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Breaking news....

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people late Wednesday after they drifted
for about 30 hours off Flagler Beach when their sailboat ran out of fuel,
......

http://www.flatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dl...GNEWS/51013003

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I wonder if they knew they had a *SAIL* boat.

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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:44:32 -0400, " *JimH*" wrote:

Breaking news....

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people late Wednesday after they
drifted
for about 30 hours off Flagler Beach when their sailboat ran out of fuel,
.....

http://www.flatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dl...GNEWS/51013003

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++

I wonder if they knew they had a *SAIL* boat.

Perhaps it had something to do with the nature of the injury.



Yep. I just read a clarification of the story as told by a local resident:

++++++++++++++

"As usual the media has created a mountain out of mole hill. They were not
drifting, they were holding into some serious seas and trying to ride out a
bad situation. His sister-in-law got hurt and they were unable to lower the
sails. After 30 hours of heading into the Northerly wind, they ran out of
fuel. Captain is not handicapped,sister-in-law is, thus the concern for her
well being. His only request of the CG was to take her off the boat, they
were prepared to keep sailing. The CG decided to tow them in rather then
risk a pick up. Weather had become a big factor, with seas building and wind
gusting out of North. They were trying to go North."

+++++++++++++++

As usual, the media got it all wrong.

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As usual, the media got it all wrong.

As did you (as usual), resulting in yet another inane, pointless, idiotic
post from you. What a nimrod.

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Harry Krause wrote:

You're really a dumbass. You inland boaters crack me up. You know
nothing about the potential horrors of ocean boating.

Could this be the same person who wrote the following?

From: Harry Krause
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 22:58:34 -0400
Subject: Don't Blink Twice, It's Alright!

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Well, we're down to three boats, Fishing Boat, Cruiser, Rubber
Dinghy.

My wife does indeed accompany me on occasion, but this has been a
very very busy "academic" summer for her and it will continue
through Thanksgiving, so she only came out about a half-dozen times.

We boat mostly in Chesapeake Bay and its environs, though we did
make some trips down to the Atlantic.

Sooooo, do "some trips" down *TO* the Atlantic qualify you as a
bluewater boater, or are you mostly an "inland boater" who cracks you
up? And oh yes, do tell us about that fabulous 36' Zimmermanlike Lobsta
boat.

--
Skipper

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"Skipper" wrote in message
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Harry Krause wrote:

You're really a dumbass. You inland boaters crack me up. You know
nothing about the potential horrors of ocean boating.

Could this be the same person who wrote the following?

From: Harry Krause
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 22:58:34 -0400
Subject: Don't Blink Twice, It's Alright!

Note: The author of this message requested that it not be archived.
This message will be removed from Groups in 5 days (Oct 19, 9:58 pm).

Well, we're down to three boats, Fishing Boat, Cruiser, Rubber
Dinghy.

My wife does indeed accompany me on occasion, but this has been a
very very busy "academic" summer for her and it will continue
through Thanksgiving, so she only came out about a half-dozen times.

We boat mostly in Chesapeake Bay and its environs, though we did
make some trips down to the Atlantic.

Sooooo, do "some trips" down *TO* the Atlantic qualify you as a
bluewater boater, or are you mostly an "inland boater" who cracks you
up? And oh yes, do tell us about that fabulous 36' Zimmermanlike Lobsta
boat.

--
Skipper

And the news story, as written, made very little sense. As usual, Krause
missed the point. Why am I not surprised?

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Harry Krause wrote:

You're really a dumbass. You inland boaters crack me up. You know
nothing about the potential horrors of ocean boating.



And you know nothing about the potential horrors of Great Lakes boating,
including boating on Lake Erie.

Here is your reading assignment for the weekend Krause. You will be quizzed
on them on Monday.

http://www.geo.msu.edu/geo333/seiches.htm

http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/seagrant/g...ember2003.html

http://www.sg.ohio-state.edu/discus/...tml?1126288050

http://www.atl.ec.gc.ca/weather/hurricane/isabel/

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And you know nothing about the potential horrors of Great Lakes boating...

Encountering you at the launch ramp? The horror. The horror.

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*JimH* wrote:
Breaking news....

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people late Wednesday after they drifted
for about 30 hours off Flagler Beach when their sailboat ran out of fuel,
.....

http://www.flatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dl...GNEWS/51013003

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++


I wonder if they knew they had a *SAIL* boat.

Idiot.

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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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I know the Great Lakes can get rough, but you have posted here that you
stay close to shore and when you had your other boat, rarely left the
marina.

Harry, the beauty of boating on the Great Lakes is the scenery that you can
see as you travel the near shoreline. This is especially true in the North.
The upper Great Lakes are a cruisers paradise. The waters can get rough
on occasion but careful planning of a trip can take care of that. There
are numerous harbors of refuge all around the lakes. Harry, you should try
a cruise in the North Channel of Lake Huron. This area is ranked as one of
the best in the world. If you like fishing, then you would just love the
Great Lakes!

Jim

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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Jim. I am not knocking the Great Lakes. I lived in Birmingham, Michigan,
for four years, and had a relative in the immediate area who took us
out on Lake Huron and we even trailered over the Lake Michigan a couple
of times.
My comments were directed at Hertvik and his boating practices, not the
Great Lakes.

I know that you weren't knocking the Great Lakes Harry, It's just that
perhaps Mr. Hertvik's near shore boating is the best way to see the beauty
of the Lakes. Also, at times of bad weather, I have been kept in the
Marina for days. Some weekends it is too rough on the lake to go out.
This is especially true on shallow Lake Erie. Short, steep chop would not
be comfortable boating conditions in his small boat. I have seen summer
storms on Lake Erie where waves of 2 to 3 meters can develop in a few hours.
Not good!

Jim