Sailing into breakers
 

Good thing this skipper got his shorts rinsed out...

http://www.sfsurvey.com/photos/sail/index.htm

"Sailboat Capsizes under Golden Gate Bridge, Surfers come to the Rescue, I
was at Fort Point today, finishing up an eleven part photo essay on the
surfers of San Francisco, and then I saw this sailboat, I said to the crowd,
"LOOK, this sailboat is going to surf the waves!" Then it capsized, The
surfers came to the rescue, and Saved the two sailors. "

Wow,
That would ruin your weekend.


"Sal's Dad" wrote in message
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Good thing this skipper got his shorts rinsed out...

http://www.sfsurvey.com/photos/sail/index.htm

"Sailboat Capsizes under Golden Gate Bridge, Surfers come to the Rescue, I
was at Fort Point today, finishing up an eleven part photo essay on the
surfers of San Francisco, and then I saw this sailboat, I said to the
crowd, "LOOK, this sailboat is going to surf the waves!" Then it capsized,
The surfers came to the rescue, and Saved the two sailors. "

"It's Only Me" wrote in message
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Wow,
That would ruin your weekend.

What the hell were they thinking?



"Sal's Dad" wrote in message
...
Good thing this skipper got his shorts rinsed out...

http://www.sfsurvey.com/photos/sail/index.htm

"Sailboat Capsizes under Golden Gate Bridge, Surfers come to the Rescue,
I was at Fort Point today, finishing up an eleven part photo essay on the
surfers of San Francisco, and then I saw this sailboat, I said to the
crowd, "LOOK, this sailboat is going to surf the waves!" Then it
capsized, The surfers came to the rescue, and Saved the two sailors. "

"Sal's Dad" wrote ...

Good thing this skipper got his shorts rinsed out...

http://www.sfsurvey.com/photos/sail/index.htm

"Sailboat Capsizes under Golden Gate Bridge, Surfers come to the Rescue

Saw that earlier today. That's a pretty violent surf to be taking a
sailboat into. He's lucky it just lost the mast and didn't break up. I
imagine that sailboat parts still littered a lot of the beach.

DSK

On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 15:38:03 -0400, P.Fritz wrote:


What the hell were they thinking?

Uh, my guess is that they weren't. ;-)

I like how the fool in the boat is sitting there like he's sipping tea while
a big breaker builds up behind him. In the latter photos, you can even see
through the shallows and see the shore rocks looming in the foreground.
This guy never read Darwin, but should've... waste of a nice little boat
tho'

Brian D




"thunder" wrote in message
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On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 15:38:03 -0400, P.Fritz wrote:


What the hell were they thinking?

Uh, my guess is that they weren't. ;-)

On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 15:24:44 -0400, "Sal's Dad"
wrote:

Good thing this skipper got his shorts rinsed out...

http://www.sfsurvey.com/photos/sail/index.htm

"Sailboat Capsizes under Golden Gate Bridge, Surfers come to the Rescue, I
was at Fort Point today, finishing up an eleven part photo essay on the
surfers of San Francisco, and then I saw this sailboat, I said to the crowd,
"LOOK, this sailboat is going to surf the waves!" Then it capsized, The
surfers came to the rescue, and Saved the two sailors. "

Ive tackled bigger waves than than that, and even in a smaller boat
off the rough shores of Australlia.

Do you have to retreive that boat, or can the owners just leave it there?

Must be expensive to retreive

?




"Brian D" wrote in message
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I like how the fool in the boat is sitting there like he's sipping tea
while
a big breaker builds up behind him. In the latter photos, you can even
see
through the shallows and see the shore rocks looming in the foreground.
This guy never read Darwin, but should've... waste of a nice little boat
tho'

Brian D




"thunder" wrote in message
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On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 15:38:03 -0400, P.Fritz wrote:


What the hell were they thinking?

Uh, my guess is that they weren't. ;-)

"P.Fritz" wrote in message
...

"It's Only Me" wrote in message
...
Wow,
That would ruin your weekend.

What the hell were they thinking?



"Sal's Dad" wrote in message
...
Good thing this skipper got his shorts rinsed out...

http://www.sfsurvey.com/photos/sail/index.htm

"Sailboat Capsizes under Golden Gate Bridge, Surfers come to the
Rescue,
I was at Fort Point today, finishing up an eleven part photo essay on
the
surfers of San Francisco, and then I saw this sailboat, I said to the
crowd, "LOOK, this sailboat is going to surf the waves!" Then it
capsized, The surfers came to the rescue, and Saved the two sailors. "






They weren't.

Depends. But since this is the South Tower of the Golden Gate bridge and
Baker Beach, the ocean will make it into very small pieces. They probably
read the chart and saw the South Channel designation and used it. There is
no South Channel and not for a lot of years. You can get through if lucky
and a calm day. They should of gone through the middle of the gate, using
the commercial ship channel. Still can get rough but lots more water
underneath and the waves do not break normally. And lately the seas have
been big swells. 10'-15'ers.
Bill

"Pierre" wrote in message
. ..
Do you have to retreive that boat, or can the owners just leave it there?

Must be expensive to retreive

?




"Brian D" wrote in message
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I like how the fool in the boat is sitting there like he's sipping tea
while
a big breaker builds up behind him. In the latter photos, you can even
see
through the shallows and see the shore rocks looming in the foreground.
This guy never read Darwin, but should've... waste of a nice little boat
tho'

Brian D




"thunder" wrote in message
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On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 15:38:03 -0400, P.Fritz wrote:


What the hell were they thinking?

Uh, my guess is that they weren't. ;-)