Halifax to Bermuda in December...not! What was he Thinking!

[camaraderie]

North Atlantic...December...29 ft. boat!



Rescue ship reaches sailor adrift in Atlantic

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...e.html?ref=rss

BTW...he is safe and sound now.

[eherlihy]

During an interview on TV News (NECN) it was reported that he: 1 - was an experienced sailor. (cha - right), and 2 - that he had to wait for after Hurricane season to begin a trip from Halifax to Bermuda (?!?).

A side consequence of his ordeal is that the crew of the Coast Guard cutter, Tahoma, that picked him up returned to port in Boston 4 days early, and will now be able to spend Christmas with their families.

Hopefully no other mariners will need their services during their unplanned break.

Go to www.necn.com for details....

[seabreeze_97]

He was probably thinking, "I wonder what that big stick with the canvas rag is for?" Experienced sailor, sailboat, engine fails, call for help. Riiiiiight.

[Sapperwhite]

I don't want to be an armchair sailor, but WTF? The engine failed and....and....and... Oh that's it? Good a reason as any to call the coasties. Reminds me of the idiots that called the coast guard for fuel becasue they had been motoring for so long, gentlemen don't beat!

[PBzeer]

Usually, the question, "What was he thinking" is immediately followed by, "Duh, he wasn't".

[uspirate]

Damn, i must be a friggen hero for sailing mine into the slip after the fuel tank dumped itself into the bildge, and the furler locked in the unfurled position at Channel Islands

[Sapperwhite]

They forgot to mention that Capt. Collon (you can't make that up!) had a critical equipment failure other than the engine. His coffee maker bit the dust two days prior and he really wanted a latte.

Really though, there has to be more to the story than just his engine breaking down.

[Valiente]

I tire of stories like these, as they make recreational sailors look like clueless idiots and waste search and rescue resources. If the engine fails in a sailboat, you SAIL...duhhhh..

On top of that, a series...a quite predictable series...of big fat colliding lows has been marching across North America for the better part of a month. A 29-footer could have stuck to the coast most of the way down, and maybe made a run from North Carolina, but December is never a good option with the sheer number and intensity of nor' easters running against the Gulf Stream. He would have done better leaving in February or March...except for the ice.

******* it, I'm just a Great Lakes sailor, and I can figure this stuff out...Grrr...

I guess the only upside is the training it gave the Coast Guard.

[sailingfool]

Here's a cable news news report from Boston today about the rescue of a Canadian attempting a sail from Halifax to Bermuda http://www.boston.com/partners/world...ontinuous=true

No commentray from me on this situation, other than maybe 29" ain't long enough...

[sailingdog]

Umm.... this is pathetic.... aren't sailboats supposed to sail??? Isn't that kind of the reason you get a sailboat???

And what was he thinking... North Atlantic... December... Hmm... not too bright...