Mark Borgerson wrote:
In article s.com,
llid says...
Tsunami damage . . .

http://www.ktvu.com/slideshow/news/27162990/detail.html


I say these dock rats asked for it. Real sailors are out sailing or moored
in an uncluttered area.

If you were at all familiar with the coastline around Santa Cruz, you
would know that there are no uncluttered moorings nearby. Other than
the boat basin, there is not really any sheltered moorage. The
shoreline in that area is pretty exposed to the Pacific swells and
safe anchorages for small craft are very rare.

There was also a lot of damage in boat basins in Crescent City CA
and Brookings OR. In those places, many of the fishermen got
their boats out before the waves hit. Pleasure boaters
were less likely to get out, as these areas are not popular
boating areas in the winter and many of the boats were probably
closed up for the winter. Pleasure boating along a rugged
coastline with 30 knot winds and 10ft combined seas isn't
a popular activity!


Mark Borgerson


I dunno about your "pleasure" boaters, but other than the 10 foot seas,
(depends entirely on period) sounds like a fun sail.


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