No Such Thing As "Blue Water" Boats...

[Delancey]

...only blue water sailors. End of rant.

[mglonnro]

Originally Posted by Delancey

...only blue water sailors. End of rant.

No such thing as production boats either. Only production sailors.

[model 10]

Originally Posted by Delancey

...only blue water sailors. End of rant.

I saw an IP that had been drifting for a year or something in the North Atlantic with no one aboard. It looked great.

[Kenomac]

The water looks blue around this bad boy.

[a64pilot]

Originally Posted by Guy

I saw an IP that had been drifting for a year or something in the North Atlantic with no one aboard. It looked great.

Any details? You just left it?

[model 10]

Originally Posted by a64pilot

Any details? You just left it?

I think the guy had a heart attack. So both he and his wife called 911, and left the boat, drifting. It turned up near Bermuda. I saw it in Florida after it had been towed in.

[a64pilot]

If I found one, and it was in good shape, I think I'd have to try to salvage it.

[Delancey]

I saw a Catalina 30 in the Azores last year. Maybe it was skill or maybe it was dumb luck but I am pretty sure it got there on it's own bottom.

[Jon Eisberg]

Originally Posted by Guy

I think the guy had a heart attack. So both he and his wife called 911, and left the boat, drifting. It turned up near Bermuda. I saw it in Florida after it had been towed in.

Are you thinking of the IP 380 TRIPLE STARS?

Abandoned yacht involved in ocean tragedy is recovered | The Royal Gazette:Bermuda News

[model 10]

Originally Posted by Jon Eisberg

Are you thinking of the IP 380 TRIPLE STARS?

Abandoned yacht involved in ocean tragedy is recovered | The Royal Gazette:Bermuda News

Yeah that must be the boat. Not a heart attack for sure. It showed up at Green Cove Springs Marina on a truck. A young couple had won the bid on it. From the outside it looked like any other IP. The truck driver said the interior was not so nice.
Sad story.

[model 10]

Originally Posted by Jon Eisberg

Are you thinking of the IP 380 TRIPLE STARS?

Abandoned yacht involved in ocean tragedy is recovered | The Royal
Gazette:Bermuda News

That must be the boat. It showed up at the Green Cove Springs marina on a truck. A young couple had won the bid. It looked like any other IP. The truck driver said the interior was a mess..
Sad story.

[Polux]

and today I crossed ways with a Norwegian A31. Some would say that it is a race boat with a very limited cruising ability...well Norway is a long, long way from Greece and i bet those guys did not come by the inland waterways.

They also cross the Atlantic regularly racing (solo or duo crew) on a very popular transat for amateurs.

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