On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:37:58 GMT, John H.
wrote:

If you think there’s a story here, you’re right. And the story is still
unfolding.

Tell you what - this should go to appeal in any case and the sheriff's
department is in a heap of trouble. Any competent criminal attorney
will make mincemeat out of the prosecuter in this one. These accident
investigators have a ton of technical tools at their disposal and if
they are saying it wasn't the sailboat owners fault, it wasn't.

What a mess.

On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:13:49 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:37:58 GMT, John H.
wrote:

If you think there’s a story here, you’re right. And the story is still
unfolding.

Tell you what - this should go to appeal in any case and the sheriff's
department is in a heap of trouble. Any competent criminal attorney
will make mincemeat out of the prosecuter in this one. These accident
investigators have a ton of technical tools at their disposal and if
they are saying it wasn't the sailboat owners fault, it wasn't.

What a mess.

Sounds like a little collusion in the police department. That's a damn
shame if it's the case. I agree that the sailboater, given the story,
wasn't at fault. Should be interesting. I hope BoatUS sticks with the
story.
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** Good Day! **

John H

On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:29:57 GMT, John H.
wrote:

Sounds like a little collusion in the police department. That's a damn
shame if it's the case. I agree that the sailboater, given the story,
wasn't at fault. Should be interesting. I hope BoatUS sticks with the
story.

We had an incident on Lake Okoboji, here in Iowa. Cop boat was running
very fast close to shore. They hit an anchored boat and killed
someone. They tried to lay it on the anchored boat for showing no
lights which are not required in a designated anchorage. That went
nowhere. Manslaughter rap may be in a cops future.

Casady

On Aug 14, 4:13*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:37:58 GMT, John H.
wrote:

If you think there’s a story here, you’re right. And the story is still
unfolding.

Tell you what - this should go to appeal in any case and the sheriff's
department is in a heap of trouble. *Any competent criminal attorney
will make mincemeat out of the prosecuter in this one. *These accident
investigators have a ton of technical tools at their disposal and if
they are saying it wasn't the sailboat owners fault, it wasn't.

What a mess.

"The sailboat was ghosting through the water ..."

Did both craft have adiquate navigational lighting?

but sounds to me like the Baja was traveling way "too fast for
conditions", though.