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Default Missing Boat - Catalina 38 "Ripper"

On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:03:25 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

Is that a small boat for a trip on those waters?


Maybe a little smaller than average but not dangerously so in my
opinion. More important is how it has been maintained, equipped and
sailed. There was no reference to a SSB radio or EPIRB for example,
which I consider important for offshore passage making, although many
people are successfully using satellite phones for communication.