Boat Missing

[camaraderie]

Another single hander & boat missing and overdue. Notify USCG if anyone spots this guy...he may not know he is "missing"...let's hope so.

Lost_or_Overdue
Vessel_Name : S/V Alchemy
Vessel_Description: 39FT GRAND SOLAI, WHITE HULL WITH BLUE TRIM, SLOPE RIG AND DIESEL ENGINE. ONLY 1 POB.
Communications : 2 HANDHELDS VHF RADIOS; FIXED VHF RADIO.
Itinerary : DEPARTED 20 NOV 07 FROM LAS PALMAS MARINA, CAPE VERDE ISLAND ENR TO ANTIGUA.
Persons_on_board : MR WILLIAM "BILL" ARCHER, 32 YOA MALE, 160LBS, BLUE EYES, BROWN/BLONDISH HAIR
Reason : DEPARTED ON 30 NOV 07 AND HAS NOT BEEN HEARD OF SINCE THEN.

[Freesail99]

I have seen the name S/V Alchemy before. He either post here or on another forum. I do hope all is well.

[Giulietta]

Alchemy is Valiente's boats name.

But his is OK, and its a steel mamoth....

Still, I do hope the Gentleman in cause surfaces.

He is on a Grand Soleil, so he is on a good boat, new, fast and strudry.

I pray for his arrival soon.

[Robby Barlow]

Originally Posted by camaraderie

Vessel_Description: 39FT GRAND SOLAI, WHITE HULL WITH BLUE TRIM, SLOPE RIG AND DIESEL ENGINE.

Of course I also hope the guy is OK, the weather across the Atlantic has not been good to say the least.

Apart from that I was just wondering whether you copied this straight from the USCG notification.

Do you think they know what Grand Solai with a slope rig is ?

[Giulietta]

Actually its Grand SOLEIL, not SOLAI....

[Robby Barlow]

Originally Posted by Giulietta

Actually its Grand SOLEIL, not SOLAI....

OK, and I suppose the slope should be a sloop, but shouldn't they know that too?

[Giulietta]

But it gets better:

Las Palmas is in the canary islands, part of Spain, Cape Verde is off the Coast of Africa, 1000 miles or more further south......

They are saying he left form Las Palmas, Cape Verde....

[Valiente]

If somebody's been fooling with my cradle, I'll get mad...

Last seen attempting to escape:

[Giulietta]

Damn...that's an ugly boat....

And Heavy

And thick...

And large free board

And too dry

[CharlieCobra]

Maybe so Alex but I'll bet you wouldn't wanna run into it in the fog.