Latitude 38 has some more details at.
http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2008-10-08 <http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2008-10-08&dayi d=178> &dayid=178 It seems that Stand-By took off after the collision and had to be run down and boarded by the USCG. I might have done the same thing to get to salvageable water depth, and since the masthead punched a MF sail their VHF might have been torn away. I'd like to know more about the day's wind conditions before I make a conclusion. I wonder if the wind shadow of the MF or a focused stream of air off her building sized sails rounded up Stand-by. Remember this SF Bay and its reputation for teaching hard lessons. Phil Agur <http://www.catalina27.org/public_pages/profile270.htm> s/v Wing Tip Secretary, Call Sign WCW3485 IC27/270A MMSI 366901790 <http://www.catalina27.org> www.catalina27.org Vessel Doc# 1039809 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Shugarts Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 3:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Rules of the Road Yes, if I were going to give any advice to the 40-footer crew, it would be "even if you had the right of way, don't do THAT again!" If you look at the situation, the difference between the T-bone collision of small to large, versus large to small, was only a few seconds. The two kinds of collisions are almost equally likely, once you create the conditions for a collision in the first place. If the larger had hit the smaller amidships, it would have sunk her in two seconds. --Dave S. (Demitri) On 10/27/08 6:15 PM, "Joe McCary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I posted the link but don't have any further information. It is amazing to see how the 40' boat could hit the MF (MF is supposed to stand for Maltase Falcon but may have alternative meaning). The later images show the damage to the 40' boat which was substantial, but I am sure it is way less in dollars than the damage to the MF. Joe McCary Aeolus II, West River, MD [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Shugarts I could not tell for sure from the comments, etc., but have we heard exactly what the occupants of the 40-footer had to say? Also, there are so many photos, but there is no photo to prove or disprove the contention that they were on parallel courses and the smaller vessel tacked into a crossing course with the larger. Dave S. (Demitri) __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3560 (20081027) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
