On Morning News Owner of 82' Sailboat Sees It's Not at Dock

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rardiH36

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Hunter Cherubini 36_80-82 Sausalito / San Francisco Bay
A 82' modern sailing yacht went aground last night on the Pacific Coast just a few miles south of the Golden Gate. Crews refused Coast Guard assistance. While watching/listening to the morning TV news, the owner of the yacht learns it isn't resting at its berth in Sausalito. The thieves didn't navigate very well.

Wow!

Here's a link to a San Francisco TV station video report.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/peninsula&id=9014797

I was out on SF Bay yesterday. The NWS forecast 7-15 kts. Actual was 20-30kts even at the entrance to the Sausalito harbor. And heavy dense fog was streaming from the ocean through the Golden Gate and over the surrounding hills. Possible this prevented the thieves from navigating visually.
 
finding41

finding41

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Nov 23, 2011
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MacGregor 26D London Ontario Canada
Re: On Morning News Owner of 82' Sailboat Sees It's Not at D

Silly theves can't use technolagy. Shood a stayed in skool.
 
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JohnShannon

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Jan 4, 2010
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Farr 30 San Francisco
Re: On Morning News Owner of 82' Sailboat Sees It's Not at D

They were lucky ran aground on a nice beach, lots of rocks out there.
 
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JohnShannon

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Jan 4, 2010
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Farr 30 San Francisco
Re: On Morning News Owner of 82' Sailboat Sees It's Not at D

If they hadn't have run aground, maybe they would have made it to Mexico before owner figured it out. How often do you check your boat?

Spot would be handy.
 
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JohnShannon

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Jan 4, 2010
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Farr 30 San Francisco
Re: On Morning News Owner of 82' Sailboat Sees It's Not at D

All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by. Sadly that star seems to have been the Taco Bell on Linda Mar beach.
 
Richard Bryer

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Jun 3, 2004
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Hunter 34 Toronto, Ontario Canada
Re: On Morning News Owner of 82' Sailboat Sees It's Not at D

This looks like the boat-http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.charterworld.com/images/yachts/Darling%2520Profile.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.charterworld.com/index.html?sub%3Dyacht-charter%26charter%3Dsydarling-1508&h=432&w=648&sz=89&tbnid=I_zpVI-joGvkYM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=135&zoom=1&usg=__I_vCXByY4CfxbbLgSlPPqfVLhfs=&docid=telGwoqnMaVJKM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uAM2UeepOIio0AHeuIGYCg&sqi=2&ved=0CEAQ9QEwAg&dur=390 .

Being a charter yacht, maybe there are some more angles to this case?
 
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StinkBug

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Dec 26, 2012
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MacGregor 25 San Diego
Re: On Morning News Owner of 82' Sailboat Sees It's Not at D

The article mentions that it hadn't been available for charter in a couple years, and that site even says that it may not actually be available.
 
centerline

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Cal 34-III, MacGregor 25 Salem, Oregon
Im a long way from there, but it smells like there is something not right about the whole thing.... it leaves one to wonder if the unauthorized "crew" may have accepted a down payment of pizza and beer to make the boat disappear.... with the promise of a tropical cruise thrown in as a bonus.....

it really is getting tougher to find dependable help these days no matter how good the perks are:D
 
zeehag

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Mar 26, 2009
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1976 formosa 41 yankee clipper santa barbara. ca.(not there)
Re: On Morning News Owner of 82' Sailboat Sees It's Not at D

he saw it on the news on tv and said was his boat and went from there-what a way to learn your boat isnt where it is spozed to be, but what a negligent gent for not paying attention to such a big lack of investment.....
 
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LloydB

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Jan 15, 2006
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Macgregor 22 Silverton
Re: On Morning News Owner of 82' Sailboat Sees It's Not at D

"At about 12:30 a.m. today, the 82-foot "Darling" was recovered..." from March 5,2013 pacifica.patch.com .
 
DJW

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Oct 6, 2004
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Cascade- Cascade 42 Pearl Harbor, HI
Re: On Morning News Owner of 82' Sailboat Sees It's Not at D

The Darling is an Oyster is she not?

Dennis
 
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McZube

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Apr 5, 2012
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Hunter 31 Chesapeake Bay, MD
If I needed to make a fast getaway I think I'd steal something faster than a sailboat. Anyway, I liked the footage of the authorities transferring the woman from the yacht to the jet ski. It looks like they were about out of patience by that point.
 
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John R

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Oct 9, 2012
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Catalina 36 Emeryville
Re: On Morning News Owner of 82' Sailboat Sees It's Not at D

My suspicion: The thieves knew the owner, had been around the boat, and knew that the owner was rarely at the boat. It seems they knew how to get into the boat and get it started, etc. Their plan, I suspect, was to take the boat out for a "joy ride" and bring it back without the owner even knowing that it had been gone. That's why all they had aboard in the way of provisions was pizza and beer.
 
MrBill_FLL

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May 4, 2005
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Macgregor 26d Ft Lauderdale, Fl
Re: On Morning News Owner of 82' Sailboat Sees It's Not at D

TV said boat was unlocked, keys for engine aboard. boat was not that bad of shape considering. (per the repair yard)


Boats are surprisingly easy to steal... Compared to cars, -nothing has changed in the last 30 years on boat ingnitions.

This is a real problem in the Bahamas, go fast with large OB's.... a key token is really needed.
 
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