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Re: What do offshore recreational navigators really do?
From: Courtney Thomas
Date: 2005 Jun 8, 08:14 -0500
From: Courtney Thomas
Date: 2005 Jun 8, 08:14 -0500
I wasn't there :-) but my perception is that Guzzwell is what saved 'em. Cordially, Courtney On Tue, 2005-06-07 at 22:28, Peter Fogg wrote: > Lu Abel commented: > > Would we approve if they sailed > > without a life raft? Or lifejackets? Or, these days, an EPIRB? > > They predated much of this stuff. However, down in the Southern Ocean when > Beryl was on the tiller she would attach herself to the boat with a rope > that could have been used to tow them. It was a bit of a joke - "Whatever > else happens we won't lose Beryl!" She was on the tiller when the boat was > somersaulted over itself by one of those pesky 'rogue' waves - she saw it > coming but could do nothing except ensure the boat was facing directly away > from the wave, then remembered nothing until she found herself in the water > a little distance from the boat, both masts gone with part of the > 'doghouse', her thick rope sheared clean as if cut. Miles came up and later > recounted that at that moment their situation seemed so hopeless he > contemplated joining his wife in the water. Beryl, happily for the story, > was made of sterner stuff and sent Miles looking for buckets. From then on > they were busy.