Paid appearance? When is that worth the risk of a sinking and lawsuits?
There's been lots of comments about this unwise decision but my thought is
for the crew, not just around the sinking and rescue but in going out there
in the first place.
I sailed from Halifax to Bermuda in May with Derek Hatfield on his Open 60.
We were north of Bermuda at the same time as Tropical Storm Alberto (first
storm of the season) was coming up the US east coast. When we got word of
the storm everyones faces went gray. It was very somber on the boat for the
next few hours. How bad was it going to get? As it turned out we only got
max 35 knot winds as we were a few hundred miles from the storm but it makes
me think of the Bounty crew. Did they know what they were going out into?
Prob yes. And they went willingly? Apparently. Were the crew mis-informed?
Many questions and one has to feel for the crew and their families. It must
have been a terrible experience.
BTW our strategy if things got bad was the same as Bounty's - go east.
Cheers,
Steve Hood
S/V Diamond Girl
C&C 34
Lions Head ON
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Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:28:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: Richard Walter <sailind...@yahoo.com>
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Bounty sinking today
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Colin writes' "...[w]hen there's already a named storm on the map, why the
hell are you putting to see [sic] and heading right into it?
Because St. Petersburg, FL is (was!) a paid appearance. These vessels
operate on appearance fees. That said, this decision was negligence
bordering on criminal. If the missing crew members are lost, there will be
jail time.
Richard
--- On Mon, 10/29/12, Colin Kilgour <charliekilo...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Colin Kilgour <charliekilo...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Stus-List Bounty sinking today
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Date: Monday, October 29, 2012, 11:27 AM
The storm was already hurricane strength and heading their way BEFORE they
left New London.
This is their Facebook post from Oct 25, the day they left.
"Bounty has departed New London CT...Next Port of Call...St. Petersburg,
Florida.
Bounty will be sailing due East out to sea before heading South to avoid
the brunt of Hurricane Sandy."
I'm reluctant to question the captain on the boat, but I do have quite a bit
of bluewater experience in that part of the ocean.? When there's already a
named storm on the map, why the hell are you putting to see and heading
right into it?
Cheers,
Colin
On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Chuck S <cscheaf...@comcast.net> wrote:
Can't believe a ship like Bounty would get caught in a hurricane, but
apparently she was reported today sinking and abandoned off Hatteras and
USCG rescued 14, two still missing?
http://www2.wnct.com/news/2012/oct/29/7/coast-guard-rescue-underway-hatteras
-ar-2734769/
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
New Gretna, NJ
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