Actually, I'm waiting to hear from Brian Williams on this guy's tale. Brian was probably aboard the boat with him.
Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 7:10 PM, Rick Brass <rickbr...@earthlink.net> wrote: > It’s hard to tell, Dennis. > > > > You’ve been off shore, so you know that strange and wondrous things can > happen. And they seem to happen often to boaters who are basically clueless > idiots. > > > > I take the fact that this doofus was out in the Atlantic at that time of > year, in a boat in the reported condition this one was in, as prima fascia > evidence that this guy was a clueless idiot. > > > > I’m surprised that, since he was going out for a day or two of fishing, he > had enough provisions and water on his boat to survive for over two months. > It seems a bit incongruous that someone so inexperienced that they don’t > check a long range weather report would have the survival skills he > reportedly exhibited during two months drifting on a boat. I even discount > most of the stuff reported about the incident by the news and on social > media – most of the sources probably have even less understanding and > experience that the typical poster on Sailing Anarchy. > > > > But we know where and when the boat was found, and where and when he says > he went offshore. Let’s be generous and suppose he drifted around in a > circle or two in a 50 mile diameter eddy of the Gulf Stream at say 1/2 knot > – that accounts for about 4 weeks. Given where he went out, and presuming > he stayed inside the Gulf Stream, with prevailing wind and current he > should have drifted to somewhere between Cape Fear and Cape Lookout in > about a week or so more. Which puts rescue south of the Outer Banks in > early March. Now if he got into the Gulf Stream, with 1 ½ to 3 ½ knots of > current, he should have been 1500 miles northeast of where he was found, > and the British version of the Coast Guard would have been flying him > ashore. > > > > I wonder if we won’t hear about a forthcoming book about his experiences > very soon. > > > > BTW, thinking of books and being adrift and the fact that you have time to > read for a change, do you recall the amateur sailor who fell off the yacht > in mid-Pacific during the Clipper Around the World race? I think it may > have been just over a year ago. I recently heard that he has released a > book, apparently sponsored in part by the company which made the PLB that > allowed him to be rescued. I believe the title of the book is 179 West > after the longitude where it happened. Sounds like a pretty interesting > read. > > > > > > Rick Brass > > Washington, NC > > > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Dennis > C. via CnC-List > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 08, 2015 3:19 PM > *To:* CnClist > *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 >
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