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Old 09-04-2019, 22:53   #16
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Re: A Gloriously Inept Sailor Vs. the Storm of the Century

[QUOTE=gamayun;2867056 Life is just a risk that we either manage or shirk from. [/QUOTE]

The risk of life is actually not manageable, always ends in death!
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I had zero experience when I signed up for a week at sea on an ancient wooden vessel. I got enough to last a lifetime.


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The risk of life is actually not manageable, always ends in death! [emoji3]
Oh so right! Bad word choice on my part although I do believe that the risks are manageable through our choices. The author mentions this, too. Such as had they turned west instead of east to avoid the hurricane. And, of course, had he stayed on shore instead of going to sea...
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Great story. Loved it. I was looking for more details for what happened after the author jumped off the ship, but anyway...

Can some of you more experienced sailors explain this:

"Later, we learned that trying to skirt Hurricane Grace to the east was exactly the wrong thing to do. That you never go east when confronted by a hurricane from the south that’s tracking north and east. We should have turned west."

Clearly if the hurricane is tracking east one would not want to go east. But, how could an experienced sailor like Joey have missed this? There is more here than meets the eye.
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Re: A Gloriously Inept Sailor Vs. the Storm of the Century

I didn't see a written reason why they had to abandon Anna Kristine. Was she in danger of sinking? That part isn't clear.

Didn't sound like anyone was "stepping up" out of the sinking boat...
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I didn't see a written reason why they had to abandon Anna Kristine. Was she in danger of sinking? That part isn't clear.

Didn't sound like anyone was "stepping up" out of the sinking boat...
He wrote that water was well over the floorboards, as I recall, and that pumping was not keeping up. In an old wooden boat that means very serious trouble. They couldn't get the big oump after 3 tries from the C130.
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Interesting backstory on the gentleman (and family) who restored the boat.

Not exactly a pleasant ending, but you really have to admire the life of a guy who buys the farm at age 89 while still riding the edge.

https://www.berkshireeagle.com/stori...venture,525556
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He wrote that water was well over the floorboards, as I recall, and that pumping was not keeping up. In an old wooden boat that means very serious trouble. They couldn't get the big oump after 3 tries from the C130.
No, water well over the floorboards is not a good reason to abandon. In these conditions old wooden boats make water from "the working of the ship" and leaks of course. If I understand it correctly, they could not get any of the pumps to work, due to not priming properly, and used a toilet pump instead. No mention of buckets? If you sail old wooden working boats, you need to be prepared to deal with water ingress. In heavy conditions, the chances are you will spew caulking, for example. Hatches and the deck are not watertight, lots of water will find its way down from above. Also, you need training in how to deal with this and have contingency plans.

My guess is that the abandoning of the vessel was due to fatigue, fear and opportunity as the CG was around to drop them a pump. Maybe it was the right decision anyway. But probably the risk of abandoning was as high as the risk of staying onboard.

Then you have the psychological pressure on the skipper. The crew is frightened for their lives and they see a way to get out of this situation. I have been in a similar situation, in a heavy storm. We were in no danger, but the situation was extremely uncomfortable. The crew wanted me to run down towards a port for shelter. One person also wanted to send a MayDay. Of course, running down towards a lee shore was no option. But it was not easy to keep control of the situation and not give in to the demands.

What is obviously reasonable to one person, may not be to another.
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MartinR, Very well expressed!!
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Hi all,
I'm the one who wrote this story about my journey on Anne Kristine in 1991. I'm writing a book about the experience, and am trying to find other crew members, or anyone else who had a connection with the ship during its time in and around New York, 1986-1991. Crew members were:


- Joey Gelband
- John Nuciforo
- Jennifer Irving
- Marty Hanks
- Laingdon Schmitt
- Barbara Treyz


Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, nsimon.
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Thank you! I'm glad I found you all.
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