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Worlds largest yacht on the rocks
It's still not clear what happened:
http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...312ywnews.html http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...254ywnews.html http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...126ywnews.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/3665580.stm http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml? xml=/news/2004/09/17/wyacht17.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/09/17/ixworld.html |
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"Fuzzy Logic" wrote in message ... It's still not clear what happened: http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...312ywnews.html http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...254ywnews.html http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...126ywnews.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/3665580.stm http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml? xml=/news/2004/09/17/wyacht17.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/09/17/ixworld.html Wow, would hate to be the skipper of that boat. John Cairns |
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Fuzzy Logic wrote: It's still not clear what happened: Perhaps it ran aground... -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Learn what lies below the waves of cyberspace! http://music.download.com/internetopera http://www.soundclick.com/flyingtadpole |
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I saw some pictures of it this morning....the insurance company ahs their
salvage crew standing by just in case... "Flying Tadpole" wrote in message ... Fuzzy Logic wrote: It's still not clear what happened: Perhaps it ran aground... -- Flying Tadpole ------------------------- Learn what lies below the waves of cyberspace! http://music.download.com/internetopera http://www.soundclick.com/flyingtadpole |
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Fuzzy Logic wrote in message . ..
It's still not clear what happened: Whats clear is the Avis rental car man should stick to what he knows. Joe http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...312ywnews.html http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...254ywnews.html http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...126ywnews.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/3665580.stm http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml? xml=/news/2004/09/17/wyacht17.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/09/17/ixworld.html |
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"Ironically, despite the performance predictions for Mirabella, when she
crosses oceans she is likely to make the passage under power using her twin 788kW MTU main engines driving Rolls Royce Kamewa Ulstein controllable pitch propellers. "It's probably more economical to replace an engine than it is the mainsail," said Joe Vittoria. " Imagine that. Scout "Fuzzy Logic" wrote in message ... It's still not clear what happened: http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...312ywnews.html http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...254ywnews.html http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...126ywnews.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/3665580.stm http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml? xml=/news/2004/09/17/wyacht17.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/09/17/ixworld.html |
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''She had apparently run onto rocks near the entrance to Beaulieu sur
Mer harbour, having dragged her anchor. '' Must have been using a Fortress anchor. Scotty "Fuzzy Logic" wrote in message ... It's still not clear what happened: http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...312ywnews.html http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...254ywnews.html http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...126ywnews.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/h...re/3665580.stm http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml? xml=/news/2004/09/17/wyacht17.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/09/17/ixworld.html |
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Must have been using a Fortress anchor.
LOL................. Heavens no. Don't you know that no serious cruiser or any serious anchor person for that matter would never use a Fortress. S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster" "Trains are a winter sport" |
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#9
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Don't you know that no serious cruiser or any
serious anchor person for that matter would never use a Fortress. Yes, as you've learned, most people who actually sail know this already. RB |
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Good bait, nice cast, should catch the 'big fat ****head' fish any
moment now. SV "SAIL LOCO" wrote in message ... Must have been using a Fortress anchor. LOL................. Heavens no. Don't you know that no serious cruiser or any serious anchor person for that matter would never use a Fortress. S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster" "Trains are a winter sport" |
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