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« on: August 21, 2008, 09:26:01 AM »
64 foot, wooden, almost 100 years old. Singlehander, tried getting into Ponce Inlet @ St. Augustine Fl, but - that didn't work out so well.

Story, a picture, and link to a video:

http://staugustine.com/stories/082008/news_082008_043.shtml

Too bad.  Undecided
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« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2008, 09:53:48 AM »
Sad...I would be curious as to whether it was salvageable
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« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2008, 08:56:26 PM »
Any word on the "Woodie"?
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« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2008, 12:04:34 PM »
 Cry Cry Cry

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« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2008, 12:44:31 PM »
OUCH!!! Cry Cry Cry  Man that's sad.

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« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2009, 04:56:34 PM »
RIP boat Sad


She was really pretty, poor guy.
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« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2009, 10:25:21 PM »
Yes she was a pretty thing.   Sad

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« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2009, 09:17:55 AM »
It's not hard to find the moral in this story.  I guess you could say there are, at least, two morals here:
Stay away from land if the weather is bad.
Don't go below when you're close enough to shore that you've already run aground twice.

He should have hove to on an offshore tack, if he was unable to keep going.




As an aside, I know many people disagree with me, but I maintain that, if your crew is made up of you or you and a partner, there is a maximum size boat that you can safely handle.  When it hits the fan, there are forces generated that one or two people simply can't handle.  I guess it varies with the boat & the crew, but I think it's safe to say that single-handing a boat of 64' is not a good idea.
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« Reply #8 on: May 04, 2009, 04:07:49 PM »
No disagreement from me, or many others on this board.  The motto here is, after all-"small boats, long distances"

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« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2009, 11:18:28 PM »
A friend of mine has a 46' schooner...beautiful boat.

My wife recently went below for the first time.  Her comment:

"Be a great boat to live on at the marina, but I would not want to sail her; she's just too big."

I mentioned this to my friend, along with the comment that he really just about NEEDS crew to sail his boat.

His reply was that he rarely is short of people wanting to sail with him!   Grin

Touche! 
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« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2009, 09:19:21 PM »
Nice reply Captain,
Only with me, it don't mesh with the truth. Maybe I am just a control freak. But alot of the sailing I do is alone. I see it as more that way when I get older.
Maybe I just need my peace and quiet.
Maybe I am no fun to be around when I am worried about some else's welfare.
Maybe I am part hermit.
(probably all three)
and if I am taken while at sea, I hope my boat sails to someone deserving of her...and not hard aground.
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« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2009, 09:58:47 PM »
Yeah, but how much privacy can you get on a 46' boat if you have five or six crew along... Smiley

Quote from: Captain Smollett on May 04, 2009, 11:18:28 PM
A friend of mine has a 46' schooner...beautiful boat.

My wife recently went below for the first time.  Her comment:

"Be a great boat to live on at the marina, but I would not want to sail her; she's just too big."

I mentioned this to my friend, along with the comment that he really just about NEEDS crew to sail his boat.

His reply was that he rarely is short of people wanting to sail with him!   Grin

Touche! 
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