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I have been making series drogues to U.S. Coast Guard specifications
in Melbourne, selling them mainly in U.K. and Europe. Australia is about to sign a free trade agreement with the U.S. any day now, and I dont have any contacts there. I dont like working with large companies because they seem to spend most of their effort working out new and smarter ways of screwing me. I am looking for individuals that like messing around in boats, and have some spare time. My drogue is the best on the market and 20% cheaper than the nearest competator. The U.S. Coast Guard says the only tactic that will save a boat in large breaking wave conditions is deloying a series drogue. They concluded that no yachts would have been lost in the 79 fastnet race if series drogues had been deployed. They dont say that about parachute style sea anchors, lying ahull, running, heaving to, galerider, or anything else. There is talk that the O.R.C. (ocean racing club) will make series drogues compulsory equipment on ocean races, this could be in a month, year or never. Either way, it should be on boats because it saves lives, and is idiot proof, and if you find yourself in 50ft waves, most of us turn into idiots. But I digress. If you want to yarn, email me, or look at my web site www.seriesdrogue.com regards Bryan Glover |
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The U.S. Coast Guard says the only tactic that will save a boat in
large breaking wave conditions is deloying a series drogue. They concluded that no yachts would have been lost in the 79 fastnet race if series drogues had been deployed. Please post a link or reference to support this statement. |
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no reference to post, for the CG did not say that.
The CG did say the Jordan drogue is probably the best design, but nowhere did it say the Jordan works and no other drogue does. The U.S. Coast Guard says the only tactic that will save a boat in large breaking wave conditions is deloying a series drogue. They concluded that no yachts would have been lost in the 79 fastnet race if series drogues had been deployed. Please post a link or reference to support this statement. |
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![]() "DUINK" wrote in message ... The U.S. Coast Guard says the only tactic that will save a boat in large breaking wave conditions is deloying a series drogue. They concluded that no yachts would have been lost in the 79 fastnet race if series drogues had been deployed. Please post a link or reference to support this statement. Possibly, Coast Guard Report CG-D-20-87, which may be obtained from the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161. |
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Possibly, Coast Guard Report CG-D-20-87,
no, not possible. For the CG never said any such thing. |
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![]() "JAXAshby" wrote in message ... Possibly, Coast Guard Report CG-D-20-87, no, not possible. For the CG never said any such thing. For those interested, a link to the CG report follows. You may or may not decide that the original posters comments were accurate. The Fastnet race is specifically mentioned in the report as are a number of conclusions regarding the likely results if the capsized boats had deployed properly designed drogues. http://www.acesails.com/drog_cg.htm |
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![]() wrote: "JAXAshby" wrote in message ... Possibly, Coast Guard Report CG-D-20-87, no, not possible. For the CG never said any such thing. For those interested, a link to the CG report follows. You may or may not decide that the original posters comments were accurate. The Fastnet race is specifically mentioned in the report as are a number of conclusions regarding the likely results if the capsized boats had deployed properly designed drogues. http://www.acesails.com/drog_cg.htm Very interesting and well worth a read. otn |
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For those interested, a link to the CG report follows. You ------ may ------
.... decide that the original posters comments were accurate. only if you can't read. nowhere at all does the CG say that Jordan drogues work and nothing else does. nowhere. |
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Bryan,
I sent you a direct email message in response to your original post. Did you get it? "Bryan Glover" wrote in message om... I have been making series drogues to U.S. Coast Guard specifications in Melbourne, selling them mainly in U.K. and Europe. Australia is about to sign a free trade agreement with the U.S. any day now, and I dont have any contacts there. I dont like working with large companies because they seem to spend most of their effort working out new and smarter ways of screwing me. I am looking for individuals that like messing around in boats, and have some spare time. My drogue is the best on the market and 20% cheaper than the nearest competator. The U.S. Coast Guard says the only tactic that will save a boat in large breaking wave conditions is deloying a series drogue. They concluded that no yachts would have been lost in the 79 fastnet race if series drogues had been deployed. They dont say that about parachute style sea anchors, lying ahull, running, heaving to, galerider, or anything else. There is talk that the O.R.C. (ocean racing club) will make series drogues compulsory equipment on ocean races, this could be in a month, year or never. Either way, it should be on boats because it saves lives, and is idiot proof, and if you find yourself in 50ft waves, most of us turn into idiots. But I digress. If you want to yarn, email me, or look at my web site www.seriesdrogue.com regards Bryan Glover |
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