I am so pleased with the way my son has taken to snorkelling
He has also discovered he likes taking underwater video. I already included one of his shipwreck videos, but had to include this one as well :
It is a bit slow to get going, but as the shipwreck emerges out of the gloom it is a very eery moment.
There were two shipwrecks when we visited last week, but unfortunately another boat went down in heavy winds shortly after our visit.
We will be revisiting the site next week and we will get some footage of the new vessel. Don't worry there aren't any bodies or anything
The boat was in poor repair and had been moored in the bay awaiting refurbishment, but alas nature had other ideas ![]()
It just goes to show that nothing can be taken for granted as far as the sea is concerned. Anyone who takes to the water must be able to rely on their boat being seaworthy.
When we bought our Powercat 525 Evolution from Powercats Ltd of Redruth Cornwall, we thought we had that peace of mind. We were very mistaken.
As we snorkel over the shipwrecks with our friends next week we can count ourselves lucky that the main inconvenience in having our brand new Powercat powered catamaran condemned as 'unsafe' and 'unfit for purpose' is primarily a financial one. We are having to pay to charter someone to take us out on the water instead of using our own boat, and we are having to pay legal expenses trying to get the dispute sorted out with the boat builders.
But at least we aren't having to pay to have it salvaged and at least I am not counting the costs in funeral expenses and bereavements.
