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May 31, 2004
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Catalina 36 MK II Havre de Grace, MD
Not a good day to be on the water for the folks in the video. Don't hold me to it, but the attached story went as follows: A Little Thing Gets Big, Scary, Fast - Mention sailing in polite company and talk will shift to quiet coves, "cocktail cruises" and other peaceful images. Mention sailing to sailors and talk often turns to things that went from good to not-good in a big hurry. The cause of this potentially deadly calamity? A jib sheet over the side before the skipper started the engine. When the prop started to turn, it got wrapped by the sheet and stalled the motor. No motor, no wind, no control. Waves win.
 
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Dennis Thomas

Old vidio very instructive

As a long time United States Power Squadron members and instructor, many years ago we used to use is vidio and a couple of others on a continuous loop as an attention getter at our boat show booth. Lots of people would stop to see the show and eventually became members. I hope the good that came from their education is some compensation for the ordeal these people had to endure.
 
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