Owner John Glennie Rick Hellreigel Jim Nalepka and Phil Hofman.

The trimaran rose noelle. In 1989 four experienced sailors boarded the trimaran vessel Rose-Noëlle and set out on a leisure voyage off the coast of New Zealand. On 4 June 1989 the trimaran Rose-Noëlle capsized some 140 miles east of the Wairapa coast of New Zealand. The 41-foot-long trimaran Rose-Noëlle which had been lying beam-on to the seas was engulfed by an avalanche of white water pitched to 90 degrees then flipped upside down.

TIL that 4 sailors survived at sea off the coast of New Zealand for 118 days after their trimaran the Rose-Noelle was upturned by a rogue wave. They cut holes in the hull collected rainwater and eventually caught and cooked fish. Inside the yacht it was as if a house had been inverted in an earthquake.

Rose Noelle skipper John Glennie sits among wreckage of his trimaran with some of the items recovered along the rugged south-eastern coast of Great Barrier Island. Sailing off the Wairarapa coast a storm developed with winds gusting between 50 and 60 knots subjecting the multi-hull yacht to massive waves. After a freak wave turned the boat upside down they drifted for 119 days before landing on Great Barrier Island.

At around 6am on 4 June when about 140 miles off. They were in such good shape upon return many doubted their story. Their story is compellingly told by Steven Callahan in the book Capsized.

This documentary tells the story of four men men who survived 119 days adrift at sea in an upturned trimaran. Other Titles Being Viewed Right Now 92 m -. In 1989 the trimaran Rose Noelle set sail from Picton New Zealand bound for Tonga with four crew.

Four sailors survival at sea for 118 days in an upturned trimaran ranks as one of the worlds greatest survival stories--or one of its greatest hoaxes. Drifting at sea for a harrowing 119 days the tale of how the four strangers survived the elements and each other has become legendary. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators.