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I Ran Aground Sailing to Kāneʻohe Bay Sandbar - Hard Lessons Learned

31 de julio de 2025 · 15 min · 32K visitas · Kaneohe Bay

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A 4-foot draft vessel ran aground while approaching the Kāneʻohe Bay sandbar in Hawaii after the owner misidentified a navigation marker.8:39 The crew attempted to navigate the channel using visual cues and three separate GPS units, which provided conflicting depth data.13:01 While passing a green marker, the boat transitioned from 50 feet of depth to 2 feet, grounding the hull at approximately 3.5 to 4 knots.12:19 The wind eventually pushed the vessel off the sandbar, and a subsequent underwater inspection revealed no significant damage to the hull.12:28 The owner attributed the incident to user error, noting that he relied on intuition rather than verifying the channel markers against the charts.13:11 The experience highlighted the risks of navigating shallow, unfamiliar waters and the importance of maintaining slow speeds when depth readings are uncertain.

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