The Demise of our Home Frolic

We finally got permission to go into the BVI and we contacted our friends Loren and Jo on Ragamuffin. They graciously agreed to take us aboard for a week and take us to Virgin Gorda to check out our boat.

Our first look at Frolic did not look good

We motored up against 20 Kts. of wind to Virgin Gorda and anchored inside the reef. Since it was late, our first foray to the boat yard was just to take pictures.

The star sugar scoop is torn away from
the hull and the hull broken

The port rudder is twisted and bent

The dinghy is wrecked and bottom
of hull at sugar scoop torn up

Frolic is dismasted and the mast broke

The port keel is bent and crushed and
torn open

The starboard keel is driven 2' into
the ground

All mast top devices are gone

Starboard chain plate is distorted

The solar cells and all aft lifelines are
gone and davit is twisted

cockpit table and debris block the door

The wheel didn't escape destruction

even the starboard jib sheet winch was
destroyed. we found all the pieces, but
not the winch drum

The hardtop and solar panel are gone
and the frame destroyed

More debris to get in

Inside was a mess

stuff was everywhere

The port hull is deformed and aft cabin
door ripped off

Port fuel tank is driven into the aft cabin

Port bilge should be 3' down not  against
the floor boards

Starboard bilge is full of water and
floor boards floating

water in starboard aft cabin went over
the high pressure water pump for water
maker

wind around the door turned 2
circuit breakers on

starboard grill support driven through
hull

both engine hatches were torn off
and engine compartment ripped apart

Carl puts tarp over engine compartment

tarps on sugar scoop and deck holes
taped up

The next day we worked to mitigate any further damage. I drilled a hole in the starboard keel to drain out the water and prevent further water accumulation. We cleaned debris off the boat and cleaned off mud and dirt before taping up all the holes on the deck and putting blue tarps over the sugar scoops to keep any more water out of the engine compartments.

Ragamuffin then took us back to St. Thomas via Marina Cay, Cane Garden Bay, and Jost Van Dyke. We are now making a blog of pictures of the Virgin Islands, but as we speak more places are opening up, and more places are being repaired. The charter companies are saying they will be in full operation by 1 Dec. and many other spots are shooting for the same date.

Now we await the insurance adjuster to declare her a total loss. Then it will be back one more time to remove all our personal items, and then move on.