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Forum: General Sailing Forum

01-07-2016, 17:10

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Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By ThomasWeiss

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

It's not feet (as I said in my first post) but rather fathoms which equal out to 6 feet per. I don't mean to sound pessimistic but I don't believe recreational boaters will find a mast; chances are...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

01-07-2016, 05:11

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Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By ThomasWeiss

Father and his kids missing at sea

Off of Sarasota it's charted as 20-25 fathoms so 120 to 150 feet 37nm out. Why do you ask?

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Forum: General Sailing Forum

28-06-2016, 08:24

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Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By ThomasWeiss

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

I haven't been following the story that close Nick maybe I missed something.

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Forum: General Sailing Forum

27-06-2016, 22:18

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Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By ThomasWeiss

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

Just out of curiosity how do you know the boat was unseaworthy, the family was destitute, and that he was any worse at forecasting weather than anyone else (including the meteorologists)? I'm not...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

27-06-2016, 20:39

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Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By ThomasWeiss

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

Pretty messed up way to look at the subject but I've often thought that in the event of it I might opt to not even bother with a life jacket. This is assuming my dinghy, radio, and EPIRB are not...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

26-06-2016, 21:51

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Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By ThomasWeiss

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

Agree with the majority of that but bear in mind that even if the wx looks good it can and will change once you toss off the lines - if you don't have a VHF and/or EPIRB/PLB don't chance it period....

Forum: General Sailing Forum

25-06-2016, 21:36

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Father and his kids missing at sea

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Posted By ThomasWeiss

Re: Father and his kids missing at sea

Very sad set of circumstances.. Hopefully some good will come of it; maybe someone considering going offshore in a similar vessel will read about this tragedy, rethink their plans, and prevent...

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