Thanks for the additional info, David. I'll withhold judgement at the moment; but, that weather report says a lot.
TSBB: wow! What a video!
TSBB: wow! What a video!
what i learned sailing there was that weather is not a funtime on mobile bay.Thanks for the additional info, David. I'll withhold judgement at the moment; but, that weather report says a lot.
TSBB: wow! What a video!
tethers of appropriate length woukd be a very excellent practice.God save the sailors.
This sudden tragedy could happen quickly to any of us. Please be prepared and wear PFDs at all times.
True. But in conditions like that, anyone in the water with a PDF stands a very high chance of secondary drowning. Breathing hard with white water in your face can kill you. Its why all the VOR guys and gals use vests with integrated sprayhoods.The problem was the weather, but a bigger problem for those that didn't make it, may have been not wearing pfd's. It is a lot harder to drown if you have an inflatable pfd.
ISAF/USsailing RSSPrayers go out to the families of those who lost a loved one, but we should learn something from this.
Here's the forecast they were looking at:
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1135 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2015
GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-271230-
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1135 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2015
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL
WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG WIND GUSTS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN TODAY AND
TONIGHT.
Would YOU have sailed?
50% of all sailboat races would not happen if the OC/RC tried to factor in all the bad things that COULD happen to any boat. Its why rule 4 has been around in the RRS forever. Every boat/person has to look at all the available data about conditions/etc, their crew/boat capabilities, and make they decision and contingencies.4 DECISION TO RACE
The responsibility for a boat’s decision to participate in a race or to
continue racing is hers alone.
Thanks for the link. This video is in the process of going viral. Thinking footage from this video will be broadcast on all the Nat'l networks tonight. RIP to those lost.Link to a video taken aboard one of the boats. Been there, NOT fun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJF7i5z9lQ4
Link to a video taken aboard one of the boats. Been there, NOT fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJF7i5z9lQ4