http://www.dailytelegraph.news.com.a...E21302,00.html

Here's the text of it. Note the yecht name.

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FOUNDERING in a violent Indian Ocean storm, their strength sapped and
their hope fading, Stephen and Tara Cole had almost resigned
themselves to their fate.

The couple – who lost most of their possessions when their yacht,
Alien III, went down on June 24 – spoke exclusively to The Sunday
Telegraph about their dramatic rescue by an oil tanker.

Last Friday, Mr Cole, 53, and his wife, 48, flew back to Sydney from
Cape Town. They wept as they recounted their near-death experience and
incredible rescue.

"Tara was really crook, upset and not herself," Mr Cole said.

"She was crying, and many times went for the radio."

At one stage, lying on the floor of the storm-tossed boat, Mrs Cole
called to her husband: "Come and lie down, we will die now – come and
hold my hand."

Mr Cole built Alien III 12 years ago. The couple lived on the boat,
moored at Church Point, before embarking on a world voyage 11 months
ago.

On June 22, they left Oman, bound for Sydney via the Maldives, but
were caught in a ferocious storm that whipped up without warning.

The storm sank three cargo vessels, but somehow the Coles held on for
two days in the worst seas the seasoned sailors had experienced.

Mrs Cole became delirious and Mr Cole fought to steer after 48 hours
of sleeplessness and seasickness.

"We were both in a very bad way," Mr Cole said. "The next thing, the
boat just tipped over on its side."

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The story in the hardcopy paper is more detailed and has photos.
Bottom line is, they got caught in a storm, knocked down, and
panicked. When 'rescued', the boat was afloat, under power, rig intact
and sails furled. Photos taken from the tanker show firstly the yacht
with its foresail up in the distance, then it motoring next to the
tanker, jib furled, main on boom, all standing rigging visible &
intact. The main text (doesn't appear to be online) has a comment
about how they had a hard time getting their yacht up to 5 knots under
power to match the tanker's min steerage speed.

In short, they abandoned a perfectly serviceable yacht, with intact
rig and functioning engine.

Like Bobby, they'd have been better off never going far from their
marina. I'd say they'd been careful & lucky with their weather up to
this point, then when caught in their first real storm, lost it.

I hate to say it, but they were Australians.

Peter Wiley

I'm not surprised. Look at how afraid he is of any moderate winds-
motoring all the time. 3' chop scares the pants of him!

Cheers MC

Peter Wiley wrote:
http://www.dailytelegraph.news.com.a...E21302,00.html

Here's the text of it. Note the yecht name.

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FOUNDERING in a violent Indian Ocean storm, their strength sapped and
their hope fading, Stephen and Tara Cole had almost resigned
themselves to their fate.

The couple – who lost most of their possessions when their yacht,
Alien III, went down on June 24 – spoke exclusively to The Sunday
Telegraph about their dramatic rescue by an oil tanker.

Last Friday, Mr Cole, 53, and his wife, 48, flew back to Sydney from
Cape Town. They wept as they recounted their near-death experience and
incredible rescue.

"Tara was really crook, upset and not herself," Mr Cole said.

"She was crying, and many times went for the radio."

At one stage, lying on the floor of the storm-tossed boat, Mrs Cole
called to her husband: "Come and lie down, we will die now – come and
hold my hand."

Mr Cole built Alien III 12 years ago. The couple lived on the boat,
moored at Church Point, before embarking on a world voyage 11 months
ago.

On June 22, they left Oman, bound for Sydney via the Maldives, but
were caught in a ferocious storm that whipped up without warning.

The storm sank three cargo vessels, but somehow the Coles held on for
two days in the worst seas the seasoned sailors had experienced.

Mrs Cole became delirious and Mr Cole fought to steer after 48 hours
of sleeplessness and seasickness.

"We were both in a very bad way," Mr Cole said. "The next thing, the
boat just tipped over on its side."

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

The story in the hardcopy paper is more detailed and has photos.
Bottom line is, they got caught in a storm, knocked down, and
panicked. When 'rescued', the boat was afloat, under power, rig intact
and sails furled. Photos taken from the tanker show firstly the yacht
with its foresail up in the distance, then it motoring next to the
tanker, jib furled, main on boom, all standing rigging visible &
intact. The main text (doesn't appear to be online) has a comment
about how they had a hard time getting their yacht up to 5 knots under
power to match the tanker's min steerage speed.

In short, they abandoned a perfectly serviceable yacht, with intact
rig and functioning engine.

Like Bobby, they'd have been better off never going far from their
marina. I'd say they'd been careful & lucky with their weather up to
this point, then when caught in their first real storm, lost it.

I hate to say it, but they were Australians.

Peter Wiley

He would never sail in an ocean.

"The_navigator©" wrote in message
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I'm not surprised. Look at how afraid he is of any moderate winds-
motoring all the time. 3' chop scares the pants of him!

Cheers MC

Peter Wiley wrote:

http://www.dailytelegraph.news.com.a...E21302,00.html

Here's the text of it. Note the yecht name.


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FOUNDERING in a violent Indian Ocean storm, their strength sapped and
their hope fading, Stephen and Tara Cole had almost resigned
themselves to their fate.

The couple – who lost most of their possessions when their yacht,
Alien III, went down on June 24 – spoke exclusively to The Sunday
Telegraph about their dramatic rescue by an oil tanker.

Last Friday, Mr Cole, 53, and his wife, 48, flew back to Sydney from
Cape Town. They wept as they recounted their near-death experience and
incredible rescue.

"Tara was really crook, upset and not herself," Mr Cole said.

"She was crying, and many times went for the radio."

At one stage, lying on the floor of the storm-tossed boat, Mrs Cole
called to her husband: "Come and lie down, we will die now – come and
hold my hand."

Mr Cole built Alien III 12 years ago. The couple lived on the boat,
moored at Church Point, before embarking on a world voyage 11 months
ago.

On June 22, they left Oman, bound for Sydney via the Maldives, but
were caught in a ferocious storm that whipped up without warning.

The storm sank three cargo vessels, but somehow the Coles held on for
two days in the worst seas the seasoned sailors had experienced.

Mrs Cole became delirious and Mr Cole fought to steer after 48 hours
of sleeplessness and seasickness.

"We were both in a very bad way," Mr Cole said. "The next thing, the
boat just tipped over on its side."


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The story in the hardcopy paper is more detailed and has photos.
Bottom line is, they got caught in a storm, knocked down, and
panicked. When 'rescued', the boat was afloat, under power, rig intact
and sails furled. Photos taken from the tanker show firstly the yacht
with its foresail up in the distance, then it motoring next to the
tanker, jib furled, main on boom, all standing rigging visible &
intact. The main text (doesn't appear to be online) has a comment
about how they had a hard time getting their yacht up to 5 knots under
power to match the tanker's min steerage speed.

In short, they abandoned a perfectly serviceable yacht, with intact
rig and functioning engine.

Like Bobby, they'd have been better off never going far from their
marina. I'd say they'd been careful & lucky with their weather up to
this point, then when caught in their first real storm, lost it.

I hate to say it, but they were Australians.

Peter Wiley