It was the first time a local had won the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race in decades and to do it Scott Patrick literally sailed through a storm.

Yacht in a storm. Viking ship in a storm. Businessman sailing on paper boat. In slips allow for storm surge in bow stern and spring lines.

Small fishing boat in the stormy sea. I look up and see the scary sky dark and mysterious like a black cat on a starless night. STORM is a 326 m Motor Yacht.

Typically the pilot loses control of the boat passengers are thrown around and this can even result in capsizing. Usually the roll of storm clouds in Florida means lightning in most cases is not far behind. There are several proven choices all of which aim to reduce the strain and motion by pointing one of the boats ends either bow or stern toward the waves.

But when he hoisted the Courier Mail Cup last. No one tactic will work best for all boats in all conditions. Trembling windows were coated by the merciless waves leaving the crew inside fearfully staring into the empty abyss of the inky sea.

Use spring lines to pull your boat away from the dock and work with the yard management and your neighbors to set up grids of lines that will help keep boats away from surging finger piers and neighbors. This is a yacht that would be well capable of helping you extend your cruising grounds almost without realising it. During the June 1994 Queens Birthday Storm all yachts that hove to survived the storm.

Badly tied motor boat gets sunken after a small storm. Paralysed in the midst of the battle the feeble body of the boat was continuously abused by each crashing wave as though it were a deer within a lions den entrapped with nowhere to run. I hear the daunting sound of waves crashing against the boat like a man crashing symbols.