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Old 05-04-2018, 23:23   #1
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Helicopter to the rescue, but not the way you might think
Nothing to do with sailing, but how a dinghy got towed by an helicopter, see link here:
Boat airlifted from sandbank after fisherman spends two nights stranded - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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Old 06-04-2018, 01:43   #2
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Re: Helicopter to the rescue, but not the way you might think
...and then he continued fishing for two more days. LOL
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Got Sea Tow. No mate, I have Air Tow.
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Great story!
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Re: Helicopter to the rescue, but not the way you might think
>> "I lived to fish another day," he said.

He has all his priorities straight.
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We had an equally funny experience. While sailing our 21' Hobie Cat we were becalmed about a 1/4 mile from our beach in the Bahamas. My neighbor had just landed his Lake Amphibian and was taxiing by when he turned around and gave us a blast of prop wash to blow us into the beach. Not your typical tow.
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Towing a boat with a helicopter doesn't always work well. In this case the pilot applied too much power with too little control. Oops.

I think this was being filmed as part of a Mexican soap opera but I am not one hundred percent sure.
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Perhaps the bottom of the boat needs a new paint job?
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I guess it has been sanded down nicely...
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Folks up there can pretty well cope with anything except the beer fridge breaking down.
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Folks up there can pretty well cope with anything except the beer fridge breaking down.
Real NT/WA/QLD men/women can drink their beer "Kimberly Cool"






The carton of tinnies just needs to be left in the shade for 20 minutes (or less if pressed)
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My only question; that's a $30,000 boat? Maybe a $30,000 motor.
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