Wayne.B wrote:
You tell me the sailor who hasn't said "oh ****" and I will introduce you to
someone who has never taken the boat out of the marina.

Can't remember exactly what I said when we were dismasted off the New
Jersey coast in 1987 but I'm pretty sure the "s" word was in there
someplace.

As I recall, when we lost our backstay about 02:30 on our first night
out on the leg from Tonga to Hawaii last September, I used the "f" word
pretty vigorously.

I sympathize very strongly with Skip and Lydia. Especially so early in
their adventure that they haven't yet discovered their abilities and
limits, I can understand how it could happen.

Skip & I corresponded from before they even purchased the "Pig" (in
fact, I understand they used our boat evaluation form to assist them
during the search). I'm really not in a position to help them
financially unless they get desperate, and being on the left coast,
there's not a lot I can offer them in terms of physical aid, but Kathryn
and I are sure sending as many good thoughts their way as we can.