On Oct 29, 5:08 pm, OzOne wrote:
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:43:53 -0700, Bart
scribbled thusly:
On Oct 26, 10:31 pm, Bart wrote:
http://www.cyca.com.au/newsDetail.asp?key=3510
Did the crew of LOKI have any other options?
30+ knots of wind and building with no rudder. And
they needed to weather a point to clear land.
#6 jib and two reefs in.
Would it be possible to sail upwind without a rudder?
Would a parachute type sea anchor have limited the
drift enough allow time for some daylight to view
other options?
I know Cam very well, he's an Etchells champ among others and when
Loki ended up on the beach I can assure you that every option was
explored with crew safety paramount.
Have you talked him about it?