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Forum: General Sailing Forum 13-07-2013, 20:03
Replies: 28
Views: 2,703
Posted By psneeld
Re: Awesome Rescue Story!

Pretty good if sitting on top of the perfectly flat bottom skiff that overturned....along with the others that should have pulled most of themselves out of the water and balanced the boat...or even...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 13-07-2013, 15:29
Replies: 28
Views: 2,703
Posted By psneeld
Re: Awesome rescue story!

look for all the positives you want...I hope any new boaters here now understand putting yourself into a position to have to swim 5 miles at night to be rescued or not carrying something as simple as...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 13-07-2013, 15:04
Replies: 28
Views: 2,703
Posted By psneeld
Re: Awesome rescue story!

No most people would have been saved much earlier because of the hundred things that could have been done differently.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 13-07-2013, 15:03
Replies: 28
Views: 2,703
Posted By psneeld
Re: Awesome rescue story!

Most people would TELL someone where they are going and look for them after dark...you know a BASIC float plan that's not necessarily written down.:rolleyes:

Not his fault??? I'm going out with...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 12-07-2013, 19:05
Replies: 28
Views: 2,703
Posted By psneeld
Re: Awesome rescue story!

Tearing down or pointing out on a boating forum the right thing to do if you are ever in the same situation?

Had you stuck to the facts and not used the word heroic...maybe it would have been...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 12-07-2013, 15:46
Replies: 28
Views: 2,703
Posted By psneeld
Re: Awesome rescue story!

Kinda like the guy that gets hit by lightning twice...a billion to one or more. PLBs and EPIRBs have proven themselves not only to work 90+ percent of the time but actually provided for rescue in the...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 12-07-2013, 14:26
Replies: 28
Views: 2,703
Posted By psneeld
Re: Awesome rescue story!

Yep...there's always the exception to the rule.

And the often over quoted line (but still a favorite)..."a man's gotta know his limitations"....

Some people in some survival situations should...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 12-07-2013, 13:39
Replies: 28
Views: 2,703
Posted By psneeld
Re: Awesome rescue story!

While I am happy for the outcome...it breaks all the rules of survival/boating safety.

Statistically the guy was luckier than heroic, good or smart.

I'm with belizesalor...a true heo keeps...
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