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01-04-2014, 05:49
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Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Home at Warsaw, Poland, boat in Eastern Med
Boat: Ocean Star 56.1 LR
Posts: 1,841
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Forum seized by Federal Authorities???
Did anybody noticed this???
http://sailinganarchy.com
Just corious - is it for real, or just the site was hijacked by some hackers?
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01-04-2014, 05:52
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Seattle
Posts: 32
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Re: Forum seized by Federal Authorities???
It is 100% real.
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01-04-2014, 05:55
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Houston
Boat: '76 Allied Seawind II, 32'
Posts: 9,626
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Re: Forum seized by Federal Authorities???
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Originally Posted by Steve Lavigne
It is 100% real.
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Just saw this too......Any idea if it's related to Dan Meyers?
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01-04-2014, 05:55
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: White Stone, VA
Boat: Cabo Rico 38 / Bayfield 32
Posts: 624
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Re: Forum seized by Federal Authorities???
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Originally Posted by Steve Lavigne
It is 100% real.
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Yep. Rumor has it that it was a front for Bitcoin laundering.
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01-04-2014, 05:58
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cruiser
Join Date: May 2010
Location: SF Bay Area; Former Annapolis and MA Liveaboard.
Boat: Looking and saving for my next...mid-atlantic coast
Posts: 6,197
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Re: Forum seized by Federal Authorities???
wow. Racers are criminals? Who would have known
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01-04-2014, 06:02
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Homeport: Fair Haven, NY
Boat: 1993 Sabre 362 #113
Posts: 608
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Re: Forum seized by Federal Authorities???
Look at the source code:
<div style="width:100%; height:100%; background:url( http://sailinganarchy.com/wp-content...es/april-1.png) center center no-repeat #fff;"></div>
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01-04-2014, 06:03
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: White Stone, VA
Boat: Cabo Rico 38 / Bayfield 32
Posts: 624
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Re: Forum seized by Federal Authorities???
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Lochner
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Killjoy
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01-04-2014, 06:06
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Houston
Boat: '76 Allied Seawind II, 32'
Posts: 9,626
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Re: Forum seized by Federal Authorities???
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Originally Posted by Dave Lochner
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And every year they do this they get me.......
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01-04-2014, 06:11
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Halifax, N.S Canada
Boat: Tanzer 26, Walk22
Posts: 930
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Re: Forum seized by Federal Authorities???
Hmmm. I haven't been on there in few weeks. I wonder if CF will have a increase in members from there. This site could get interesting, could be fun.
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01-04-2014, 06:22
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Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Home at Warsaw, Poland, boat in Eastern Med
Boat: Ocean Star 56.1 LR
Posts: 1,841
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Re: Forum seized by Federal Authorities???
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Originally Posted by Dave Lochner
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So they fooled me completely
I got there through the link posted in another thread here on CF, and next I shut off the Internet connection and run all the scanning of my computer, fearing some kind of hackers work there
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01-04-2014, 06:27
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Hurricane Highway
Boat: O'Day 28
Posts: 3,920
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Re: Forum seized by Federal Authorities???
I was wondering what the jokesters would come up with today.
I wasn't fooled at all last year ...
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01-04-2014, 06:29
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Wilbur By The Sea, FL
Boat: Catalina 30
Posts: 661
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Re: Forum seized by Federal Authorities???
I was worried as they are my only source of Flying Hawaiian news. Dodged one there.
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01-04-2014, 06:30
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Penobscot Bay, Maine
Boat: Tayana 47
Posts: 2,123
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Re: Forum seized by Federal Authorities???
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Originally Posted by Dave Lochner
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I can see it but have no idea what it means? Can anyone help? Does it mean that what we are seeing when we go to SA is part of their website rather than a redirect to a government website as I'd expect if it were not an April 1 joke and they really were seized?
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01-04-2014, 06:33
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Halifax, N.S Canada
Boat: Tanzer 26, Walk22
Posts: 930
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Re: Forum seized by Federal Authorities???
Quote:
Originally Posted by boatman61
It is April 1st guys... grain o salt..
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Oh yeah, I forgot since I woke to snow freezing rain and hail. Where the f%#k is spring?????
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