Re: [Emc-users] Trans-Pacific sailboat race that Andy is involved in

2012-04-15 Thread Dave
On 4/15/2012 5:49 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 1 April 2012 16:24, gene heskettghesk...@wdtv.com 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

Re: [Emc-users] Trans-Pacific sailboat race that Andy is involved in

2012-04-15 Thread andy pugh
On 15 April 2012 16:06, Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com wrote: Was your boat bashed around also from the same large waves or was that boat hit by a rogue wave? The other boats were further ahead and missed that particular weather system, though it was not a great deal more severe than what we had been

Re: [Emc-users] Trans-Pacific sailboat race that Andy is involved in

2012-04-15 Thread Dave
The second picture down on the first link: I would not consider that a wave... at least not regards to the Great Lakes waves we experience in the Midwest USA - I would consider that a mountain of water.. That is crazy big! I can't imagine that water mountain in the picture breaking over the

[Emc-users] Trans-Pacific sailboat race that Andy is involved in

2012-04-01 Thread Dave
Looks like Andy's boat made in to Oakland, CA ok, he was on the Derry-Londonderry http://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/ But the lagging boat ran into some hard weather and is disabled at sea! http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/01/us/pacific-yacht-rescue/index.html Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Trans-Pacific sailboat race that Andy is involved in

2012-04-01 Thread gene heskett
On Sunday, April 01, 2012 11:21:18 AM Dave did opine: Looks like Andy's boat made in to Oakland, CA ok, he was on the Derry-Londonderry http://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/ Good. But the lagging boat ran into some hard weather and is disabled at sea!