November 20, 2020 in SEA
Depuis la publication du best seller A Storm Too Soon en 2013 on me demande quand une version française sera disponible, surprise de novembre il vient de paraître titré “Arrachés à l’Enfer” par les Editions Ancre de Marine. Cependant…
August 12, 2013 in SEA
If you look at the photo of our life-raft on the side of the mountain of water it is hard to imagine, but to put these incredible 70+ foot wave in perspective : Hurricane Grace in 1991 led to book and movie “A Perfect Storm” had averaged waves of 37 to 50 feet and rogue waves hitting 100 feet. Sub Tropical Storm Andrea that led to our demise had waves that averaged 70 feet with rogues waves much higher!
January 25, 2013 in SEA
Michael Tougias’ newest best selling true story of our disaster, survival, and incredible rescue titled “A Storm Too Soon”’ is missing pictures in the hard cover first print run so I have scoured years of old computers to reconstitute a photo-history of s/v Sean Seamour II, it is a work in progress but have a look, much of our ordeal is related through stills of the video the US Coast Guard.
January 15, 2012 in SEA
We escaped the nor-easter by navigating our way up the inter-coastal waterway – a challenges in and of it’s own when attention to the depth-sounder was disturbed by overhead obstacles beyond our sailing culture – Navigating northbound on the inter-coastal waterway brought new challenges the multitude of bridges … competing for the limited space above the top of our mast
February 14, 2011 in An Electrifying Experience, SEA
s/v Sean Seamour III has a new master and destiny, vive Seanee IV. If I never attained the dream of a green Seanee with electric propulsion s/v Sean Seamour IV made her Mediterranean debut this summer after 40 years on the Baltic Sea. Built in 1970 in the true tradition of the Nordic Folkboat, Seanee IV is clinker built wooden sloop originally designed in 1942 about to be modernized with electric propulsion…
October 20, 2010 in Dernière leçon apprise du naufrage de Sean Seamour II, SEA
🇫🇷 Le 7 mai 2007 ‘une vague scélérate estimée entre 24 et 36 mètres de haut a percuté notre flanc bâbord au milieu de la nuit. Les miracles qui nous ont permis de survivre sont contés; les héros qui nous ont arrachés à ce maelström médaillés; les leçons apprises publiées. Cependant, lors des remises des ces décorations…
November 30, 2009 in L'histoire de Sean Seamour II, Sean Seamour II log of events
🇫🇷 C'est confirmé, les quatre membres de l'équipage du HH-60 des Gardes Côtes (US Coast Guards) seront médaillés le 19 décembre pour l'extraordinare sauvetage de l'équipage de Sean Seamour II
November 22, 2009 in Epitaphe pour Sean Seamour II, L'histoire de Sean Seamour II, Postings from the Atelier
🇫🇷 Après le tableau de Mayke “Widow Walk du Camp de la Suyère”, si prémonitoire des évènements du 7 mai, une résignation silencieuse envahie sa vision de Sean Seamour II qui repose au fond de la Fosse de Hatteras, un épitaphe et une immortalisation qui permet à notre créativité de rebondir et à une nouvelle aventure d'émerger
November 10, 2009 in Epitaph for Sean Seamour II, SEA
The storm has subsided, Seanee as we always affectionately called her for me, him for Mayke, lies at rest 2500 leagues deep in the Hatteras Trench. I singled out this part of Mayke’s rendering of Seanee at rest for the artist within her still sees blue sky from the depths as the epitaph reads “met a rogue wave on the seventh of May 2007”. The full painting lies below.
August 14, 2009 in A Final Lesson Learned from Sean Seamour II
August 12, 2009 in SEA
Death's Door in Soundings November magazine by Douglas A. Campbell Senior Writer is the story of Sean Seamour II rescue and a glimpse at the investigation regarding the malfunction and duplication by cloning of the ACR EPIRB hexadecimal code that almost cost the life of the crew
May 19, 2009 in L'histoire de Sean Seamour II
🇫🇷 Video du sauvetage des trois membres de l'équipage de Sean Seamour II en face du Cap Hatteras le 7 mai dernier, a peine une minutes des 30 disponibles… dans des creux de plus de 20mètres (70 pieds)
May 19, 2009 in Sean Seamour II rescue video
I have uploaded the Sean Seamour II rescue video edited by NOAA for the COSPAS SARSAT 25th anniversary conference at the State Department in Washington D.C.
February 13, 2009 in s/v Sean Seamour II - the final log entry, SEA
This is the log of actions and events driven by the only subsequently named Sub-tropical Storm Andrea, leading to the sinking of s/v Sean Seamour II and the successful rescue of its entire crew on the early morning of May 7th 2007.
February 13, 2009 in L'histoire de Sean Seamour II, SEA
(extraits du magazine Voiles et Voiliers # 438) Jean-Pierre quitte la Floride avec deux équipiers à bord de son Océanis 44 CC, direction Gibraltar. Après quatre jours de mer, au large du Cap Hatteras, l’équipage doit faire face à un coup de vent bien plus fort que prévu.
May 28, 2008 in SEA
Photo: my GPIRB that did not & could not fulfill its vital life saving function and its clone manufactured two years later. This alert seems to have gone somewhat unnoticed until gCaptain.com focused their attention on the issue. I have sought to inform the mariner community worldwide to check the EPIRB/GPIRB registrations in postings in various forums.
May 21, 2008 in L'histoire de Sean Seamour II, Sean Seamour II log of events
The Green Boat Adventure seeks to define a new art of “green sailing” with the ultimate objective of totally eliminating fossil fuels from our sailboats in favor of a total dependence on renewable energies.
May 7, 2008 in SEA
On this anniversary of the loss of Sean Seamour II and the traumatic experience of clinging to a life raft in seventy foot seas with the belief that no help is on the way I call on all mariners to read and consider appropriate measures to avoid our predicament (in photo side by side the original GPIRB and the clone manufactured with the same serial number close to two years later).
May 7, 2008 in SEA
🇫🇷 Photo : ma balise et le clone fabriqué deux ans plus tard. L’expérience traumatique de se cramponner à un radeau de survie dans des creux de plus de vingt mètres, persuadés qu’aucun secours n’arrivera, m’amène à alerter tous navigateurs à lire et prendre les mesures nécessaires pour éviter que ce drame se reproduise.
February 15, 2008 in L'histoire de Sean Seamour II, Sean Seamour II log of events
US Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Drew Dazzo is once again awarded for the extraordinary rescue of the Sean Seamour II crew by the Naval Helicopter Association
November 30, 2007 in L'histoire de Sean Seamour II, Sean Seamour II log of events
US Coast Guard HH-60 crew members will receive awards for the extraordinary rescue of the crew of s/v Sean Seamour II last May 7th. The vessel caught in a sub-tropical depression subsequently named Andrea, was further battered by a rogue wave.
August 9, 2007 in L'histoire de Sean Seamour II, Sean Seamour II log of events
The US Coast Guard crews (HH-60 and C-130) are the true heroes of the day for their extraordinary rescue of the Sean Seamour II crew. The HH-60 crew is to be recognized (we hope and are pushing) by both the Canadian and US governments for their courage and valor.
August 9, 2007 in L'histoire de Sean Seamour II
🇫🇷 Les deux équipages du HH-60 et C-130 qui ont assurés le sauvetage de Sean Seamour II sont honorés par les services de la Reine d'Angleterre, l'équipage du HH-60 sera reconnu par les deux gouvernements du Canada et Etats Unis pour leur prouesse et courage.
August 8, 2007 in Sean Seamour II log of events
The US Coast Guard action report on the Sean Seamour II rescue is another extraordinary demonstration of valor and courage, the parallel between Kevin Costner' The Guardian is not limited to Comdr. Smith' role as co-pilot, here again the winch cable…
August 8, 2007 in SEA
🇫🇷 Le rapport d’activité des US Coast Guards dans le sauvetage de l’équipage de Sean Seamour II est édifiant, le parallèle avec le film de Kevin Costner The Guardian ne se limite pas au Commandant Smith qui joue le rôle du copilote, ici encore le cable du treuil…
August 6, 2007 in Leçons tirées du naufrage de Sean Seamour II, SEA
🇫🇷 Dans l'attente du récit sur le naufrage de Sean Seamour II qui sera publié sur mon blog à la mi-août et en pensant à tous ceux qui préparent leurs croisières ou traversées cet automne sur la route du sud, je livre déjà les leçons tirées de mon mon naufrage du 7 mai dernier
August 6, 2007 in Lessons learned – don’t leave port without them
After the sinking of Sean Seamour II during Andrea many have asked me to publish my lessons learned from this harrowing experience, I encourage all fellow mariners to read these ten points.