I certainly wish them well. The sea is a dangerous place. Sounds like the
keel ballast fell off, if they found the boat upside down. Perhap another
example of stainless used incorrectly?
Steve


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Let's hope they are in the raft.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5825012.html

By JENNIFER LEAHY
Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle

"A sailboat participating in the Regata de Amigos race from Galveston
to Veracruz was found capsized 11 miles south of Matagorda Saturday
morning.

All six aboard the 38-foot sailboat Cynthia Woods, a Cape Fear 38R,
are missing. The missing are four students from Texas A&M-Galveston
and two university staff members, the school said.

"All aboard are experienced mariners and two are safety instructors,"
said U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Renee C. Aiello, who noted that
there was an inflatable raft on the sailboat.

Participants in the Regata de Amigos, a 630-nautical mile race, left
Galveston on Friday at about 2 p.m.

The Coast Guard received a phone call at 8:15 Saturday morning from
the emergency contact for the sailboat who said they lost
communication with the sailboat at approximately midnight.

The sailboat also missed its 8 a.m. radio check.

A Falcon jet crew located the empty sailboat and a search is under way
for the six missing people."

Fred