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Umm.. 50 nm in 36 hours... was he sailing in freaking circles???? A 25' boat has a hull speed of maybe 5.5 knots... so with any kind of decent wind, he should have made that distance in 18 hours at the outside...if he was beating...
While it doesn't say what kind of 25' boat it was, there are quite a few that could have made the voyage, if the sailor were up to the task.
I'd agree with Charlie, that boat was wasted.
BTW, I hope the guy in the Hatteras incident gets billed for it... How do you run aground in 56' boat with no land in site... how long was he down below for??? BTW, if you read the article ScottBR posted a link to, this was the SECOND TIME this guy was rescued in ONE WEEK.
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her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
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