Thanks, Henry. I had an M-16 on Lake Minnetonka at the time, but I wasn't on the water that day. Your story is a great example of how totally unexpected threats can crop up on the water, and it only takes one to end a life. Having had a couple of less dramatic experiences myself, I now ALWAYS wear a life jacket when in a sailboat, regardless of the weather or the size of the boat. The same applies to any other small boat. Rich Makela M-17 #233 - Harmony -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Henry Rodriguez Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 10:05 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Winter reading Speaking of "YIKES!" stories, check out this article I wrote about an event that happened in 1990. I like to think I learned a bit since then. http://macgregor.sailboatowners.com/index.php?option=com_kb&Itemid=256&cat_i... Henru On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
Yikes!!!! Good primer on what NOT to do. Fortunately for them, the "Darwin Club" does not admit all of its unwitting applicants. Thanks, Tyler, for the suggestion. I will add it on my list. Puts me in mind of the movie staring Robert Redford, "All is Lost". Liked your turn of phrase "I finished it cover to cover without standing up." Great emphasis. Fair winds, Tom B. Mont 17, #258
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Tyler Backman <casioqv@usermail.com> wrote:
I'm reluctant to mention this book because it's truly an example of bad seamanship and it's consequences, but it was so exciting I finished it cover to cover without standing up. Three inexperienced teenagers took a poor condition 27 foot Albin Vega through the Roaring Forties and Furious Fifties in a storm to Antarctica and back. They just barely survived.
Berserk: My Voyage to the Antarctic in a Twenty-Seven-Foot Sailboat by David Mercy
Sincerely, Tyler Davis, CA M15 #157 "Defiant"
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