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Old 16 March 2009, 18:06   #21
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50 years ago most sailors dident start to cry if they were going to be late into work on a monday morning owing to problems with the boat or weather .it was accepted that you were in a boat and anything could happen and it was up to yourselves to sort it and not expect to make a call and have someone else to sort it for them unless it was a proper life or death situation .woodern boats and iron men now its plastic boats and plastic men.
Probably cos they didn't have Sat phones back then!
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Old 16 March 2009, 19:31   #22
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50 years ago most sailors dident start to cry if they were going to be late into work on a monday morning owing to problems with the boat or weather .it was accepted that you were in a boat and anything could happen and it was up to yourselves to sort it and not expect to make a call and have someone else to sort it for them unless it was a proper life or death situation .woodern boats and iron men now its plastic boats and plastic men.
I can just here you Yorkshire dialect in my minds ear, but I couldn't agree more
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That was the advice fom our illustrious powerboat trainer Jono Garton, get picked up and sink it
IS this what Jono did when he flipped that rib over or is this just general advice he gives out. Has he done some offshore sailing and thought about having to abandone his pride and joy.

It would seem from folks that know the skipper that he had done several Atlantic crossings prior to this happenning. I think that he would have had quite a bit of time sitting on board for 40 days to come up with a solution to the problem. The fact that he couldn't during all that time probably means there wasn't an option.

What is a concealed rudder? thought that rudders were on the outside of the hull and normally exposed to water to enable them to work.

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What is a concealed rudder?

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A rudder thats concealed!
I think what was meant was that it was right under the hull and not transom mounted so he had no access.

Not a good situation to be in really.
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IS this what Jono did when he flipped that rib over or is this just general advice he gives out. Has he done some offshore sailing and thought about having to abandone his pride and joy.


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In this world someone has to push the boundaries for the safety of others!!!!!!!
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It would seem from folks that know the skipper that he had done several Atlantic crossings prior to this happenning. I think that he would have had quite a bit of time sitting on board for 40 days to come up with a solution to the problem. The fact that he couldn't during all that time probably means there wasn't an option.

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In this world someone has to push the boundaries for the safety of others!!!!!!!
Could he repeat it do you think? Would make good entertainment for "999" type of programme. He might need to do it several times though to get all the best camera angles, expression of horror on the faces etc.

Back to the yacht, shame they couldn't hold it together for a little longer,they were drifting towards Bermuda 300 miles away and possible rescue but another big storm coming in probably made the decision for them.

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Could he repeat it do you think? Would make good entertainment for "999" type of programme. He might need to do it several times though to get all the best camera angles, expression of horror on the faces etc.


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In the interest of science I hope so, Ill try and get him to do it
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Back to the yacht, shame they couldn't hold it together for a little longer,they were drifting towards Bermuda 300 miles away and possible rescue but another big storm coming in probably made the decision for them.

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Spot on again, they were not in any real danger until the point they were picked up and the US Coastguard had been monitoring them all the way through the ordeal and both parties were in control of the situation, but unfortunately not the rudder.
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