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Pirates of the Caribbean - no, I'm serious
"being stolen with the use of a chainsaw. The thieves cut the
transom off the boat and walked away with the outboard, transom in tow." So why not steal the dinghy AND o/b? Also chainsaw with a "silencer"? "carried a shotgun around just as a destractor for customs." This is a good one! ROTFL -- c ya Wim www.cruising.ca/thousand/f-index.html "Dan" wrote in message om... : Since they are chartering a boat, I wouldn't be too worried about : pirates at sea. Your safety ashore is much more at risk if you are in : the tourist trap areas (pick pockets, etc.). Check out the Seven Seas : Cruising Association for Piracy reports. Most the of the Caribbean is : relatively safe with the exception of the Venezulian and Columbian : coasts. If pirates do come, they are after things they can easily : fence -small electronics, outboard motors, things easily carried off, : and of course, cash. Precautions at night are a must. Make sure they : know how to turn the deck lights on. This will scare away most : intruders if they are trying to climb aboard. Also, secure the dinghy : aboard if possible. I like to do this simply because storms can pop : up in the middle of the night and it's just one less thing to worry : about while fighting a dragging anchor. : : In the Bahama's a favorite trick for thieves is to strip naked, cover : themselves in vasoline, and climb aboard at night when everyone is : asleep or possibly ashore passed out at a tavern. Being naked and : greased up makes it hard for you to grab hold of them. I've read : reports about outboard motors that were locked to the transom of a : dinghy being stolen with the use of a chainsaw. The thieves cut the : transom off the boat and walked away with the outboard, transom in : tow. : : As a side note, I have a number of friends that have cruised the : caribbean extensively and even gone down the coast of South America : all the away to the tip of Argentina. They said guns are useful. : When trying to clear customs at a port, the officials will be so : worried about your gun that they often overlook things like expired : pet tags or other goods in the boat that have not been declared. They : carried a shotgun around just as a destractor for customs. : : Dan Schiro : M/V Sea Ranch : Pensacola Sail and Power Squadron : : (Curtis CCR) wrote in message . com... : I enjoyed the movie - it's my favorite ride a Disneyland... but I was : looking for up-to-date opinions on the threat of piracy in the : Caribbean. If you go to Google and search of information, all you get : is the movie stuff etc. Try changing the word to "Piracy" with : Caribean and you get hits related to offshore software theft.... : : I have no experience with small boat cruising in the Caribbean. An : aquantance of mine is looking into a bareboat charter in the area. : She was online discussing it with someone that started filling her : head with concerns about pirates. Sounded like she was really freaked : by the thought of their boat being boarded by thugs and her and her : friends being beaten, robbed, raped.... or worse. : : She lives in Piedmont - a part of Oakland, CA. I told her she was : probably more likely to get carjacked in her own neighborhood, than : hijacked on a boat south of Florida. But I also told her I told her I : would ask about it. : : So what parts of the Caribbean would be considered "high risk" for a : small group of young adults on a 50-something foot sailboat? I don't : imagine that the demographic make up of the group or the size of the : boats makes a difference - but if it does... : : While I myself might be prepared to go such a cruise armed in some : way, I am hesitant, for a couple of reasons, to to suggest to her that : someone on the trip should have a gun. Primarily, I am concerned that : saying something like, "maybe you should have a gun on board," would : make it sound like she should be worried. Secondly, I don't know if : she or any of her companions know how to handle a gun in such a : situation. : : I don't want this to be a gun issue, but I know someone is going to : bring it up ... and I'll likely be sorry it was me. : : Let me "bottom line" with a general question. What personal security : risks should be considered for someone considering a bareboat charter : in the Caribbean? : : Thanks in advance. |
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Pirates of the Caribbean - no, I'm serious
"being stolen with the use of a chainsaw. The thieves cut the
transom off the boat and walked away with the outboard, transom in tow." So why not steal the dinghy AND o/b? Also chainsaw with a "silencer"? "carried a shotgun around just as a destractor for customs." This is a good one! ROTFL -- c ya Wim www.cruising.ca/thousand/f-index.html "Dan" wrote in message om... : Since they are chartering a boat, I wouldn't be too worried about : pirates at sea. Your safety ashore is much more at risk if you are in : the tourist trap areas (pick pockets, etc.). Check out the Seven Seas : Cruising Association for Piracy reports. Most the of the Caribbean is : relatively safe with the exception of the Venezulian and Columbian : coasts. If pirates do come, they are after things they can easily : fence -small electronics, outboard motors, things easily carried off, : and of course, cash. Precautions at night are a must. Make sure they : know how to turn the deck lights on. This will scare away most : intruders if they are trying to climb aboard. Also, secure the dinghy : aboard if possible. I like to do this simply because storms can pop : up in the middle of the night and it's just one less thing to worry : about while fighting a dragging anchor. : : In the Bahama's a favorite trick for thieves is to strip naked, cover : themselves in vasoline, and climb aboard at night when everyone is : asleep or possibly ashore passed out at a tavern. Being naked and : greased up makes it hard for you to grab hold of them. I've read : reports about outboard motors that were locked to the transom of a : dinghy being stolen with the use of a chainsaw. The thieves cut the : transom off the boat and walked away with the outboard, transom in : tow. : : As a side note, I have a number of friends that have cruised the : caribbean extensively and even gone down the coast of South America : all the away to the tip of Argentina. They said guns are useful. : When trying to clear customs at a port, the officials will be so : worried about your gun that they often overlook things like expired : pet tags or other goods in the boat that have not been declared. They : carried a shotgun around just as a destractor for customs. : : Dan Schiro : M/V Sea Ranch : Pensacola Sail and Power Squadron : : (Curtis CCR) wrote in message . com... : I enjoyed the movie - it's my favorite ride a Disneyland... but I was : looking for up-to-date opinions on the threat of piracy in the : Caribbean. If you go to Google and search of information, all you get : is the movie stuff etc. Try changing the word to "Piracy" with : Caribean and you get hits related to offshore software theft.... : : I have no experience with small boat cruising in the Caribbean. An : aquantance of mine is looking into a bareboat charter in the area. : She was online discussing it with someone that started filling her : head with concerns about pirates. Sounded like she was really freaked : by the thought of their boat being boarded by thugs and her and her : friends being beaten, robbed, raped.... or worse. : : She lives in Piedmont - a part of Oakland, CA. I told her she was : probably more likely to get carjacked in her own neighborhood, than : hijacked on a boat south of Florida. But I also told her I told her I : would ask about it. : : So what parts of the Caribbean would be considered "high risk" for a : small group of young adults on a 50-something foot sailboat? I don't : imagine that the demographic make up of the group or the size of the : boats makes a difference - but if it does... : : While I myself might be prepared to go such a cruise armed in some : way, I am hesitant, for a couple of reasons, to to suggest to her that : someone on the trip should have a gun. Primarily, I am concerned that : saying something like, "maybe you should have a gun on board," would : make it sound like she should be worried. Secondly, I don't know if : she or any of her companions know how to handle a gun in such a : situation. : : I don't want this to be a gun issue, but I know someone is going to : bring it up ... and I'll likely be sorry it was me. : : Let me "bottom line" with a general question. What personal security : risks should be considered for someone considering a bareboat charter : in the Caribbean? : : Thanks in advance. |
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