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"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message ... I certainly would not refer to idiots who would run aground like those jerks did, 'sailors'. Sails were furled said the article. They were motoring - just another motorboat - take it to rec.boats please. CN Oh boy! this *was* a nice peaceful newsgroup......... a respite from the rabble at wrecked boats. |
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"Lew Hodgett" wrote Jim wrote: I can't understand why the anchors are still aboard and the dinghy is in the davits. First thing I would have done was to run all the anchors I could find as far out as possible and try to horse the thing head to the swell and wind. The seas were such that the dinghy would probably have swamped before you got 100 ft out. It is a beautiful boat, but not worth a human life. Lew The seas were breaking (in the pictures and video) only a hundred+ yards from the beach, where the vessel is up against the breakwater, and on the wrong side of the breakwater/channel entrance. Out where he first ran into trouble would have been the time to drop anchor! Sails are the worst enemy of a vessel being blown against a lee shore, and furling them might have been the only smart thing the Captain did, aside from getting everyone off safe. Jack Painter Virginia Beach, Virginia |
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Lew Hodgett wrote: Jim wrote: I can't understand why the anchors are still aboard and the dinghy is in the davits. First thing I would have done was to run all the anchors I could find as far out as possible and try to horse the thing head to the swell and wind. The seas were such that the dinghy would probably have swamped before you got 100 ft out. It is a beautiful boat, but not worth a human life. Lew Lew; It wasn't that rough that day. The dinghy is a 13 foot Avon rib with a 15/20 horse outboard. I have the same dinghy, with a 25. That boat will handle a lot more than anything that they could have found that day. |
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Has anyone heard if the attempt to re-float/tow the "Irving Johnson" have
succeeded?? I haven't seen anything in the last 24 hrs on the national news. The longer she languishes there, the less hope there is for a successful attempt. Thanks. Steve s/v Good Intentions |
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Red Cloud=A9 wrote: For the latest information: http://www.lamitopsail.org/index.asp =20 rusty Thanks Bobspirt! Joe MSV RedCloud The boat to envy |
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This mornings attempt, unsuccessful
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otnmbrd wrote:
This mornings attempt, unsuccessful They have it turned. Next attempt tonight but the high tide is much lower. B |
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Bink B wrote:
otnmbrd wrote: This mornings attempt, unsuccessful They have it turned. Next attempt tonight but the high tide is much lower. B Towed it off around 2030 tonight. |
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Red Cloud© wrote: On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 17:24:03 GMT, Red Cloud© wrote: On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 06:58:08 -0800, "Steve" wrote: Has anyone heard if the attempt to re-float/tow the "Irving Johnson" have succeeded?? I haven't seen anything in the last 24 hrs on the national news. The longer she languishes there, the less hope there is for a successful attempt. Thanks. Steve s/v Good Intentions For the latest information: http://www.lamitopsail.org/index.asp rusty The Irving Johnson has been successfully towed to deeper water and appears to be intact. rusty redcloud The people who built those little ships really did an amazing job. Took quite a pounding. Every morning I expected the worst. And Jim Gladson deserved a lot of credit for his management style, from what I saw. I guess we all can learn from this to have a plan for such an emergency. I still wonder why those anchors were still in their chocks. |
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Jim wrote:
Red Cloud© wrote: On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 17:24:03 GMT, Red Cloud© wrote: On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 06:58:08 -0800, "Steve" wrote: Has anyone heard if the attempt to re-float/tow the "Irving Johnson" have succeeded?? I haven't seen anything in the last 24 hrs on the national news. The longer she languishes there, the less hope there is for a successful attempt. Thanks. Steve s/v Good Intentions For the latest information: http://www.lamitopsail.org/index.asp rusty The Irving Johnson has been successfully towed to deeper water and appears to be intact. rusty redcloud The people who built those little ships really did an amazing job. Took quite a pounding. Every morning I expected the worst. And Jim Gladson deserved a lot of credit for his management style, from what I saw. I guess we all can learn from this to have a plan for such an emergency. No question that Jim Gladson and Charles Heil deserve a ton of credit for designing the salvage operation. Those two have been instrumental in designing and building these two rock solid ships and now, also, in saving the Irving Johnson. Hats off to them! The amount of sleep they've had since Monday could fill a thimble. B |
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