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10 August 2004, 08:39
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Town: Portsmouth
Boat name: Not sure
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Where is she now?
Just finished completing Spirits predicted drift given the last seven days weather and it looks like she is 300 miles east of Norway. Her predicited land fall is in 5 -6 days time somewhere around the Loften Isles. If any RIBNET members are up that way keep an eye out, I really do miss my best pair of jeans that I had to leave behind! Alan P
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10 August 2004, 08:42
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Country: UK - England
Town: Helston, Cornwall
Boat name: Silver Fern
Make: Rayglass Protector
Length: 8m +
Engine: 2 x 250hp Verado
MMSI: 235024092
Join Date: Apr 2003
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Alan,
Any wreckage etc, that appears British in origin usually gets repoted to my Coastguard Station. If it happens I will let you know.
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10 August 2004, 09:25
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Country: Denmark
Town: Copenhagen
Boat name: Nemesis
Make: CAPE 79
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki 250 4 stroke
Join Date: Dec 2001
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Avanti, Fjordrafting and any other ribnet members from Norway,
Keep a lookout, for The Spirit.
Spread the word, we might be able to salvage this vessel. If there is anything left.
I will be happy to drive to Norway to collect what can be collected, and ship it back to Alan.
Glad to see you back and safe Alan and Crew
Kathleen, keep up the good work, you are truely a supportive person.
Regards
Rene
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10 August 2004, 10:20
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Make: HumberOceanOffshore
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Originally Posted by Alan Priddy
..she is 300 miles east of Norway.
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East, Alan?
There would be something satisfying about knowing the final end.
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10 August 2004, 10:31
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Country: UK - England
Town: Brittany/Portsmouth
Boat name: Merlin
Make: Solent 6.5
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200
MMSI: soon !
Join Date: Jul 2003
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I know where she is...
Thanks Rene. 
I know one place she'll always be ....soldiering on in my little heart and mind for as long as I shall remember.
Better log off now or I'll be told off for bein soppy 
K
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Happy New Resolutions!!! : RIBbing for the craic!!!
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10 August 2004, 10:54
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Country: UK - England
Town: Nutbourne
Boat name: Renegade
Make: Porter
Length: 6m +
Engine: 140 Tohatsu
MMSI: 235022904
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East, Alan?
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Is Andre still Poland way? He might spot it.
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"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools" Douglas Adams
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11 August 2004, 15:53
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Member
Country: Ireland
Town: Dublin
Boat name: wizzard
Make: REDBAY
Length: 7m +
Engine: 225 optimax
Join Date: Sep 2002
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For what it is worth a friend of Tim lost a Trimaran, mid Atlantic, apparantly the US Military track objects in the North Atlantic, tro a contact in Ireland they got in touch with a US dipolmat who got a Lat Long, the vessel was recovered, I dont know details, I wonder would an approach to MOD yield any useful contacts
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11 August 2004, 18:55
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Country: Canada
Town: Devon, Alberta
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Hi Alan. There are probably a few well-dressed fish swimming around out there.
Deana
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11 August 2004, 19:06
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Country: UK - England
Town: Brittany/Portsmouth
Boat name: Merlin
Make: Solent 6.5
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200
MMSI: soon !
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11 August 2004, 21:27
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Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: St Martins
Boat name: MATRIX
Make: Jeanneau Leader 805
Length: 8.05
Engine: Volvo KAD 43 Diesel
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Just finished completing Spirits predicted drift given the last seven days weather and it looks like she is 300 miles east of Norway. Her predicited land fall is in 5 -6 days time somewhere around the Loften Isles. If any RIBNET members are up that way keep an eye out, I really do miss my best pair of jeans that I had to leave behind! Alan P
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I hope you didnt lose the denim jacket aswell.
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14 August 2004, 15:55
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Country: UK - England
Town: Portsmouth
Boat name: Not sure
Make: ABC/Priddy
Length: 10m +
Engine: 2 x 500 FPT
Join Date: Jul 2001
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Sorry the "w" is next to the "e", I meant West. And as for pre writing arcticles, never again, it must be an omen, a bit like whisling on the boat. Very bad luck. Alan P
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14 August 2004, 16:26
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Member
Country: Greece
Town: Gloucetsreshire
Boat name: GATO DI MARE
Make: MAR.CO
Length: 9m +
Engine: Yamaha 200Vmax
MMSI: 235027678
Join Date: Sep 2002
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Are we to assume that the boat does not have an EPIRB?
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14 August 2004, 22:29
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Country: UK - Scotland
Make: HumberOceanOffshore
Length: 8m +
Engine: Volvo KAD300/DPX
Join Date: Oct 2002
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....it must be an omen, a bit like whisling on the boat. Very bad luck.
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I didn't know that. I whistle a lot. I need to be careful.
Do think Spirit is still floating? I reckon she could easily be. There'll be lots of bouyancy, even the diesel is lighter than water.
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14 August 2004, 22:38
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Country: UK - England
Town: Devon
Boat name: White Ice
Make: Ranieri
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki 115hp
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Along with changing the name of a boat (allegedly). Hmmmm....
And bananas!
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14 August 2004, 23:09
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Gosport
Boat name: April Lass
Make: Moody 31
Length: 9m +
Join Date: Aug 2001
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Your being very PC Richard, the other bad luck omen is women on board, but as you didn't suggest it I won't either cos WW3 would break out
Pete
{Taking cover}
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14 August 2004, 23:13
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Country: Iceland
Town: Reykjavik
Boat name: Cheesee
Make: Seaquel 600 XS
Length: 6m +
Engine: Mercury 275 Verado
Join Date: Aug 2003
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14 August 2004, 23:13
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Devon
Boat name: White Ice
Make: Ranieri
Length: 5m +
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the other bad luck omen is women on board
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I didn't want to say! 
(I always take a woman... seems to work OK for me )
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14 August 2004, 23:15
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Town: Reading
Make: None
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What's all this about 'a' woman - not just any old woman will do!
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15 August 2004, 11:09
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Portsmouth
Boat name: Not sure
Make: ABC/Priddy
Length: 10m +
Engine: 2 x 500 FPT
Join Date: Jul 2001
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Manos. It is mandatory to remove and or disarm all emergancy beacons when the rescue has been completed to aviod any further confusion at SAR headquarters. Alan P
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15 August 2004, 11:10
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Member
Country: Greece
Town: Gloucetsreshire
Boat name: GATO DI MARE
Make: MAR.CO
Length: 9m +
Engine: Yamaha 200Vmax
MMSI: 235027678
Join Date: Sep 2002
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Upss sorry, I just thought that the EPIRB stays on.
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