Gene Kearns wrote:
On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:39:38 -0500, hk penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

|Gene Kearns wrote:
| On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:50:12 -0500, hk penned the following well
| considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:
|
| |
| |2 dead, 4 rescued in Va. bay after boat capsizes
| |
| |
| |VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) – Coast Guard officials say two people died and
| |four were rescued after their 18-foot boat capsized Wednesday in cold
| |and choppy waters on the Chesapeake Bay.
| |
| |Coast Guard spokesman Brian Neilan says a Coast Guard helicopter and
| |boat, along with local rescuers, responded to a distress call near the
| |Lesner Bridge in Virginia Beach shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday.
| |
| |Neilan says the four survivors showed signs of minor hypothermia after
| |being pulled from the water. They were taken to local hospitals.
| |
| |Authorities are investigating the incident.
| |
| |The National Weather Service reported the water temperature was 46
| |degrees at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. It also issued a
| |small-craft advisory, with waves up to five feet high and strong winds.
| |
| |- - -
| |
| |No offense to the victims here, but you really have to be stupid to head
| |out in winter weather during a small-craft advisory in an 18-foot boat.
| |They probably were planning to fish at the CBBT. I've done that in the
| |winter, too, but in a 46-foot charter boat with twin diesels and a
| |heated cabin. I doubt the captain of the charter boat would have headed
| |out in five foot seas.
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| The only thing I can think to add is:
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| http://tinyurl.com/7cmbkx
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| and to note that the items are out of stock due to demand... maybe the
| word is getting around!
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|
|I wonder why anyone would *want* to go out fishing in cold weather in
|five foot seas in a very small boat. I wouldn't even fish from a safe,
|solid on-shore position in such conditions. If you need fish that
|urgently, stop by the seafood department of your local grocery store.

Where the hell is your sense of adventure???? :-)



Hey, I wouldn't step on Superman's cape, either.