"Bob" wrote
Im really new to this but isnt 8' seas really really BIG for a 46'
SAILBOAT ? ?
The writer says somehow when she was on watch the boat got blown off
course. How does that happen?
bob


They didn't have 8-foot seas. The water north of the Yacht Channel around
the banks. (Springer, Cutter and Schooner banks) is about 10-15 feet deep max.
You have to be way way out in the Gulf to have 25 feet under you in that part
of the Gulf/Florida Bay.
You don't get 8-foot seas in 15 feet of water. Once you get between the
banks you can even anchor. Schooner Bank is even named for the schooners that
used to anchor there in the olden days.
8-foot seas, even if they had them and they didn't I can guarantee it, are
something a 46-foot Morgan should handle with no problem. The writer isn't
a very good sailor. You can tell by the way she writes. She's out of touch with
what sailing's all about. Things happen to her. She doesn't have a clue that she
needs to be in control when she's on watch. Both of them are stupid. You don't
go sailing in those shallow, unfamiliar waters at night. There are plenty of
places where they could have and should have stopped and anchored for the
night. The Little Shark River two hours north of where they went aground is
perfect. Totally sheltered and only a little tidal current in and out to worry
about.

Cheers,
Ellen