The gods of wind were angry that day....
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Maybe its time to check the weather....some of those gusts were in excess of 50mph...and they have a sail hanging from a cable?!
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A Snippet from that article...that should have been a warning for the load masters
Racing that same day
"The gusts were like bullets hitting," he said during a TV interview. "Downwind when you're going head to head with other boats, it's full on."
Racing that same day
The gusts were like bullets hitting'
Spithill said the wind "really played havoc" with the racing among the nine 50-foot catamarans on Saturday."The gusts were like bullets hitting," he said during a TV interview. "Downwind when you're going head to head with other boats, it's full on."
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Just Saying and such a shame this happened....BUT
The weather that day at race time was a key warning that obviously the load masters didn't take into consideration....
As a ex crane operator that has loaded muti million dollar carbon fiber race yacht masts and yachts onto ships to be sent to their destination i believe these guys learnt a valuable lesson.
To further reduce swaying, you could consider lifting your load using more than one device or tool, and hooking it to more than one point on the load. It's imperative that you ensure that the area around your lifting operation is clear, and that no one is underneath or around the load.
https://www.liftinggeardirect.co.uk › ...
The weather that day at race time was a key warning that obviously the load masters didn't take into consideration....
As a ex crane operator that has loaded muti million dollar carbon fiber race yacht masts and yachts onto ships to be sent to their destination i believe these guys learnt a valuable lesson.
To further reduce swaying, you could consider lifting your load using more than one device or tool, and hooking it to more than one point on the load. It's imperative that you ensure that the area around your lifting operation is clear, and that no one is underneath or around the load.
https://www.liftinggeardirect.co.uk › ...
How to Control Swaying of Loads in Lifting Operations - Lifting Gear ...
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My most hair raising lifts was a one of 3 running
Mitsubishi A6M Zeros that was brought out from the states in the lower hold of a container ship in one piece...to attend Wings over Wanaka air show.I had the shipping agent almost breathing down my neck
2010 News & Features » Warbirds Over Wanaka
NEWS - Zero arrives and flying in Wanaka - Royal Australian Air Force - Japanese Zero to fly in New Zealand - German Wing Walker Peggy Krainz - WOW Secures Spit
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Think with these wing foil de-rig lifts, the wings are controlled with tethers to "steer" them so they turn into wind direction & lifting forces remain neutral to the wind direction....afterall, there was a steady wind blowing at 15-20kts when they began this operation, successfully removing two wings prior. Not unusual to do this at all. There were also several more hydrofoil boats waiting to be hoisted out of the water...which did not suffer any damage, b/c they too were feathered into the wind and could rapidly adjust to changes. What caught the crane operation off guard was the sudden swirling gusts that made keeping the wing neutral impossible. Those final gusts were easily 70-80 mph...described as hurricane force later.
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Point taken...the fact that personal where running away from the vicinity of the operation when it turned to custard shows a poor S.O.P in my option...live and learn
A fellow operator years ago did a university paper on the gyroscopic effect of a spinning shipping container in high winds and how dangerous it can be as the speed increases ...it was to prove a point and a theory he had..he now operates his own safety company
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Originally the owner wanted to fly her off the port (used as a runway) but got shut down by the authorities...we then loaded the zero on the piss on a transporter so the starboard wing would clear the railing of our harbour bridge on the way to our airport...cool guys to deal withMy most hair raising lifts was a one of 3 running
Mitsubishi A6M Zeros that was brought out from the states in the lower hold of a container ship in one piece...to attend Wings over Wanaka air show.I had the shipping agent almost breathing down my neck
2010 News & Features » Warbirds Over Wanaka
NEWS - Zero arrives and flying in Wanaka - Royal Australian Air Force - Japanese Zero to fly in New Zealand - German Wing Walker Peggy Krainz - WOW Secures Spitwww.warbirdsoverwanaka.com
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