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They all capsized ~Regatta of Fools!
Yes I must confess, Im also Gilligan, Babs, Bobspirt, Scotty, Loco,
and yes Terri. Sorry if this upsets anyone. You're also a liar. Except about also being Terri. Everyone knows I'm = really Gilligan and Babs and Per and Donal. --=20 katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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They all capsized ~Regatta of Fools!
If you're going to post the link, why do you copy and paste
the text also? Seems stupid and a waste of time. "Capt.American" wrote in message om... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/359134.stm More than 150 people have been rescued during a regatta in Weymouth Bay, Dorset, after 77 yachts capsized during a squall. The BBC's Liz MacKean: "It was a dramatic end to the national championships" The sailors were knocked off their 18ft Dart catamarans by a south-easterly wind of up to force 6. But rescuers were quick to react and a mass launch of coastguard helicopters and lifeboats went into action at about 1600 BST. After three hours all 156 competitors had been accounted for. Portland harbour masters rescue a capsized catamaran A 37-year-old woman was airlifted to the Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester suffering from hypothermia. Other reports suggest that as many as 30 people needed treatment for the effects of the cold, and Weymouth and District Hospital was still on major incident alert. The local Weymouth lifeboat acted as co-ordinator, and used private boats as a ferry service for the rescued people. One of the survivors, yachtsman Mark Wray, said: "It was frightening out there. The boats were flipping over. Everyone was concentrating on getting ashore." Unexpected weather Coastguards and competitors alike have dismissed suggestions that the race organisers might have been irresponsible. No protection against the elements "We are not meteorologists and you have to take into account that forecasting squalls is somewhat difficult," said Mark Clark, a spokesman for the Maritime Coastguard Agency. "It is a professionally organised event, and they would have taken account of the weather forecast before they put out." Bob Fletcher, a former Olympic class sailor, also said the organisers were not to blame. "It certainly wasn't irresponsible because the standard of the field that went out there are well capable of coping with almost anything. "Everybody wears life-jackets and dry-suits but the rescue services got concerned about the number of people in the water at the same time." But a local meteorological spokesman said that heavy winds had been forecast before the race. 'We were caught out' The chairman of the United Kingdom International Dart Association, Richard Brown, himself capsized six times during the race along with his 17-year-old son Oliver. "We were caught out," he said. "We knew heavy weather was coming but not until later. It just blew up." He added: "The race organisers realised the number of boats that were capsizing and alerted the coastguard and emergency services. He insisted that all the competitors had been properly equipped with buoyancy aids and dry suits. He also said that rescue boats and larger yachts used by the organisers had been on hand at various points along the triangular course. "We sail to the normal standards set by the Royal Yachting Association," he said. The catamarans involved were fairly small high-performance sailing vessels, which would have been severely buffeted by the unexpected squall. The trampoline-like netting platform, which joins the hulls and supports the crew, offers no protection against the sea or elements. ********************************* Like I said, Cats are unstable and dangerious, should be used under USCG supervision only. Capt. American |
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They all capsized ~Regatta of Fools!
"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ...
If you're going to post the link, why do you copy and paste the text also? Seems stupid and a waste of time. Thats cause your a self centered TOTALLY GAY queen of San Fran asshole Gaynzy. I posted a link just incase you wanted to see the pictures that are with the story. Thats the only way boobsie believes anything. Second, some people perfer not to have to go to another web-site and back to a newsgroup, and all that english spam full of pictures of crooked tooth salesmen can be annoying. I was trying to be nice and save you the hassle of having to clean your cookies. Capt. American "Capt.American" wrote in message om... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/359134.stm More than 150 people have been rescued during a regatta in Weymouth Bay, Dorset, after 77 yachts capsized during a squall. The BBC's Liz MacKean: "It was a dramatic end to the national championships" The sailors were knocked off their 18ft Dart catamarans by a south-easterly wind of up to force 6. But rescuers were quick to react and a mass launch of coastguard helicopters and lifeboats went into action at about 1600 BST. After three hours all 156 competitors had been accounted for. Portland harbour masters rescue a capsized catamaran A 37-year-old woman was airlifted to the Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester suffering from hypothermia. Other reports suggest that as many as 30 people needed treatment for the effects of the cold, and Weymouth and District Hospital was still on major incident alert. The local Weymouth lifeboat acted as co-ordinator, and used private boats as a ferry service for the rescued people. One of the survivors, yachtsman Mark Wray, said: "It was frightening out there. The boats were flipping over. Everyone was concentrating on getting ashore." Unexpected weather Coastguards and competitors alike have dismissed suggestions that the race organisers might have been irresponsible. No protection against the elements "We are not meteorologists and you have to take into account that forecasting squalls is somewhat difficult," said Mark Clark, a spokesman for the Maritime Coastguard Agency. "It is a professionally organised event, and they would have taken account of the weather forecast before they put out." Bob Fletcher, a former Olympic class sailor, also said the organisers were not to blame. "It certainly wasn't irresponsible because the standard of the field that went out there are well capable of coping with almost anything. "Everybody wears life-jackets and dry-suits but the rescue services got concerned about the number of people in the water at the same time." But a local meteorological spokesman said that heavy winds had been forecast before the race. 'We were caught out' The chairman of the United Kingdom International Dart Association, Richard Brown, himself capsized six times during the race along with his 17-year-old son Oliver. "We were caught out," he said. "We knew heavy weather was coming but not until later. It just blew up." He added: "The race organisers realised the number of boats that were capsizing and alerted the coastguard and emergency services. He insisted that all the competitors had been properly equipped with buoyancy aids and dry suits. He also said that rescue boats and larger yachts used by the organisers had been on hand at various points along the triangular course. "We sail to the normal standards set by the Royal Yachting Association," he said. The catamarans involved were fairly small high-performance sailing vessels, which would have been severely buffeted by the unexpected squall. The trampoline-like netting platform, which joins the hulls and supports the crew, offers no protection against the sea or elements. ********************************* Like I said, Cats are unstable and dangerious, should be used under USCG supervision only. Capt. American |
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They all capsized ~Regatta of Fools!
Why don't you just pussyfoot around the issue . . .
"Joe Butcher" wrote in message om... "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ... If you're going to post the link, why do you copy and paste the text also? Seems stupid and a waste of time. Thats cause your a self centered TOTALLY GAY queen of San Fran asshole Gaynzy. I posted a link just incase you wanted to see the pictures that are with the story. Thats the only way boobsie believes anything. Second, some people perfer not to have to go to another web-site and back to a newsgroup, and all that english spam full of pictures of crooked tooth salesmen can be annoying. I was trying to be nice and save you the hassle of having to clean your cookies. Capt. American "Capt.American" wrote in message om... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/359134.stm More than 150 people have been rescued during a regatta in Weymouth Bay, Dorset, after 77 yachts capsized during a squall. The BBC's Liz MacKean: "It was a dramatic end to the national championships" The sailors were knocked off their 18ft Dart catamarans by a south-easterly wind of up to force 6. But rescuers were quick to react and a mass launch of coastguard helicopters and lifeboats went into action at about 1600 BST. After three hours all 156 competitors had been accounted for. Portland harbour masters rescue a capsized catamaran A 37-year-old woman was airlifted to the Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester suffering from hypothermia. Other reports suggest that as many as 30 people needed treatment for the effects of the cold, and Weymouth and District Hospital was still on major incident alert. The local Weymouth lifeboat acted as co-ordinator, and used private boats as a ferry service for the rescued people. One of the survivors, yachtsman Mark Wray, said: "It was frightening out there. The boats were flipping over. Everyone was concentrating on getting ashore." Unexpected weather Coastguards and competitors alike have dismissed suggestions that the race organisers might have been irresponsible. No protection against the elements "We are not meteorologists and you have to take into account that forecasting squalls is somewhat difficult," said Mark Clark, a spokesman for the Maritime Coastguard Agency. "It is a professionally organised event, and they would have taken account of the weather forecast before they put out." Bob Fletcher, a former Olympic class sailor, also said the organisers were not to blame. "It certainly wasn't irresponsible because the standard of the field that went out there are well capable of coping with almost anything. "Everybody wears life-jackets and dry-suits but the rescue services got concerned about the number of people in the water at the same time." But a local meteorological spokesman said that heavy winds had been forecast before the race. 'We were caught out' The chairman of the United Kingdom International Dart Association, Richard Brown, himself capsized six times during the race along with his 17-year-old son Oliver. "We were caught out," he said. "We knew heavy weather was coming but not until later. It just blew up." He added: "The race organisers realised the number of boats that were capsizing and alerted the coastguard and emergency services. He insisted that all the competitors had been properly equipped with buoyancy aids and dry suits. He also said that rescue boats and larger yachts used by the organisers had been on hand at various points along the triangular course. "We sail to the normal standards set by the Royal Yachting Association," he said. The catamarans involved were fairly small high-performance sailing vessels, which would have been severely buffeted by the unexpected squall. The trampoline-like netting platform, which joins the hulls and supports the crew, offers no protection against the sea or elements. ********************************* Like I said, Cats are unstable and dangerious, should be used under USCG supervision only. Capt. American |
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They all capsized ~Regatta of Fools!
"Joe Butcher" wrote in message Second, some people perfer not to have to go to another web-site and back to a newsgroup, and all that english spam full of pictures of crooked tooth salesmen can be annoying. I was trying to be nice and save you the hassle of having to clean your cookies. Quite right! I don't usually bother to follow links, so I appreciate it when people post some text. Capt. American Is that really you? I thought that you were on the East coast? Regards Donal -- |
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They all capsized ~Regatta of Fools!
"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message ...
If you're going to post the link, why do you copy and paste the text also? Seems stupid and a waste of time. 4U2C and read everything dunce. CA "Capt.American" wrote in message om... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/359134.stm More than 150 people have been rescued during a regatta in Weymouth Bay, Dorset, after 77 yachts capsized during a squall. The BBC's Liz MacKean: "It was a dramatic end to the national championships" The sailors were knocked off their 18ft Dart catamarans by a south-easterly wind of up to force 6. But rescuers were quick to react and a mass launch of coastguard helicopters and lifeboats went into action at about 1600 BST. After three hours all 156 competitors had been accounted for. Portland harbour masters rescue a capsized catamaran A 37-year-old woman was airlifted to the Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester suffering from hypothermia. Other reports suggest that as many as 30 people needed treatment for the effects of the cold, and Weymouth and District Hospital was still on major incident alert. The local Weymouth lifeboat acted as co-ordinator, and used private boats as a ferry service for the rescued people. One of the survivors, yachtsman Mark Wray, said: "It was frightening out there. The boats were flipping over. Everyone was concentrating on getting ashore." Unexpected weather Coastguards and competitors alike have dismissed suggestions that the race organisers might have been irresponsible. No protection against the elements "We are not meteorologists and you have to take into account that forecasting squalls is somewhat difficult," said Mark Clark, a spokesman for the Maritime Coastguard Agency. "It is a professionally organised event, and they would have taken account of the weather forecast before they put out." Bob Fletcher, a former Olympic class sailor, also said the organisers were not to blame. "It certainly wasn't irresponsible because the standard of the field that went out there are well capable of coping with almost anything. "Everybody wears life-jackets and dry-suits but the rescue services got concerned about the number of people in the water at the same time." But a local meteorological spokesman said that heavy winds had been forecast before the race. 'We were caught out' The chairman of the United Kingdom International Dart Association, Richard Brown, himself capsized six times during the race along with his 17-year-old son Oliver. "We were caught out," he said. "We knew heavy weather was coming but not until later. It just blew up." He added: "The race organisers realised the number of boats that were capsizing and alerted the coastguard and emergency services. He insisted that all the competitors had been properly equipped with buoyancy aids and dry suits. He also said that rescue boats and larger yachts used by the organisers had been on hand at various points along the triangular course. "We sail to the normal standards set by the Royal Yachting Association," he said. The catamarans involved were fairly small high-performance sailing vessels, which would have been severely buffeted by the unexpected squall. The trampoline-like netting platform, which joins the hulls and supports the crew, offers no protection against the sea or elements. ********************************* Like I said, Cats are unstable and dangerious, should be used under USCG supervision only. Capt. American |
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They all capsized ~Regatta of Fools!
"Capt.American" wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/359134.stm More than 150 people have been rescued during a regatta in Weymouth Bay, Dorset, after 77 yachts capsized during a squall. That was a quite a while ago. These were beach cats, knucklehead. They are as much like cruising multihulls as a Sunfish is like an IACC class racer. Like I said, Cats are unstable and dangerious, should be used under USCG supervision only. Considering what would likely happen to you, if you were put in a something like a 505 or a Johnson 18, and hit by a Force 4 much less 6, you have no credibility whatever talking about catamaran sailing. You own a heavy cow barn of a boat, what makes you think you this qualifies you to talk about racing classes? DSK |
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They all capsized ~Regatta of Fools!
was this guy one of them teehee
http://www.geocities.com/hobiegary/SRMystere.html NH_/)_ "Capt.American" wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/359134.stm More than 150 people have been rescued during a regatta in Weymouth Bay, Dorset, after 77 yachts capsized during a squall. That was a quite a while ago. These were beach cats, knucklehead. They are as much like cruising multihulls as a Sunfish is like an IACC class racer. Like I said, Cats are unstable and dangerious, should be used under USCG supervision only. Considering what would likely happen to you, if you were put in a something like a 505 or a Johnson 18, and hit by a Force 4 much less 6, you have no credibility whatever talking about catamaran sailing. You own a heavy cow barn of a boat, what makes you think you this qualifies you to talk about racing classes? DSK |
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They all capsized ~Regatta of Fools!
Try that on a Hobie 18... good luck! I always carried a collapsible
rubber bucket and used that to increase my leverage. CM "NH_/)_" wrote in message om... | was this guy one of them teehee | http://www.geocities.com/hobiegary/SRMystere.html | | NH_/)_ | | | | | "Capt.American" wrote: | | http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/359134.stm | | More than 150 people have been rescued during a regatta in Weymouth | Bay, Dorset, after 77 yachts capsized during a squall. | | That was a quite a while ago. | | These were beach cats, knucklehead. They are as much like cruising | multihulls as a Sunfish is like an IACC class racer. | | | | Like I said, Cats are unstable and dangerious, should be used under | USCG supervision only. | | Considering what would likely happen to you, if you were put in a | something like a 505 or a Johnson 18, and hit by a Force 4 much less 6, | you have no credibility whatever talking about catamaran sailing. You own | a heavy cow barn of a boat, what makes you think you this qualifies you to | talk about racing classes? | | DSK | | | | |
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