Fear of unavailable parts or expensive repairs? Lost confidence in the boat and thinking NFW am I going across an ocean or a part of one again in this thing?
Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I (3 Bermuda Race Veteran) From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Colin Kilgour Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 1:18 PM To: C&C List Subject: Re: Stus-List Bermuda 1-2 Race I get the equipment failure, but when you're at sea and you need to get to shore... take your easiest route. For him, it would have been to continue to BDA. Instead, he turned back into a crappy forecast. I don't mean to second guess guys that are currently out there, but I can't help but wonder if the guy's getting bad advice (or none at all). My fear - and suspicion - is that he had a breakage of some kind. Then, realizing that he either couldn't or didn't want to complete the second leg, opted to turn around and go home. And that's cool -- except that he's now single-handed, away from the fleet, and sailing into a crap forecast. Better, imo, to get to BDA safely. Get some rest, and then worry about repairs and the return trip at that point. Odds are he'll be OK, but he's likely not having much fun out there right now. That's my $0.02 as someone with 8 (and counting) Bermuda passages under my belt. Cheers, Colin On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com<mailto:joel.aron...@gmail.com>> wrote: He had some sort of equipment failure. He is sailing under a jury rig. CG flew out to check on him. Looks like the C&C 35 and 41 finished 1 and 2 in their classes. I hope the Marion-Bermuda boats have better weather than Annapolis/Newport and the Bermuda 1-2. Next Thursday I fly to Bermuda to do a delivery back here, so I'm watching the forecast. Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Colin Kilgour <charliekilo...@gmail.com<mailto:charliekilo...@gmail.com>> wrote: Also, there's a boat that got half way there and then turned around. Now he's heading into more crap weather. If he'd have kept going, he'd be in the clear weatherwise. Instead, he's going to have to deal with more big winds... and a stream crossing. I don't get it. CK On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com<mailto:joel.aron...@gmail.com>> wrote: Yes. Apparently it is the second failure on that model. Back to the drawing board! Joel On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Colin Kilgour <charliekilo...@gmail.com<mailto:charliekilo...@gmail.com>> wrote: Did you see that a boat was abandoned? A Columbia Carbon 32. Owner said he thought the keel was going to fall off, so he jumped onto an HR49 (where the keels are quite a bit more substantial) Not particularly good press for a new sportboat design. Thankfully, everyone's safe. Cheers Colin On 6/10/13, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com<mailto:joel.aron...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Pete > > Bermuda 1-2: http://yb.tl/onetwo2013 > > Newport: http://race.annapolisyc.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=151 > > Both use YellowBrick. Free online. Mobile app is free but you have to buy > the race. > > Joel > > > On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Pete Shelquist > <pete.shelqu...@comcast.net<mailto:pete.shelqu...@comcast.net>>wrote: > >> Joel - are there websites for tracking progress?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* CnC-List >> [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] >> *On Behalf Of >> *Joel >> Aronson >> *Sent:* Monday, June 10, 2013 1:25 PM >> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> *Subject:* Stus-List Bermuda 1-2 Race**** >> >> ** ** >> >> The Newport-Bermuda 1-2 race is underway. The first leg is solo to >> Bermuda; the second is doublehanded back. There are 2 older C&Cs, a 35 >> and >> a 41. They are currently in first and second place in their divisions. >> What is remarkable is that the 41 (owned by an acquaintance) broke its >> vang, returned to its mooring, jury-rigged something and started 2 1/2 >> hours late! They still have almost 400 miles to go, but they are doing >> great!**** >> >> ** ** >> >> The Annapolis-Newport race is also underway. They have encountered winds >> from 0 to 20. One boat dropped out due to lack of wind and rum offshore! >> The C&C 37 seems to be in the middle of the pack. They should finish >> overnight. >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> -- >> Joel >> 301 541 8551<tel:301%20541%208551> **** >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> >> >> > > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551<tel:301%20541%208551> > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> -- Joel 301 541 8551<tel:301%20541%208551> _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> -- Joel 301 541 8551<tel:301%20541%208551> _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com>
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