
Sailing Tropical Storm Wind to Capsized Superyacht the "Lovebug"
In this video I sail my 1981 Cape Dory 28 on the remnants of low pressure system Debby from Deale to Shady Side to check out the capsized wreckage of "Lovebug" - a 122' motor yacht built by Sanlorenzo in Italy at their Viareggio shipyard in 2010 that originally chartered at $125k/week. While the boat received a full refit in 2021, it began taking on water in the Chesapeake Bay in early August and the captain decided to settle the boat in 11' of water near the mouth of the Rhode River. Coincidentally I had docked near this boat during my last 2 trips to Annapolis this summer. This video takes place just days after seeing it last at a wedding at the Annapolis Yacht Club (where it was also docked). I originally targeted the last known coordinates on AIS, but the surge tide caused by tropical storm Debby seemed to pick up and move the LoveBug from its original resting place to slightly deeper water. Music is "Castle in the Sky" by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, used under a BY-ND Creative Commons license
