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Wandering Aimlessly
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Not What You Want to be Seeing
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It just shows one can HEEL looking good while grounded???  Like the paint job...  Is that a Tatayana??? hmm reward???
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That would be called a bad day.
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Gemini 105Mc Hull 987
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On a positive note it looks like their laundry is dry. Wonder why they haven't brought it in yet.
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Did they abandon ship? It's very disconcerting to see a cruising boat's head-sail beat itself to shreds.
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Is that boat outside or inside of the channel?
I hear that even inside of the channel things can go wrong. From the photos you can't really tell, but he looks to be outside of it. Stick to the middle and keep a close look on that depth sounder John.
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John,
Call it curiosity or a deep concern for the safety of other boaters, but I would have dropped sail and motored a bit closer to see if anyone was on board - watching depth of course.
It is difficult to imagine any boat owner would just let his sail flog like that - they could have been hurt down below, or simply abandoned ship.
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I don't think I'd want to get any closer to a grounded vessel then they already are, would contact whatever the local authority (CG, HP, PD whoever) to see if they were aware of the vessel aground. If there is a way to put your own boat in a position of safety, ( other crew to heave to, anchor) and you can investigate by dink, maybe. They took the time to put sail covers on, but didn't secure the jib, it's just a jib, it's already trash, not worth you risking anything even tho' it's hard for a sailor to ignore a flogging sail.
Last edited by capttb : 04-01-2008 at 11:01 AM.
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how long before I can start salvage, hmmm?
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Where is green 37? That looks like S Florida.
I will tell you that in S FL you can go from 7 feet to ankle deep in moments. It is not well marked in many places and the brackish water makes it difficult (impossible) to distinguish.
I have never been that hard aground, but I have sure spent many an hours waiting for the tide.
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