Jim wrote:
manta.bay wrote:
Hello readers please take a moment to view the following:

A 17 m yacht "Melanie" was recently destroyed in a sudden and violent
storm, please go to http://www.lostyacht.org for pictures and more
information. (this is a donation site)

While this is very unfortunate and a sad ending to the guy's boat, I
have a problem with leaving a boat unattended at anchor for any period
of time.

It's just not a good idea.

It's a trade off, safety versus cost. Like the home buyers who took
out loans they couldn't afford hoping to sell before the bubble
burst, you gamboled and lost.

No sir, they, the home buyers, gambled and we lost. The present pile of **** that is laughingly referred to as "The World Markets" is a direct result of these thieves and their supporters, the banks and financial institutions.

As for leaving a heavy, ferro-cement boat of that size on an anchor, even the QE2's anchor, the owners should be brought before a court of law and tried, rather than appealing for financial help.

DP