Be careful out there...
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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
(Post 95567)
"...Just stay with that submerged bowrider, runabout, cruiser, etc and wait for a passing sailboat to give a rescue...":D
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From the most recent Soundings magazine:
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US SAILING recently awarded its Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal to three teenage sailors and a father and son team from New Orleans' Southern Yacht Club credited with saving the lives of three adults whose boat had capsized...Chris Algero, 15 years old, Clerc Cooper, 14, and Jon Nunn, 14, were sailing their Club's 19-foot Flying Scot on a windy January day when they noticed a shallow-draft fishing boat, having difficulty with its outboard engine, being tossed about in the heavy chop. As they watched, the boat swamped and capsized. The teenagers sailed closer to assist the three adults, who had been dumped into the frigid water, noticing as they approached that the victims were without floatation devices and having a hard time keeping their heads above the surface.
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(The 14-year-old gal, Clerc, did most of the rescueing).
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Originally Posted by Island Life
(Post 95574)
"...If it was a small boat, it would have been riding pretty low in the water..."
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Official capacities are too generous, IMHO: How low would a 22-foot Crownline ride with 19 adults on board?
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Originally Posted by tis
(Post 95563)
"...We had the big boat so the waves didn't bother us, but I wouldn't have wanted to be out there in a small boat..."
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Last Thursday was worse. The wind had high velocity gusts from an uncommon direction: West.
A half-dozen boats (22+ footers) entered the Broads, with only one turning back. At 4:10 PM, I saw a "throwable device"—a seat cushion—go floating by. A minute later, a second seat cushion floated by! :confused:
Both cushions were blue and white, and were being flipped over and over by the wind and wave actions! :eek: Other items floated by, suggesting a debris field. :( Concerned, I dialed the MP's number: (877-642-9700).
A State Police dispatcher answered instead. She cheerfully said the MP's had all gone home, and I was to call my local P.D. instead. :rolleye1: (What a sweet voice, though. If I was to be fired some day, I wouldn't at all mind getting the news from her! :D)
I called the MPs Friday morning, and they were unaware of any capsizes on Thursday. Maybe Towboat/US knows. :confused: |
