Now I know why the old world sail boats were built so heavy ...no charts,
lots of exploration. Stout boats that'll take serious abuse from
groundings, getting stuck in ice, etcetera. I think I'll stick with my
power boat... and charts.

Brian


""Schöön" Martin" wrote in message
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(Old Nick) writes:

On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 11:01:14 -0400, okey dokey
wrote something
......and in reply I say!:

what an idiot.

They made a mistake.

When the Round the World Yacht race came to Western Australia, one of
the cream of the crop sailed straight into Rottnesst Island, just off
the coast. Pro crew. Pro navigator. Right at the end of the voyage
across the Indian Ocean.

I witnessed the start of the Whitbread Round The World Race in which
Peter Blake won every single part. Just outside the exit from the
Solent you have this 'reef' called the Shingles. The boat manned
by men from the Royal Navy (or was it the Royal Marines?) ran right
up there and remained there until the next high tide...

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Martin Schöön

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On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 15:24:44 -0400, "Sal's Dad"
wrote:

Good thing this skipper got his shorts rinsed out...

http://www.sfsurvey.com/photos/sail/index.htm

"Sailboat Capsizes under Golden Gate Bridge, Surfers come to the Rescue, I
was at Fort Point today, finishing up an eleven part photo essay on the
surfers of San Francisco, and then I saw this sailboat, I said to the crowd,
"LOOK, this sailboat is going to surf the waves!" Then it capsized, The
surfers came to the rescue, and Saved the two sailors. "

Ive tackled bigger waves than than that, and even in a smaller boat
off the rough shores of Australlia.

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 20:35:51 GMT, HaKrause
wrote something
.......and in reply I say!:

Yeah. But a _beach landing_? Nowhere to go. True surf. Rocks ahead.

I reckon the poor, silly ******* was simply caught under the wrong
passage or something. Didn't even know that wave was coming

Ive tackled bigger waves than than that, and even in a smaller boat
off the rough shores of Australlia.


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That guy didn't do a very good job on his bottom painting..... ;-)


Great Pictures

Millions of dollars of "Homeland Security" money floating and flying around
and getting rescued by surfers= priceless!

"Gary" wrote in message
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That guy didn't do a very good job on his bottom painting..... ;-)


Great Pictures