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Forum: Cruising News & Events 20-10-2021, 17:11
Replies: 80
Views: 16,458
Posted By waterman46
Re: Two people dead after sailboat capsized

I could imagine a wave crashing across the boat that would easily sweep off the deckhouse but not take the rig. Especially since the mainsail was furled.






In the cockpit they would have...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 19-10-2021, 08:39
Replies: 80
Views: 16,458
Posted By waterman46
Re: Two people dead after sailboat capsized

Right. This boat didn't lose it's rig and it didn't sink, so it was never rolled in the surf. Would they have survived if they stayed below deck or in the cockpit? It always amazes me how most...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 17-10-2021, 17:09
Replies: 80
Views: 16,458
Posted By waterman46
Re: Two people dead after sailboat capsized

Very sad story indeed.

There are always lessons to be learned. Experienced sailors would have given the coast a wide clearance until nearly abeam the Tillamook entrance, but the boat grounded...
Forum: Cruising News & Events 17-10-2021, 16:29
Replies: 80
Views: 16,458
Posted By waterman46
Re: Two people dead after sailboat capsized

"Capsized" is what landlubbers say anytime they find a boat in the surf. Of course at that point it looks like it "capsized". To us, capsized means something much different.
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