Roger .. Donna wasn't in a position to call for help and leave her "home".

But your posting has me thinking .. ???

I don't know anything about delivery Captains, I don't think I've ever met
one.

Wait .. Captain up in Boothbay,, I do know one.

Anyway,,, when a big yacht owner is looking for the delivery Captain does
the boat owner ask the Captain to fill
out a form with experience etc? References? That kind of thing?

Did the Beneteau delivery end the career of the Captain .. of the boat in
your narative?

Just curious..

ps ... things getting better at the marina.. met a whole new bunch of people
... lots of smiles .. happy folks.
seems like the bad attitudes folks are Monday and Tuesday boatyard visitors.

One thing though .. in the boatyard where I am at .. 90% of the boats
haven't been touched. The covers are still on.
I wonder if this is common. With such a short season, I try to get going as
soon as possible. Heck, I was sanding the bottom in
February .. I must admit .. that was nuts.

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"Roger Long" wrote in message
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Donna Lange's 36 hour trick at the wheel was pretty impressive, especially
as she was already pretty beat up when it started. Last year, a
professional delivery captain took a friend's 45 foot Beneteau out of
Bermuda with three strong guys. Four days later, they were taking a 300
mile chopper ride home leaving the boat which was towed into Boston a week
later with only minor damage. The series of little disturbances they
encountered didn't even make the news.

I'm sure character and genetic grit are a major factor in this disparity
but I wonder how much of a role the acclimatization of many thousands of
miles to the motion and lifestyle played. If Donna had encountered those
conditions on her first leg out, would the outcome have been different?

There are other factors. It was just a job for the delivery captain where
as the boat is Donna's whole life estate. The delivery captain was also
responsible for the three other crew members. Although there is no
evidence that the boat was in any real danger for the sea, the rather
inexperienced crew were evidently in some danger from the motion of the
boat itself.

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Roger Long