Scotty wrote:
"katy" wrote in

Should have rescued the kids and left the parents on the

rock...


She was pregnant.


And they went out in those conditions? Really really stupid....

"Jeff" wrote in message
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Scotty wrote:
is that White Rocks?

Yes, that's what it looks like. The channel is about a
mile wide
there, but we don't know where they were headed.


I like the guys comment about sailboats don't usually
travel
at night because they need to be under sail to move.

We all know there's no wind at night. Except that day it
was blowing
20+ knots, and even at night it was over 10 knots. Temps
were around
55 during the day, dropping to the mid 40's overnight.

Not the best time for sailing, but probably they were
expecting to be
in by sunset. The report said this "unfolded on the 6PM
news" so it
sounds like they thought they'd be powering in by sunset
but the
engine died.

That's what I was thinking, they were returning from a sail
when something happened. Looks like the head sail is
ripped.



WJZ's Mike Hellgren talked to Anne Arundel County fire
officials, who say the boat suffered a mechanical problem.
That coupled with strong winds caused the sailor to lose
control of the boat.

It was the "White Rocks" just outside of Rock Creek which is the creek
I sail out of. The party on the boat in question set out late in the
afternoon headed for Baltimore. Somebody I know saw them on the water
from the Key Bridge with full sail in a big breeze. They said the
boat's rail was buried and they didn't appear to be making headway.
Everybody is thinking they got out there and decided it wasn't a nice
day so they headed back. I think the tiller broke on the boat. How
they wound up stuffed in the rocks is anybody's guess. I would think
if you dropped sails and motored there wouldn't be any real load on the
stub that was left for a tiller and you could get where you wanted.
Another friend of mine who belongs to our club was out sailing and he
thought it would be a good idea to head back in. He saw the boat in
the rocks and raced back to the dock to call the Coast Guard.

I like the guys comment about sailboats don't usually travel
at night because they need to be under sail to move.

That guy is obviously a dimwit. I see more sailboats on the water
after dark than power boats.