1 dead, 4 missing after yacht runs aground off San Francisco
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Conditions yesterday from the marine forecast: WNW wind 20 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 7 to 8 ft at 13 seconds and WSW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 4 ft building to 7 ft.
Conditions yesterday from the marine forecast: WNW wind 20 to 24 kt, with gusts as high as 31 kt. Sunny. Mixed swell...W 7 to 8 ft at 13 seconds and WSW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Wind waves 4 ft building to 7 ft.
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10 Ft waves and they got hit by a larger wave
10 Ft waves and they got hit by a larger wave
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The "mixed swell" is a giveaway. It was a washing machine out there, with swells coming from two directions.
The "mixed swell" is a giveaway. It was a washing machine out there, with swells coming from two directions.
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A Sydney 38.
http://www.sydneyyachts.com/yachts/sydney-38-one-design/38od-overview.html
A Sydney 38.
http://www.sydneyyachts.com/yachts/sydney-38-one-design/38od-overview.html
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Sad news. It is a shame but this can be a dangerous sport. I know of sailors who were lost at sea in the Chesapeake Bay during the Governor's Cup. Tragic events.
Sad news. It is a shame but this can be a dangerous sport. I know of sailors who were lost at sea in the Chesapeake Bay during the Governor's Cup. Tragic events.
Re: 1 dead, 4 missing after yacht runs aground off San Franc
so sorry to read this; there have been some very very windy and nasty water conditions down here south of SF. I wondered often this weekend how many of the scheduled races were cancelled. But....as stated above, this is sometimes a sport of danger. Hoping for the best outcome possible in this tragedy.
so sorry to read this; there have been some very very windy and nasty water conditions down here south of SF. I wondered often this weekend how many of the scheduled races were cancelled. But....as stated above, this is sometimes a sport of danger. Hoping for the best outcome possible in this tragedy.
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One of the survivors tells his story. Excellent read.
http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2012-04-24#.T5dhSBB5mSM
One of the survivors tells his story. Excellent read.
http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2012-04-24#.T5dhSBB5mSM
Re: 1 dead, 4 missing after yacht runs aground off San Franc
The boat was air lifted to Half Moon Bay.
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/201...ded-farallon-islands-remove-stranded-sailboat
The boat was air lifted to Half Moon Bay.
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/201...ded-farallon-islands-remove-stranded-sailboat
Re: 1 dead, 4 missing after yacht runs aground off San Franc
A case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time? It sounds like the location of the surf was a factor that they were definitely conscious of. But sets of waves can break further out and it sounds like they may have been cutting too close to the inside. The fact that 4 of them washed into the rocks so quickly seems like an indicator that they were very close to the surf zone. Trying to make up time by rounding the island too close would be a bad combination. The very nature of the race seems to place safety in some jeopardy - rounding a rocky shoreline with high surf ... these conditions must be common for this race. Seeking that edge where safety and the clock conflict. It's a hard lesson to learn ...
A case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time? It sounds like the location of the surf was a factor that they were definitely conscious of. But sets of waves can break further out and it sounds like they may have been cutting too close to the inside. The fact that 4 of them washed into the rocks so quickly seems like an indicator that they were very close to the surf zone. Trying to make up time by rounding the island too close would be a bad combination. The very nature of the race seems to place safety in some jeopardy - rounding a rocky shoreline with high surf ... these conditions must be common for this race. Seeking that edge where safety and the clock conflict. It's a hard lesson to learn ...
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I think the real lesson here is owning a safety harness and not wearing it in rough conditions is not a good practice. One I am very guilty of doing. We got caught in a bad storm and all I asked my wife to hand me was the wet weather gear. By the time it got to the point I NEEDED the safety harness, I would never have had my wife come up to the cockpit to give it to me. Now I keep the harness next to the wheel.
When you need it, is the wrong time to put it on.
I think the real lesson here is owning a safety harness and not wearing it in rough conditions is not a good practice. One I am very guilty of doing. We got caught in a bad storm and all I asked my wife to hand me was the wet weather gear. By the time it got to the point I NEEDED the safety harness, I would never have had my wife come up to the cockpit to give it to me. Now I keep the harness next to the wheel.
When you need it, is the wrong time to put it on.
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