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First line of copy from their 2 page spread ad on the inside cover of CRUISING WORLD, March issue: OK, so by "high latitudes", perhaps they mean The Hamptons? :-)

Well, as the photos taken from the OCEAN CRESCENT indicated, the coachroof/deckhouse structure appeared to be reasonably intact, not distorted or 'crushed' by the dismasting to any noticeable extent... Given that these boats are supposed to be the ultimate platform for riding out serious storms...

Probably just me, but I would consider the "coachroof" - or whatever else that greenhouse might be called - to be a significant component of RAINMAKER's "structure"... Without it, that Ultimate Couples Globe Girdler is nothing but an overgrown beach cat... On the other hand, after supposedly...

Ahhh, thanks, I had missed that... Sure would be interesting to see that pic... :-) She must have really been put thru the wringer, if the coachroof was "gone"...

Interesting, this is the first I've ever heard of this... Any idea where Clean's comments are to be found? Perhaps I missed them looking back thru the older posts on the front page... Any idea where she was located at the time she was found? Must have been pretty far gone if no subsequent...

Huh? Are you saying that RAINMAKER has been sighted, and photographed, since she was abandoned? Got a link? I can't find any mention on the front page, going back to Part 3 of the interview with the skipper..

I think the odds were fairly decent that this tender, with 5 people aboard... ...might have been able to manage this sea state... these guys off the CG cutter SEQUOIA based in Guam would probably have a more informed opinion, however :-)

Sorry, that was my grammatically convoluted reference to this quote, in which CB seems not to make any distinction between a drogue, and a sea anchor... In most discussions of storm tactics, it seems commonly understood that sea anchors are deployed from the bow in an effort to park the boat...

If so, then the skipper's assertion that he would have no hesitation to take that boat into that forecast again would be analogous to...???

That was one of my first thoughts when this story broke, as well, but now I'm not so sure... Mr Johnstone claims, after all, as proven by having ridden out 70 knot "gales" in the North Atlantic on other Gunboats, that the preferred tactic is to raise the boards, simply lie ahull, and let the...

Agreed... a pretty strong finish to a very good interview, overall...

Speaking of ringing endorsements...

Well, Miles and Beryl Smeeton are no longer around, but I'll bet a McGyver like John Guzzwell might have some clues :-) Have a look at this film of TZU HANG sailing in the Southern Ocean, then compare it with the long infrared shots of RAINMAKER from the CG rescue video, then hazard a guess...

One that will no doubt finally include a plausible explanation of how - after 28 hours of so of sailing following their departure from Hatteras Inlet, which included a full night @ 18-20 knot speeds, and then throttling back to 7-10 the next morning as conditions deteriorated - they still only...

Uhhh, you forgot to mention unstepping the mast, and motoring down the ICW to Charleston, no? :-) Yeah, if those guys like Bernard Stamm would only revert to hank-on headsails, and sheet-to-tiller or windvane self-steering, well... then perhaps I just MIGHT think about considering them to be...

But, aren't sliding doors generally known for their watertight integrity? ;-)) Even something as simple as a pair of additional vertical channels on the door frame into which conventional washboards might be dropped, would at least seem to be better than nothing as an emergency backup...

I dunno, the way I read that is that he's describing the door/companionway to access the port hull... Would make sense that would be the one damaged, as it is directly below the main point of impact, and breakage of the port window... As I understand it, that's a sliding door that goes into a...

That will be interesting to see, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if Mr Cohen (or, the mother of his son, perhaps) - like the owner of the Alpha 42 Hull #1 - decides to "go in a different direction"... :-) MauiPunter made the very good point that - in the absence of any clue as to what...

I dunno, RAINMAKER would be sitting pretty somewhere today, if only they'd considered his passage plan... :-))

What, have you been living in a cave in Afghanistan for the last decade, or something? :-)