Sailor Missing at Sea...

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Chuck

...in apparently good weather, good visibility etc. Why wouldn't they spot the boat or any floating debris/wreckage etc.? Of course, they're searching over 16000 sq miles.
 
Jul 20, 2005
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Whitby 55 Kemah, Tx
yeah, read about it

For a second there, I thought they were looking for me. A maveric, Mr Gray, a software developer, sailing single handedly, is lost at sea. It's almost as if I'm reading my future :) I hope he is ok.
 

Ross

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Jun 15, 2004
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Islander/Wayfairer 30 sail number 25 Perryville,Md.
There is probably some mysterious reason

for this. Perhaps he was abducted by the competition. Clive Cussler can probably shed some light on the matter. In the meantime I do hope that they find him and his boat unharmed.
 

abe

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Jan 2, 2007
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Poor guy...he was burying his mother at sea too.

..ashes, that is.
 
Jun 27, 2004
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Hunter 25.5 Cocoa Beach, FL
But if I could choose my end

it would be so. In the grand scheme, he's ok.
 
Dec 5, 2006
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Oday 22 sunset bay new york
whale watching

i hope he didnt encounter a whale migration, ive read other stories of this tragic encounter at sea and i hope they find him soon
 
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Benny

He probably decided to sail up the coast

and perhaps did not think someone would be waiting for him. The boat is a 40ft vessel, the weather was good, he has 40 years of sailing experience, the boat had an EPIRB which had not activated and the boat has not been found. Chances are he is OK and lets hope he is.
 

CalebD

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Jun 27, 2006
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Tartan 27' 1967 Nyack, NY
Bad things happen to good people

that look like bad boy Franklin. Sounds quite tragic though if its true. I think you all covered the rest of the bases except the emotional one. Maybe he was overcome by saying goodbye to his mom one last time. The question is where is the boat unless he scuttled it too or a whale did by accident. I hope Benny is right and he had a nice dinner with some friends up the coast. I am afraid that I dont have the heart to make any jokes about this just yet so sorry Franklin.
 
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