There was a message left on an answering machine of the brother-in-law of
a cruiser currently in Cuba. The brief message said a boat they had
cruised down the eastern seaboard with was lost on Friday, March 11, on a
reef.

Has anyone heard anything?

On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:59:59 -0500, Spam Fighter wrote:

There was a message left on an answering machine of the brother-in-law of
a cruiser currently in Cuba. The brief message said a boat they had
cruised down the eastern seaboard with was lost on Friday, March 11, on a
reef.

Has anyone heard anything?

I hate to have to confirm, but yes. The boat was Partout. Details are at
http://www.partoutsailing.com/

another example of somebody watching his GPS screen rather than the water in
front of him.



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On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:59:59 -0500, Spam Fighter wrote:

There was a message left on an answering machine of the brother-in-law
of
a cruiser currently in Cuba. The brief message said a boat they had
cruised down the eastern seaboard with was lost on Friday, March 11, on
a
reef.

Has anyone heard anything?

I hate to have to confirm, but yes. The boat was Partout. Details are at
http://www.partoutsailing.com/

On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 07:45:36 GMT, "Falky foo"
wrote:

another example of somebody watching his GPS screen rather than the water in
front of him.

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Also an example of someone pressing on even when there are cautionary
signs of something being amiss. The first thing I do when things are
not adding up the way they are supposed to is stop right where I am
and figure it out. That is one big advantage of boats vs airplanes.

:-)

Falky foo wrote:
another example of somebody watching his GPS screen rather than the water in
front of him.

I've just read through their complete journal and it is a fortunate and
thankful thing for them and their families that they survived their
adventure. I'm sure it's not up to me to judge whether or not these two
gentlemen were as prepared for passage-making as they could have been
but these guys sounded like they were the accident that found its place
to happen. It is just heart-breaking to see a boat as nice as a Niagara
35 end up like that. Hinterhoeller made great boats and it's just a
damn shame to see one lost in such a pointless fashion.

prodigal1 wrote:

another example of somebody watching his GPS screen rather than the water in
front of him.

AND ignoring repeated warnings from another vessel that they were headed
for the reef.

It is just heart-breaking to see a boat as nice as a Niagara
35 end up like that. Hinterhoeller made great boats and it's just a
damn shame to see one lost in such a pointless fashion.

What bothered me was, they didn't seem very broken up about it
either...their report had a distinct tone of "oh well, that's the end of
that dream...time to figure out what we'll do next." I've been more
upset over a minor gelcoat scratch than they seem to be over losing
their boat.
--
Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://www.seaworthy.com/store/custo...0&cat=6&page=1

I was wondering what other posters thought about refloating that
vessel. Of course, the picture I saw did not show how much damage
there was to the bottom. Assuming for the sake of discussion that the
bottom was still intact, would it be possible to kedge or drag the
boat on its side over to deep water?

One reason that I ask is that I sail a steel-hulled boat. My
impression is that even if it were high and dry as this boat is
pictured, it still might be possible to recover it.

What are your thoughts or experience?

Lee Huddleston
s/v Truelove