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sailors remain lost at sea. YOU SAID: 4) A recent storm in my country, off the northern California coast, a multi flipped and crew was lost. Was it they're fault for being "unprepared" it was a huge storm, some six weeks ago, the USCG could not even get cross the bars. This crew had brought this multi all the way from South Africa and were professional delivery crew. **************************** Take a look at the National Weather Service 96 & 48 hour forecast from December 8th when they left S.F for Seattle. There is no question that either they ignored checking the weather since they had been "around the world" practically OR figured they could deal with it given the boat and their experience. In any case...the decision to leave SF with this forecast out there by a professional crew was a major blunder and the proximate cause for their deaths which we all regret. Here's a link to the forecast chart and you tell me if YOU would have left San Francisco and planned to be 300-400 miles north in 96 hours. You don't have to be a weatherman to read this chart!(scroll down the page to see them) http://www.sailnet.com/forums/general-discussion/26819-sailboat-lost-11.html?highlight=oregon+rescue
sailors remain lost at sea. YOU SAID: 4) A recent storm in my country, off the northern California coast, a multi flipped and crew was lost. Was it they're fault for being "unprepared" it was a huge storm, some six weeks ago, the USCG could not even get cross the bars. This crew had brought this multi all the way from South Africa and were professional delivery crew. **************************** Take a look at the National Weather Service 96 & 48 hour forecast from December 8th when they left S.F for Seattle. There is no question that either they ignored checking the weather since they had been "around the world" practically OR figured they could deal with it given the boat and their experience. In any case...the decision to leave SF with this forecast out there by a professional crew was a major blunder and the proximate cause for their deaths which we all regret. Here's a link to the forecast chart and you tell me if YOU would have left San Francisco and planned to be 300-400 miles north in 96 hours. You don't have to be a weatherman to read this chart!(scroll down the page to see them) http://www.sailnet.com/forums/general-discussion/26819-sailboat-lost-11.html?highlight=oregon+rescue
