Cruising Compass #21 - the Newsletter for Sailors and Cruisers

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Did you guys see this in the above link??
A great argument for skeg hung rudders on cruisers!

More ARC drama

The 2006 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers is nearing an end. Just about all of the boats have pulled into Rodney Bay, St. Lucia, after a more-or-less 15-day passage from Gran Canaria. This year's ARC made headlines with equipment failures and high-seas rescues. In fact, two more rescues took place this past weekend. The 35-foot Bavaria Arnolf suffered a broken rudder after a collision with a submerged object, possibly a whale. The double-handed French crew tried a series of emergency rudders and a drogue for steerage, but everything failed. After 48 hours, they decided to abandon ship. Another Bavaria, a 47-footer named Be-Bop-A-Lula, was near enough to answer the Mayday and take the crew onboard.
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Looks like a pretty tough ARC...interesting to read the daily news summaries: http://arc.worldcruising.com/en/newsroom.asp