11-03-2009
|
 |
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Elliott Bay Marina, J 28 Seattle, WA
Posts: 3,150
Rep Power: 8
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by erikdj
I looked up the September 2009 issue but couldn't find a story that sounded like the one you described. If you have a link, you can PM me, I'd be interested to read it or post it here if you don't mind. In any case, we obviously differ in our interpretation of what happened to Jessica the first day she was out on her boat trial. I don't think that in her case it was a matter of circumstance, but of negligence. There are things that are beyond our control (the weather being a sailors biggest), but we mitigate those risks through action. A lot of the choices we make are based on knowledge, skill and experience (like not leaving at the peak of hurricane season, etc).
You're not the first person to interpret or dismiss the incident with the freighter as something beyond her control and, indeed, I hope you're right. Because if not, then only blind luck will keep Jessica safe, and as those of us who sail know, there isn't a whole lot of blind luck to carry one around the world on a boat.
|
Yeah there is Reid Ho.. I remeber being towed by Slingshot we came to 100 ft of a commercial container ship... They never saw it I picked it off AIS only. just because **** happens - doesn't mean your not qualified. Slingshot had now idea until I called it and demanded a course change... Fact is **** happens - to derail the gal on unsubstantiated claims - ridiculous...
__________________
-- Jody
S/V "
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
" - 1983, Barberis Show 38! or
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
|