Race sloop also recovered
The discovery in local waters of a sailboat lost since last year has
coincided with the recovery of another vessel, abandoned on its way home
from Bermuda.
The 41ft sloop Avenir, which left the Island in June following the Newport
to Bermuda race, fell victim to Tropical Storm Debbie, and spent 13 days
adrift.
She was towed into harbour at Bristol, Rhode Island on Monday, according
to the news site EastBayRI.com.
Just one day out of Bermuda, the storm broke the boat?s rudder, and its
crew of six had to be rescued by the cruise vessel Norwegian Star.
However, a transponder put aboard for the race allowed owners Joe and
Linda Murray to track the Avenir, which drifted to 370 miles southeast of
Newport.
She got close enough for a salvage vessel to tow her back into port.
According to the online site, the last meal cooked on board remained
intact on the stove ? a pot of jambalaya.
Useful website: www.eastbayri.com.
Ed
C&C 30 Mk I
Dream Girl
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