning was given , exactly where this bay is as its onshore, was it expected to be onshore and did lots of sailors find a better place or shelter and how did they fair . Lots of people are wise in hindsight and it’s not helpful .
In Croatian coast there is at least 15 such storms every season...they last 20-45min. Why so many out there near the coast is a riddle indeed. Instead of following the forecast and leaving the decided to stay which was bad decision. I wonder how many charter yachts destroyed?
As a charter boat skipper of usually 45 ft sailboats I wonder if it would be smart to leave the anchorage before the storm without proper storm sails 😅
@@domiwer if you get out in time and lie a hull on the correct downwind side with no Lee shore to worry about, drifting it and steering dead downwind bare poles, no worries.
@@seacoconut that’s what would have been my choice, as seen from my couch. 😂 I‘d put out a tiny bit of the rolling main sail to have a bit of control without giving too much force on the mast, but would never trust the rolling genoa to survive as soon as there‘s a little bit out. 😂 thanks for your reply!
@@domiwerI would prefer to use a bit of the furling genua only. Because with the main there is always the risk of a unwillig gybe. Of course you have to secure your furling line very good in order not to unfurl the sail unexpectatly.
It's not a speed boat. They are slow and storms are large and their path is unpredictable. The boats are insured so you get to safety and hope for the best.
Its almost a shame that the weather people name these storns as quite few insurance companies will not cover damage in named storms, mine in particular but I am in Australia but my insurance broker is in UK with the insurance cover from Spain.
You’ll be pushed to find a professional skipper who is prepared to empty his tanks in the med. Foreign freighters are a different matter unfortunately.
None of this makes sense, are these people idiots? I can understand the inexperienced charters, but the captain of a 3.5 million Wally sailing yacht should have been experienced enough to follow the weather forecast. Even my German friends, on a 42 feet Wharram catamaran had the sense to leave the Balearics on Monday after reading the forecasts and weather warnings. I have sailed the Islands for over ten years and know that August can be a very precarious month. With extreme heat comes extreme storms,. We have always been well prepared when these storms arrive, but there is always an element of luck even when in a bolt hole with every meter of chain deployed. Currently we are tucked up in a Marina on mainland Spain having decided that August is not the month to be cruising the Balearics.
Well a category 1 hurricane is from 74mph. Here they had over 100kph which is 62mph but reports said over 100kph, so it could have been 70mph or more. That's pretty windy for small yachts/boats.
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I had a storm similar to this hit me in the Virgin Islands. I immediately pulled up anchor and rode it out all night. Dodged other yachts that broke loose. Virgin Gorda was not fun that evening. It took 24 hours of different divers to untangle anchor rode chain since power yachts and sailing yachts twist different. I was in a 51ft Grand Banks with full tanks. I just headed into the wind direction and idled in gear basically.
I had the same and did the same in August 22 in Corsica. Was a hell of a ride...
So for someone that has no clue about yachting: The storm is not the real problem, the real problem are collisions?
Thx esysman
I know the place, better go at sea in this situation
Too many charter captains with little experience at this time of the year.
great update hope there was no loss of life
Just for your info from a regular watcher : DANA es el acrónimo de “Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos”. Una DANA es un sistema de baja presión o depresión en los niveles altos de la atmósfera so DANA is the meteo term for whats happening. As far as I know the storm does not have a name.
Haha 😂…… ‘ el super yate canal !’
It was a thunderstorm guys, happens sometimes after some warm weather. Nothing to do with hurricane season. All these boaters didn’t think much of the forecasts so they weren’t prepared. Bad luck for them, should teach them not to underestimate weather conditions.
Weather warnings don't mean anything to dumb people. As windsurfer I often search out the blast wave in front of a good storm. Its surprising on a summer day how people can hit the beach and not notice the the dark clouds rolling in and the ocean line of white caps heading there way. Then when it hits the beach or chaos rings out with lethal umbrellas etc being tossed around, people screaming in panic. I often get asked there is not enough wind for you, and I will have to point to the sky and ocean and say there will be plenty in 10 mintues!
The one thing I don't understand is that this storm was forecasted. Already for many days it was clear this storm was coming. Then you go and find shelter and if you cannot find shelter you anchor where you have space to swing around and if you look at navionics you can see that about 1 nm off shore it is still only 20 mtrs deep. The larger sailing yacht should have gone there, dropped all the chain she had onboard, have the crew stand by and ride out the storm. Or........you take to sea and you ride the storm out there.
All the smaller boats also had a chance to get out of the path of the storm, so why didn't they ?
I do see quite a few charter boats and my guess is we are dealing with people who don't know how to anchor.
60 kts of wind is a lot, but it is possible to survive, especially when it has been forecasted for days already.
I just don't get it why this happened in this way.
I live in Palma. Yes you are right, it was well forecasted. I was out yesterday morning and was monitoring its approach, I rushed home to avoid it - surely these boats could have done the same.....if they were actually monitoring the weather????
Maybe they want to claim from insurance so they can upgrade their boats! 😂😂
Named storm. - most probably don’t have insurance that includes named storms - but they didn’t read the policy properly
I was out yesterday in Mallorca, and the storm caught me, I saw it coming and I knew it was going to get us. But in this situation, is better not to anchor and go out and hold your bow to the strong winds with your engines. It was only 20 minutes of strong winds, after that all was fine.
Really? I thought it was a proper low pressure.
This storm was forecast 2days previous , absolutely 💯 no sympathy for these idiots. Though I do hope nobody was injured , insurance premiums are gonna sky rocket 🙏✌️❤
BLESSINGS & thanks for the report
Storms are rough.
A striking observation. Hats off.
Thanks 👍
Just WOW!!!
WOW thats some storm, I have been caught in a few storms around the Balearic islands but nothing like this. Hope there was no loss of life
If they knew the storm was coming from NW why did they stay in a bay open to NW? they could have anchored to the eastern part of the island, thus getting less waves and hundreds of miles of free sea
behind them
Because all those were operated by idiots or are intentionally placed to collect insurance...there is no other explanation.
That Wally was a beautiful vessel
That's merely a category 1 tropical storm. Imagine what The Philippines has to deal with when a category 5 makes landfall with winds up to 240 mph like typhoon Haiyan in Dec 2014ish?
Months of negotiations lie ahead with insurance companies as they try and find clauses that avoids paying for damage. Just been there with my flooded boat, 6 months later no payout...check every line of the small print and if you leave a side door open on a Super Yacht and it sinks...good luck with that claim!
I guess a lot of them will not get any money. This was a forecasted storm, there was no reason to be unprepared and there was no reason to be anchored incorrectly in the path of the storm.
Already for many years I am advocating that charter boats need a professional captain onboard. Done with the BS that you can rent a 50' sailing yacht (monohull or catamaran) without a license. Too many people have no clue how to handle the boat or what to do in these situations. On top of that there are more and more boats out on the water, creating a dangerous situation just by being so close to each other and not knowing how to anchor properly.
Neglect and irresponsible seamanship. No payout. Shame for all thos3 rich people
tremendo lio. saludos
I think every season there are one or two yacht-mageddons, it's all part of the game.
What is a "yacht-mageddon" and what "game" is it a part of? 🤔
Gut wrenching aftermath.
3.9 million? No one thought to move the boat before the storm arrived?
Wally Fun now for sale at a huge discount😂
the Mediterranean Sea has reached tropical levels...but history and legends of the sea say that the Mediterranean has never been a calm sea...not at all...
Sad story but bitter reality
Their ship has come in
With the storm warnings its strange that so many boats stayed in the harbor.
Boats are cheaper than peoples' lives.
This is what Caribbean sailors plan for around 3 or 4 months of the year. Should have done better, especially the crewed Wally.
The Wally was for sale, so maybe it was docked and uncrewed?
Hurricane season is a recurring weather pattern in the Caribbean. It isn’t over here. Summer is usually a nice season for sailing.
@sibylle_ I worked in Antibes, San Remo and Palma for many, many summers. You could predict an August storm every year.
@@fishtigua Yes, but not with as much notice as in the Caribbean, where you know you should leave the hurricane zone between June and November. We can’t just leave the Mediterranean in Summer because there might be a storm. We are lucky if we get 1-2 days notice. If you’re not on the island at the time, or if you have to work and don’t have time to sail around the island to the leeward side, what are you supposed to do? Agreed, sailors who were at anchor and left the boat for a few hours should have looked at the forecast.
Guys you don’t know the full situation of what happened. Leave your speculation in your own minds and less of the ‘key board warrior’ style…it’s not a good look
Price for Wally. was just reduced to $3.40. 🤣🤣
Insurance
Im in ahahaha
Why were so many on the windward side, so close to shore, of the island given the prevailing forecast, irrespective of the thunderstorms etc? Lots of ify decision making or non attention to the weather coming down from France amd N Spain. The synoptic situation was there. So sad to see the boats like that. Insurance will get a hit again.
You’d think super yachts with professional crews would go to sea and avoid these storms.
I think the only super yacht in the video was Wally Love, and I'm not even sure everyone would agree it's a super yacht. At 30m/98' it's longer than the 24m/78' many consider the boundary between yacht and super yacht, but as a sailing yacht it probably has less interior volume than a lot of motor yachts under 24m. My guess would be none of those boats had professional crews, while crewed yachts probably left the area before the storm hit.
She has three crew max. Just how do you think a _sailing_ yacht is going to get away from a storm when the storm's winds will be blowing it towards shore? They're in the Med and the storm is coming from the Straight of Gibraltar.
@@grondhero There was plenty of advance notice the storm was coming, so leave well before the storm hits, and sail to the (somewhat sheltered) leeward side of a large island or peninsula.
@@grondhero Don't they all have motors?
@@k.wi.7991 No, but those that do generally have small motors to get them in/out of marinas, not to travel to another country.
when it comes to a storm the wind changes direction quickly so it is better to go to sea
I can’t believe Insurance would pay on any of these claims when people don’t evacuate their vessels.
This was predicted and gave time to motor away.
62mph is a lot of wind i guess
.....To small of an Anchor for sure....Thanks my friend...
Old F-4 Shoe🇺🇸
With a properly sized anchor and enough road out it's completely manageable. The problem is Europeans think a 25 kg anchor and 3:1 scope is enough.
30 mph wind aboard my 24 feet Chaparral Signature are no joke, I can tell you.
Spanish yards and marinas are going to make a lot of money in the next year.
I can see Yacht Marine Insurance rates going up and up just like stupid Property and Casualty rates did in Florida after Hurricane Ian. We have had more storms since Ian, but that was the turning point of the not so friendly Florida weather. Maybe Cleveland is not such a bad idea after all?
So sad to see the damage 😢
Wow
Never cheapskate on ground tackle.
These Yachts need water to get this far in from anchorage. High water takes and beaches them by sea action, mini tsunami style, plus Wind. No sail powers .
The next increase in my Pantaenius insurance will be coming soon
Poor Wally 🥺
yup
When did this happen? Could you add the date to the description? Was this recent?
what we call hear in Spain DANA is a Cut-off low pressure systems (COLs) , has been discussed before, all in all what is amazing and good is that no victims, a few severely injured , really amazing. the wind changed in seconds from one side to the opposite and with extreme force. all in all measure must have been taken knowing the forecast. sad.
The storm had been forecast for at least a week. In my opinion, everyone who is stranded here in Formentera is an absolute idiot and the insurance should refuse to pay out...
I agree lots of these are probably insurance jobs and there is a reason your insurance rates go up in this season for this exact reason hence many leave to avoid
Was there crew on these yachts ,60Kts > Motor assist at angker one should ride this out ?
Not the Wally 🥹
that wally was built for that kind of weather someone should have been on it. 62 mph is very doable safely on a sail. Being in Florida if you have a blue water boat land and other boats destroy it we take it out and ride the storm out
Any one heard of a sea anchor? Best to head out and ride it at sea if you can. Scary.
I would like to see a few opinions on what warning was given , exactly where this bay is as its onshore, was it expected to be onshore and did lots of sailors find a better place or shelter and how did they fair . Lots of people are wise in hindsight and it’s not helpful .
georgio is probably a little more willing to haggle on that sailboat now
In Croatian coast there is at least 15 such storms every season...they last 20-45min. Why so many out there near the coast is a riddle indeed. Instead of following the forecast and leaving the decided to stay which was bad decision. I wonder how many charter yachts destroyed?
DANA is a spanish term, Isolated Depression at High Levels, and was forcasted for 2 days ahead. So they all had a warning
I guess the price of the sailing yacht went down by now.
At least the yacht itself didn't go down. Maybe it's repairable.
My heart breaks for every single sailor who lost their vessels
Why?
Most of those can not be called sailors and have nothing to do with those you mentioned.
Wow, an insurance company somewhere is having a bad day...
Calculating how much they're putting everyone's premiums up for next year. They've been thriving since around 1700 in England so no sleep lost for em.
Is there a \esysman discount code for any of these damaged yachts?
"When the tide rises" shows a basic lack of understanding about the Med
Sleeping at the switch. Don't they have weather forcast over ther?
20 minutes of devastation, and then wind slowed down
Hey up sysman i would like to think people with boat's wouldn't see them the same as a car parked in a shed and this looks a lot like that
Seeing Wally there is sooo sad
As a charter boat skipper of usually 45 ft sailboats I wonder if it would be smart to leave the anchorage before the storm without proper storm sails 😅
@@domiwer if you get out in time and lie a hull on the correct downwind side with no Lee shore to worry about, drifting it and steering dead downwind bare poles, no worries.
@@seacoconut that’s what would have been my choice, as seen from my couch. 😂 I‘d put out a tiny bit of the rolling main sail to have a bit of control without giving too much force on the mast, but would never trust the rolling genoa to survive as soon as there‘s a little bit out. 😂 thanks for your reply!
@@domiwerI would prefer to use a bit of the furling genua only. Because with the main there is always the risk of a unwillig gybe. Of course you have to secure your furling line very good in order not to unfurl the sail unexpectatly.
Anyone know what brand that trimaran sailboat is?
ouch...
Bots flooding the comments section
Tons of them. I don't understand the point of them?
Dana is not the name of the storm. DANA stands for “Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos” in Spanish.
I can tell that this has affected you very much. This is not a good event at all. Thank you for this tragic news. 🤗
3:21 Why ? They should be able to take that . Didn't they know how to set anchors?
Or ride it out offshore
the worst problem with boats is being on the water in a storm, good luck to all.
So, if I have a nice boat or yacht and I hear a bad storm is coming, what should I do?
Depends if you want rid of the boat/yacht for the insurance money or not.
It's not a speed boat. They are slow and storms are large and their path is unpredictable. The boats are insured so you get to safety and hope for the best.
I didn't see life jackets on any of the people on the decks of the boats struggling in the storm.
Hope everything will be cleaned up and without any oil spillage… I love my home place.
In spanish say “un infierno de sangre y fuego”.
Its almost a shame that the weather people name these storns as quite few insurance companies will not cover damage in named storms, mine in particular but I am in Australia but my insurance broker is in UK with the insurance cover from Spain.
“Quite a few insurance companies will not cover damage in named storms”. That is just not true.
Its not a namend storm
@@HeidiPriest it says on the video clip, Storm Dana, I think that is a name
@@toomasnelson4561 a Dana is a rapid weather change in SPAIN NOT THE NAME
Man that is a lot of money washed up on the beach.
I saw reports of winds up to 250km/h
Certainly looks more than 100kph is some video.
I had not known that the Med got such storms, especially in the summer.
Getting worse each year.
Med is a bit*h. You go from paradise type flat sea to 10 feet waves in half an hour with no warnings.
Giorgio armani turned 90 july 11th. Net worth 12 billion.
you havent talked about the sewage from superyachts polluting beaches and the bans
You’ll be pushed to find a professional skipper who is prepared to empty his tanks in the med. Foreign freighters are a different matter unfortunately.
What does 100+ kp/h mean? Did you mean to write km/h?
Sad.I would be sick.
the second time your Boat goes to the Rocks Never Captain again my Opinion no more pollute the Seas
Armani's 90 years old, it's not surprising he was selling.
what are the salvage rights for washed up yachts ?
No convenient insurance claims there then 😅
prices will fall !!
I feel sooo bad for those rich folks, maybe we can start a go fund me to help them.
if you’re born stupid you’re f..ked, if you’re born stupid and unlucky then you’re really f..ked.
mooring balls break loose or just weak anchors?
I guess Armani needs to drop the price a bit now....
He probably does not even remember he own this boat
was washed ashore.
passive voice.
the yacht didn't wash anythin, it was washed by the current.
None of this makes sense, are these people idiots? I can understand the inexperienced charters, but the captain of a 3.5 million Wally sailing yacht should have been experienced enough to follow the weather forecast.
Even my German friends, on a 42 feet Wharram catamaran had the sense to leave the Balearics on Monday after reading the forecasts and weather warnings.
I have sailed the Islands for over ten years and know that August can be a very precarious month. With extreme heat comes extreme storms,. We have always been well prepared when these storms arrive, but there is always an element of luck even when in a bolt hole with every meter of chain deployed. Currently we are tucked up in a Marina on mainland Spain having decided that August is not the month to be cruising the Balearics.
It's not storm Dana. It IS a dana
Will insurance companies still insure these things? Must cost a fortune
100 kph winds aren’t nice, but they’re not actually that extreme either…I guess many of these vessels were without crew
Well a category 1 hurricane is from 74mph. Here they had over 100kph which is 62mph but reports said over 100kph, so it could have been 70mph or more. That's pretty windy for small yachts/boats.
I just see mass incompetence and negligence which I will pay for when my insurance renews.
I say the same it doesn’t look like the majority of them made preparations
Such a sad scene...Life's a bitch when you are rich...
wally love, real shame
if the captain damages her own ship and another's ship, does the owner have to pay for the captain's damages?
You would think a 4 million dollar yacht would be able to afford a better skipper?
Wow never knew the Med could get that violent.