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Forum: General Sailing Forum 12-04-2014, 10:26
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Posted By Delfin
Re: Forum Member's Boat and Daughter in Trouble off of Mexico

No, he did not understand your post. And while it may not be evident from the way some of our brethren who have anger issues behave on this thread, I am sure you would find a great deal of agreement...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 12-04-2014, 10:15
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,594
Posted By Delfin
Re: Forum Member's Boat and Daughter in Trouble off of Mexico

Ah, you're right, I should be more diligent in maintaining the boat's site. With around 15,000 miles under her since we re-launched, it is pretty pathetic to only have bothered to post a day trip to...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 12-04-2014, 10:03
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,594
Posted By Delfin
Re: Forum Member's Boat and Daughter in Trouble off of Mexico

True, I don't have all the facts, just the ones the Kaufman's stated and what any medical source will tell you. The child had salmonella poisoning, salmonella is persistent on surfaces like...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 12-04-2014, 08:45
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,594
Posted By Delfin
Re: Forum Member's Boat and Daughter in Trouble off of Mexico

So you don't feel it worthwhile understanding why things end up with a sunken vessel? Do you think others contemplating this lifestyle would feel the same? Put another way, if another cruiser has a...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 12-04-2014, 08:36
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,594
Posted By Delfin
Re: Forum Member's Boat and Daughter in Trouble off of Mexico

I guess Jedi was right. Jealousy is the most obvious explanation.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 12-04-2014, 08:33
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,594
Posted By Delfin
Re: Forum Member's Boat and Daughter in Trouble off of Mexico

Not so much. Most of the experienced cruisers I know, as opposed to inexperienced marina live aboards, are used to making rational choices that have some practical merit. They might choose to...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 12-04-2014, 08:22
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,594
Posted By Delfin
Re: Forum Member's Boat and Daughter in Trouble off of Mexico

Hard to say. Very sad they lost their boat, but as noted, Eric wasn't forced into that decision either by the condition of the boat or external need. His preference was to abandon ship and once...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 12-04-2014, 08:05
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,594
Posted By Delfin
Re: Forum Member's Boat and Daughter in Trouble off of Mexico

Which part of that required the captain's presence? If none is the correct answer, the choice to abandon a sound vessel was just that - a choice. I'm not criticizing the choice although I doubt it...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 11-04-2014, 13:37
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,594
Posted By Delfin
Re: Forum Member's Boat and Daughter in Trouble off of Mexico

Well perhaps, but I suppose there must have been a time when you had 2 posts. His post seemed fairly reasonable to me and like him, I do think that it is always helpful to learn from other people's...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 11-04-2014, 13:13
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,594
Posted By Delfin
Re: Forum Member's Boat and Daughter in Trouble off of Mexico

I think what Charlie Webber was saying is that CF can be a place, when it is allowed to, where cruisers go to get information of value to them as they make plans to voyage themselves. When a near...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 11-04-2014, 08:54
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,594
Posted By Delfin
Re: Forum Member's Boat and Daughter in Trouble off of Mexico

Salmonella remains viable for months or years. And hammocks are great, with thin bungee cords to limit swaying, otherwise they can do a barrel roll. When it gets real rough it is all about pillow...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 11-04-2014, 08:02
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,594
Posted By Delfin
Re: Forum Member's Boat and Daughter in Trouble off of Mexico

The other issue is determining where the child picked up the bug in the first place. Being one year old, the source is probably on board, so unless the environment was wiped down completely with...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-04-2014, 18:00
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,594
Posted By Delfin
Re: Forum Member's Boat and Daughter in Trouble off of Mexico

If it matters, they weren't rescued by the Government but by a fishing boat, then taken to Chile, where they borrowed $10k from the State Department to pay for the flight home. From the news report,...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-04-2014, 17:41
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,594
Posted By Delfin
Re: Forum Member's Boat and Daughter in Trouble off of Mexico

I suppose one difference between the unfortunate family described in the link and Rebel Heart is that the Gastonguay's trip lasted 91 days off shore and Rebel Heart's a bit less. Sounds like their...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-04-2014, 17:14
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,594
Posted By Delfin
Re: Forum Member's Boat and Daughter in Trouble off of Mexico

I think those are reasonable observations. Without knowing enough of the facts about Eric's specific case to draw any conclusions about his situation, I do know that living on a boat tied up to a...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 10-04-2014, 07:34
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,594
Posted By Delfin
Re: Forum Member's Boat and Daughter in Trouble off of Mexico

As you can see from Delancey's response to your post, which combines 3 sly insults with a hearty pat on his own back for compassion, there are fewer wannabe cruisers who equate the cruising lifestyle...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 07-04-2014, 17:34
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,594
Posted By Delfin
Re: Forum Member's Boat and Daughter in Trouble off of Mexico

One thing to remember that I have not seen mentioned is the degree to which everyone sailing offshore for a few days or weeks simply becomes dopey from lack of sleep and constant motion. I couldn't...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 06-04-2014, 17:43
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,594
Posted By Delfin
Re: Forum Member's boat and daughter in trouble off of Mexico

Some of the news reports are repeating that they lost steering. Rebel Heart has a wind vane, but all this speculation is pretty pointless. Eric is a competent mariner, and I doubt would have...
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