On Sunday, April 15, 2012 08:21:17 AM andy pugh did opine: > On 1 April 2012 16:24, gene heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/01/us/pacific-yacht-rescue/index.html > > > > Not good. Disabled in seas like that, they'll either need a tug, or > > to abandon. 400 miles out is a long way for a tug. > > They rigged the emergency steering and then jury-rigged the main > steering. In the end they still arrived in port earlier than the race > organisers expected, and set sail in the next leg fully repaired. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGl0ay04q9E > (fast-forward to 3min)
Not on my connection. :) That's good. And that, to me is a small boat for open water. > Jane, (who was, ironically, the crew doctor) is still in hospital with > a punctured lung, ruptured spleen and 4 fractured vertebrae, but is > expected to make a full, if slow, recovery. A year maybe, with surgeries to bridge the vertebrae & likely never be the same. But she must be made of sturdy stuff too. I wish her well. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> You are a fluke of the universe; you have no right to be here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
