At best the guy was a fool for taking an unseaworthy boat offshore with minimal sailing skills. How he avoided the Gulf Stream is beyond me. Sounds like the only thing valuable is the lead keel.
Joel On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 3:50 PM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > There is a lot of info on that on other forums. I found some on the > SailboatOwners.com. > > To start with, a lot of news information was inaccurate (e.g. the initial > statement that he lived for a long time in an overturned hull). > > But if you look at what is there on SO, the previous owner advised him not > to sail out before the boat was fully refurbished (apparently, the main > reason for selling it was that it was not serviceable). And there were > numerous tell-tale signs (his questions to the forum, and how he treated > answers). > > here is a link: > http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=170363 > > However, it is easy to talk about it from the comfort of one’s desk. > > Marek > > > *From:* Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 08, 2015 3:18 PM > *To:* CnClist <CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > *Subject:* Stus-List Sailor rescued of North Carolina > > What's the list's take on this guy? > > < > http://news.yahoo.com/missing-sailor-survived-staying-inside-rationing-185316000.html > > > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > ------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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