Hitting a bouy. At nearly 150 mph...

Guess they don't use any sort of GPS or radar.
I wonder who paid to replace the buoy and which one it was.

If they were near a buoy, then they were near a channel and they were doing a 150mph in fog.

Charity or no charity, what he was doing was dangerous to himself and other boaters and he should be fined and forced to pay for the buoy!
 
What in the hell are they doing going 150 mph when visibility was reduced down to under 100 feet. They are lucky they didn't kill themselves and any innocent bystanders. What if that was another boat and not a buoy?

"According to reports, the accident occurred about 30 minutes into the record-setting attempt when clear skies gave way to dense fog, reducing visibility to just 50 to 100 feet."
 
You can see the point where the operator got that O **** pain up the side of his body. Totally deflated him.
Al
 
You can see the impact knocked the operator's headphones off and away they fly!
 
It was a done deal even if he throttled down at the first sign of fog.

At 6 seconds he's in sun.

At 10 seconds he's in dense fog.

At 14 seconds he hits the marker.

Assume 139 MPH. That's 204 FPS.

Do the math.

When I rode big haze grey things I've been amazed how some fog just appears. It sucked at 16 knots. I can't fathom it at 120 knots.

Excuse....no.....

Just sayin'
 
Fog or no fog. Running 150 mph near a channel is wrong.
If you read the news day article he tried to cut plum gut.
At that speed he is extremely reckless.
He should of swung wide and stayed away from known boating areas.
He belonged well offshore.

Here is article. I pasted it because news day is subscribers only.

Powerboat racer Stuart Hayim has built a reputation for speed -- but he hit a bump in his attempt to set a record for fastest race around Long Island.
The 52-foot MTI catamaran Hayim was driving hit a buoy off the East End on Thursday, about 30 minutes after he began the race, ending his latest attempt.
The Sands Point resident wanted to beat his 2012 record of racing around Long Island and Manhattan in 2 hours and 11 minutes, with $125,000 raised for cancer research.
Hayim, a lymphoma survivor, was hoping to double the amount of money raised to $250,000 for the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which supports those with cystic fibrosis, and the Don Monti Foundation, an advocacy group for those with cancer.
Hayim, 68, said the launch began with clear weather at 7 a.m. at Manhasset Bay Marina in Port Washington.
"It was pretty drama free," he said. "The sun was up, life was good."
He was hopeful as the boat's speed reached 148 mph -- putting him on pace to meet his goal. But as he and friend Joey Imprescia turned into Plum Gut, off Orient, visibility waned, and they sent a plane following them to check the weather ahead.
Then, they found themselves surrounded by fog.
The plane "vanished like the Bermuda Triangle," he said, adding that visibility was down to between 50 and 100 feet.
Hayim swerved to the right to avoid hitting a buoy head-on. Both men survived without injury, but the boat's bottom was destroyed. With help from friends in Sag Harbor and the Coast Guard, they towed the vessel to a Sag Harbor marina, he said.
Hayim said they only raised between $50,000 and $75,000 this time, and while it will be some time before his boat is repaired and his nerves are calmed, the attempt wasn't disheartening.
"We still gave hope and inspiration," he said. "The fact that we didn't break the record is little effect on people's lives who need money raised."
 
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Originally posted by KiDa

It was a done deal even if he throttled down at the first sign of fog.

At 6 seconds he's in sun.

At 10 seconds he's in dense fog.

At 14 seconds he hits the marker.

Assume 139 MPH. That's 204 FPS.

Do the math.

When I rode big haze grey things I've been amazed how some fog just appears. It sucked at 16 knots. I can't fathom it at 120 knots.

Excuse....no.....

Just sayin'

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At 11 seconds, according to that timeline, I'd be bringing 'em down. I'm guilty of running fast in low vis when there's a compelling reason to, but that speed in that vis - no way no how should that be acceptable to any professional boat operator.
 
148 MPH in 50-100 foot visibility in well traveled waters? Nice!
They should lock this idiot up and throw away the key.
 
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Originally posted by JVM225

148 MPH in 50-100 foot visibility in well traveled waters? Nice!
They should lock this idiot up and throw away the key.

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If Hayim hadn't edged the cat 8 or so feet to stbd at the last second to avoid a centerpunch right down the middle , that would have been a moot point.
 
I don't get it. Even at 150 you should see a bank of fog ahead. Probably thought he would just drive through it and out the other side. Bad decision, could have been worse. Most importantly to all morons out there; keep you cameras rolling!
Jim
 
Well as I said, he should be fined and he was!!!!!!! See below.

The souls aboard Stuart Hayim’s 50 foot MTI powered with Mercury Racing 1650’s are certainly lucky to be alive after the boats collision with Gardiners Island Lighted Gong Buoy 1GI, which was reported and verified to be on station watching properly in assigned position of 41 11 24997N and 072 08 56.257W, Coast Guard Light List number 27665.

This speed record attempt to beat his previous 2012 record of 2 hours and 11 minutes was well underway to crush the previous record for the 271-mile around Long Island record. Just under a half hour into the run impact with the buoy in severely restricted visibility at a reported speed of 148 MPH quickly ended the run. The port side of the hull was severely damaged and the vessel will have to undergo significant repairs.

Shortly after the collision safety boats including the U S Coast Guard 47 foot Motor Lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Montauk arrived while the crew made way under their own power to the nearest port for haul out. U S Coast Guard Lieutenant Martin Dixon reported Coast Guard Station Montauk Officers did conduct a boarding of the Stuarts boat and issued a CG4100 Boarding report along with a civil penalty for six violations, including no throwable Type IV Personal flotation device, no sound producing device, no flares or visual distress signals, no pollution placard, no garbage placards, and Negligent Operations under 46 USC 2302. Martin said “The negligent operations citation was a result of not only operating at excessive speed in reduced visibility but also for the accumulation of violations as the negligent operations violation has to be articulated and the context of the circumstances surrounding the incident and evaluated as a whole of the circumstance.”

Lieutenant Dixon did confirm a Coast Guard permit for the run had been issued but the particulars of the permit were not readily known. He went on to say the efforts of Team Recovery, Stuart Hayim and Joey Imprescia to raise money and awareness for cancer research are to be commended but the decision to maintain speed within an area of restricted visibility was not at all prudent.

It has been reported that Stuart is hopeful to repair his boat and again seek to break his own record.
 
Here is the path he took with the buoy he hit circled.
I tried to draw a straight line but was a little shaky!
He tried to cut corner as opposed to staying in deeper water around plum island.

Very well traveled path with lots of pleasure boats!
If I was the USCG I would never give him a permit again!
This whole event needed more spotters to do that speed in that channel.

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There are ferries that go through there, pleasure boats and always lots of boats fishing. He should never have been allowed to do this, it is negligence to do so.
 
He obviously has no regard for safety or respect for the USCG. They boarded and issued SIX violations, FIVE of which are easily avoided. From the article: "six violations, including no throwable Type IV Personal flotation device, no sound producing device, no flares or visual distress signals, no pollution placard, no garbage placards, and Negligent Operations under 46 USC 2302"

Sorry but that's arrogance to the extreme. You have to KNOW you're getting boarded and questioned at some point. I'd be more willing to support him if he didn't ignore boating safety completely!

He's lucky he hit the buoy, he might have done much worse in the narrow and busy East River!
 
Nothing for nothing but don't those offshore racers normally wear helmets too?

Good point about the ferry, the very slow moving orient point ferry goes thru there loaded with cars and people.

I think his charity is an excuse to get sponsers and drive his boat fast! Not impressed
 
I wonder what his plan for going thru NY harbor at speed?
 
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