Henry, Thanks for forwarding this article. Does seem hard to maintain the level of vigilance required to avoid happenings like this until it happens to you. I have only a somewhat cautious approach to situations such as the one that sank Chiquita. Too many years sailed without a major mishap can lead to just such an occurrence. I will give some serious thought to adding floatation to my boat now while it is in "the docks". Glad you thought about Coco's safety too. Fairwinds, Tom B On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 10:05 PM, Henry Rodriguez <heinzir@gmail.com> wrote:
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"
-- Henry https://picasaweb.google.com/heinzir