Bruce in Bangkok wrote in
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On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:13:41 -0400, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:

San Francisco racing sailors give sailors in general a bad name.

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Negligence, stupidity, irresponsibility, ignorance and death.


Wrong again. What gives sailors a bad name are the "trailer trash"
living in tiny yellow anchor buoys.


I am sure that most of us have been out in worse in smaller craft. The
issue here is a brand new boat suffered steering failure in conditions
that reportedly were not that extreme - 8' waves and 25-30 Kt winds
shouldn't have been a problem for any 32' boat marketed for coastal use.

Its pointless to speculate or assign blame until the cause of the
steering failure can be determined. However I would be looking at the
organising clubs equipment requirements and at the manufacturer as much
as at the skipper and crew's experience and seamanship.

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