America is calling..

[Tellus]

Hapless sailor was trying to reach America


Hapless sailor trying to reach America in dinghy rescued 5 MILES from Dorset coast | Mail Online

[Ex-Calif]

Sounds like his only mistake was not checking in with Cruisers Forum to check out his plan.

30% would say, "Go now. Go small!"
20% would say, "Practice in a Dinghy"
15% would say, "Join a Sailing Club and take all the ASA classes."
20% would say, "My boat is the best boat for crossing the Atlantic"
5% would ask, "What Anchor do you have?"
5% would ask, "How many amp hours do you have on board?" And then recommend an 1800 a/h LiFePO bank
3% would talk about the Bulgarian illegal immigration crisis and then blame Obama for it.
1% would be trying to figure out how to make it a gun thread.
1% would be talking about the environmental impact and be indignant that he didn't have a Marpol plan posted.

[MarkJ]

he only navigational aid in his possession was a street map of Southampton.

But he had Paper Charts, thats all you need!



<---- a new Smiley!????????? When were they put in?

[sailorboy1]

gee, didn't even give the guy a chance

[Matt sachs]

They are just cleaning up the paper "not yet litter" charts.

[BZT54]

If he had asked us most would have had him trade in his dinghy for a Potter.

BZT