True, true, and true. 100 yards from shore is the best place to ditch.Either way, stop.
whole section of coast is well maintained and well marked
They are lucky it happened where it did.
- Will (Dragonfly)
True, true, and true. 100 yards from shore is the best place to ditch.Either way, stop.
whole section of coast is well maintained and well marked
They are lucky it happened where it did.
- Will (Dragonfly)
Even if he didn't know their plans to do something like that. Assuming their dad actually knew how to sail, is there any one of you who would not be giving complete instructions on navigation along with sailing if your young adult kids asked you to help sail their new boat 1000 miles along the coast? I think it's safe to say that everyone on this forum would leap at the chance to prepare their kids and share their love of sailing with their children.How would a Dad say “sure go forth” if he knew their plan involved entering a unknown harbor in the dark with old charts.
Cell phones have "dials"....“Walsh dialed Sea Tow”. Could be a report error “dialed”, but I think not. They likely used the cell phone.
If they had coverage and the call got through I'd have a hard time faulting them for that, compared to their other decisions. In a high stress situation I'd take the familiarity of a cell over a crackly push-to-talk simplex radio. If the article read "they tried to call SeaTow but were out of cell range and floated helplessly" that would be a different story.Knowing to call for help begins with having a radio and how to use it.
The report states “Walsh dialed Sea Tow”. Could be a report error “dialed”, but I think not. They likely used the cell phone.
"EXPERIENCE"... what you needed to know AFTER you needed it....They can now claim a little more experience and I hope they keep at it. - Will (Dragonfly)
YouTube, like other media, can be both a tool and entertainment. I can find videos on chart reading, seamanship, etc along with the "stories". Faulting YouTube as a resource strikes me like faulting books as a resource if you only read novels.YouTube is a big part of the problem. It idealizes and simplifies the process of sailing. The other resources would have given them information. YouTube gives them a STORY. A story will not get you through a sandbar.
Um... sailing is often presented as a casual endeavor. YouTube creates a story, a fantasy. Many people are educated on the benefits of sailing via blogs and YouTube.But sailing the World isn't believed to be a casual endeavor by even non-sailors. They definitely failed to inform themselves when they should have known better.
- Will (Dragonfly)
No problem, books are great, but YouTube returns sources that keep you viewing! Books do not. So YouTube controls what people see. The Wall Street Journal did an article on this last week, showing that search results tended toward more dramatic results. Thus, viewers are unlikely to be given clear information. Viewers will be directed toward popular media, not good information.YouTube, like other media, can be both a tool and entertainment. I can find videos on chart reading, seamanship, etc along with the "stories". Faulting YouTube as a resource strikes me like faulting books as a resource if you only read novels.
Good point. There are refurbished boats that are worth the money. But they didn’t say what they bought or spent money on.Does anyone else think it's ridiculous to spend $5000 on a 28ft, 1969 Columbia? On Sailing Miss Lone Star
she bought a 1976 CAL 2-29 for a DOLLAR. She had to get rid of a lot of mold, buy new cushions, rigging, and a outboard to replace the inboard engine.
Same model same year $16.9K in Yacht World. Ugh and that is with an Atomic 4 gas engine.Does anyone else think it's ridiculous to spend $5000 on a 28ft, 1969 Columbia?