On Feb 15, 12:31 pm, "Capt. JG" wrote:
"Bob" wrote in message

ps.com...





On Feb 14, 9:10 pm, "Ellen MacArthur"
wrote:
"Joe" wrote

You need to read these logs for a good example of how not to do
things..

http://ipphotos.com/FlyingPig.asp

No, I think they did it right. They're all about getting money outta
suckers.

"As we sailed further south, the weather got worse, and we were out far
enough in the Gulf that there seemed nothing else to do but go on, on
a reefed mainheet.

The seas were 8' and the wind was 20+ knots - just
a mess out there.

We set our course to get near the channel marker.......
Somehow, we were blown off course and in one great noisy crunch.....

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

Eight feet is nothing. We occasionally have 5-6' chop. It would be big for a
20' boat, but not that bad. I haven't been following the "pig" thread, but
I'm betting there's a lot more to it.

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You do not need to follow the thread, just read down on the link I
provided and Skip explains how they screwed up.

Joe