St. Peter Port, Guernsey Photo: Amanda Hall / Robert Harding/Rex Features
eBay Yacht Wrecked On Maiden Voyage -- The Telegraph
Two novice sailors who purchased a yacht on eBay were left stranded after getting it trapped on rocks during their maiden voyage and now face the prospect of it being smashed to pieces by waves.
Sid Hashim and his son attempted to sail the vessel just 700 metres, from a marina to a neighbouring harbour, when it ran aground on a rocky outcrop during a particularly high tide.
The pair, who had "little or no knowledge" of the area, had gone to Guernsey to collect the £3,000 yacht after bidding for it on the online auction site.
They decided to try and move the vessel at night but smashed it into a reef just outside the St Peter Port after midnight.
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My Comment: They are not the first .... and they will not be the last in having such an accident.
Update: A video of the boat "on the rocks" can be found here.
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