On Mon, 6 Dec 2010 22:52:26 -0500, "Flying Pig"
wrote:

Thanks to Michael, on a forum, for hosting an FTP site for the pix.

Go to http://bbsc.com/FlyingPig/ and click on the image numbers to download
them, and have a look at Rule 62 before it was DRAGGED across the island
(very short distance) before being readied for transport for repair...

L8R

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Thanks for posting. Seeing those clothes hung out to dry kind of
brings home the human tragedy and shattered dreams.

I wonder if they had any previous offshore experience?

We had dock neighbors at a marina in Baltimore inner harbor in the
fall of 1997 who were getting ready to do the Caribbean 1500. They
had a nice enough boat, a new looking Amel Super Maramu 53 footer, but
no offshore experience at all. They'd never sailed on anything bigger
than Lake Ontario, never made an overnight passage and never stood
watches. My suspicion is that this cruise format attracts
inexperienced passage makers who probably derive some comfort from
knowing that there are a lot of other boats out there on the same
route.