That incident changed the way I think about when is a good time to be
clipped on, and wearing a PFD. Previous to that, I had never really
thought about being thrown off the boat by another boat smashing into me
in otherwise relatively benign conditions. I never thought to take those
precautions when slowly and peacefully gliding along in fog...
especially on a weekday, when most of the weekend warriors are not out
on the water, speeding around with no lights, radio, or horn signals.
Bill Bina
On 5/14/2014 9:40 AM, Jerome Tauber via CnC-List wrote:
In 2003 a J105 heading for Block Island race week crashed into a large
motor yacht because the crew of the J105 could not figure out how to
stop the tiller auto pilot. The captain was below and had a heart
attack after the collision and died on the way to the hospital. No
one was on watch on the yacht which was also on autopilot. Sometimes
pushing the right button isn't easy. Jerry
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