Couple and dogs rescued after months at sea

[newhaul]

Originally Posted by _andi_

maybe they confused m/s with bft? 11 m/s sounds reasonable and it really gives me a hard time to make any other sense of "force 11" in relation to the weather data...

that makes much more sense but 25 mph that's right in my wind genny's sweet spot for 400 watts output .

[sailorboy1]

you guys have too much time on your hands

[Souzag818]

Oh come on. Portlandia is documentary??? I actually laughed out loud when I read that. It's more like comedic satire. Similar to Seinfeld. And no I don't live in Portland...

[Souzag818]

I’m thinking Ellen will see through the Bull poop and not want these nit wits on her show.[/QUOTE]
Only if she's ever done any serious sailing. Look at how much exposure these women have gotten already. Kinda sad when stupidity gets more news than actual accomplishments, like Jeane Socrates sailing solo, nonstop around the world at age 70.

[Kenomac]

Originally Posted by Souzag818

I’m thinking Ellen will see through the Bull poop and not want these nit wits on her show.

"Only if she's ever done any serious sailing. Look at how much exposure these women have gotten already. Kinda sad when stupidity gets more news than actual accomplishments, like Jeane Socrates sailing solo, nonstop around the world at age 70."

She may want them on because of the LGBTQ angle, but Ellen has chartered many boats and didn't get to where she is by being a dummy or being conned.

[Souzag818]

She may want them on because of the LGBTQ angle, but Ellen has chartered many boats and didn't get to where she is by being a dummy or being conned.[/QUOTE]
Chartering a boat in the Caribbean, and sailing across the ocean out of sight of land are two different things. It's not all 15 knots and sunny skies...

[Kenomac]

I'm not a fan of the show, in fact I've never watched it; but I do know that Ellen is a smart person.... very smart. She can figure it out.

[Souzag818]

The weed on the side is in the shape of a wave. If that shape reflects the wave form of travelling through the water they were travelling very slowly. At hull speed the wave form would have been much longer and only rising at the rear quarter.

Pete[/QUOTE]
To me the pattern of growth looks more like constant rolling than actual sailing...

[Don C L]

Originally Posted by Souzag818

The weed on the side is in the shape of a wave. If that shape reflects the wave form of travelling through the water they were travelling very slowly. At hull speed the wave form would have been much longer and only rising at the rear quarter.

Pete

To me the pattern of growth looks more like constant rolling than actual sailing...[/QUOTE]

Well, I don't know but it sure looks to me like a boat that was pitching and rolling in an oil slick.

[ravinracin]

Did I miss the LGBTQ angle? Is just something that was assumed? If you see two guys together on a boat do you assume the same thing? Back in the early sixties, my favorite bar in Olongapo was the Gay Club. I wonder if the name has changed? I used to have a desire to go to Gay Parie'. Guess that place is gone. The only label I have attached to this boating story is "stupid".

[GTom]

"Couple and dogs rescued" - in my dictionary "couple" means more than two friends. Not being native though...

Originally Posted by ravinracin

Did I miss the LGBTQ angle? Is just something that was assumed? If you see two guys together on a boat do you assume the same thing? Back in the early sixties, my favorite bar in Olongapo was the Gay Club. I wonder if the name has changed? I used to have a desire to go to Gay Parie'. Guess that place is gone. The only label I have attached to this boating story is "stupid".

[hpeer]

This ship wreck is a train wreck!

[hpeer]

The LGBT angle is pretty clear if you watch the video on the Navy ship.

At least to me.

[nhschneider]

According to wunderground.com, on the 5th of May, 2017, the average wind speed was 8 knots with gusts to 28 knots. It was slightly less on the 6th and 7th; significantly less on the 8th of May. Claiming that they experienced Force 11 conditions could be an exaggeration.

Fair winds and calm seas.

[GTom]

Originally Posted by nhschneider

According to wunderground.com, on the 5th of May, 2017, the average wind speed was 8 knots with gusts to 28 knots. It was slightly less on the 6th and 7th; significantly less on the 8th of May. Claiming that they experienced Force 11 conditions could be an exaggeration.

Fair winds and calm seas.

After the multiple Megalodon sightings and the boat-incompatible Kiribati I am not much surprised...