The fact that you see a dinghy hanging off the back of the boat does not preclude the carrying of a proper liferaft or 2.
I will bet my left nut they had a liferaft.
To what end? Motor home? Maneuver alongside a ship? Where are we going?
Given the sea state and the deteriorating forecast, I think putting a sole in a rib along side would have resulted in death.
Not to mention they probably had enough gasoline for what? 4 hours?
I think its a great idea in...
Yes...the anchor system is obviously "compromised".
I wonder if the way to temporarily support the longeron is to take a line from one of the stay (martingale) padeyes midway down the fwd inner hull, underneath the longeron, and up to the opposing hulls bow cleat; repeat on opposite hull. At...
If I had to venture a guess, I would say this boat was headed to St Maarten and hull 3 headed to Miami.
Its a shame...the blood, sweat and tears GB poured into hull 1 is off the charts.