Two sailors and dogs rescued after 5 months

[mr_fabulous]

yeah dogs and the pets are in far too good shape. 

complete BS.

they probably got tired of eating pussy every day for 5 months and left the little island they were hanging out on .

Now that's some entertaining sailor talk...you are referring to the dogs?...oh wait the GIRLS!

 

[Trickypig]

For those who think the slime on the hull is a sign of a conspiracy... it's not.

Look at any photos of boats that have been at sea for a long time and they'll get that slime.

The mighty Berrimilla would return from it's travels with slime growing on the hull and the same with Jon Sanders' boats when he finished his circumnavigations..

Just google the photos.

Why do these stories always ignite conspiracy theories here? I thought SA was a place of reason and experience.

 

[hdra]

Yeah, but the interesting bit is that you tend to need to be actually "sailing" for the slime to grow that far up the hull - when you're on one tack for a long time it definitely happens, but if you're just drifting about without sails up it seems questionable.  Odd to see it on a boat that has supposedly been adrift for so long.  Think perhaps they did in fact sail more than the articles imply?

 

[Trickypig]

Yeah, but the interesting bit is that you tend to need to be actually "sailing" for the slime to grow that far up the hull - when you're on one tack for a long time it definitely happens, but if you're just drifting about without sails up it seems questionable.  Odd to see it on a boat that has supposedly been adrift for so long.  Think perhaps they did in fact sail more than the articles imply?

That thing would roll like a pig.

 

[hdra]

yeah, that could definitely do it - would have been interesting if the boat had been recovered to have someone who knows what they're doing to take a look at the "broken mast"

 

[Rum Runner]

Sounds like the same story as the people who hike into the wilderness with a couple of granola bars and their cell phone. Suddenly it is dark and they are lost and expect the world to come and find them in some remote location.  The boat looked plenty seaworthy and large enough for the trip. What were these two women thinking?

 

[jack_sparrow]

I am very confused about these high seas disasters and multiple  threads being opened up. There is a dog or dogs involved? If I knew that then some lic lic has to be factored in. I think snags should be appointed to investigate this shit. Snags here are my notes to date.

 

[ryley]

According to the bullshit story told on NBC they left Hawaii on May 3 for Tahiti 2600nm away and didn't hit the storm, break anything or lose engine until May 30. WTF! This story is complete bullshit or they are the most incompetent/reckless sailors of all time.

Really? More incompetent than Void Ho, Chopper AND Rimas? I think they're actually 4th just on this site

 

[Trickypig]

I am very confused about these high seas disasters and multiple  threads being opened up. There is a dog or dogs involved? If I knew that then some lic lic has to be factored in. I think snags should be appointed to investigate this shit. Snags here are my notes to date.

The chicken and the dogs could compare notes.

(sorry Somebody)

 

[Trickypig]

Really? More incompetent than Void Ho, Chopper AND Rimas? I think they're actually 4th just on this site

Void Ho wasn't especially incompetent, just leads the stakes in woo woo and grifting.

 

[sunseeker]

Morons at sea. One of the women on the news this morning said "We believe we had less than 24 hours before the boat would sink."

I feel sorry for the dogs. Maybe a couple (or more) of the Navy sailors will be getting lucky though.

FB- Doug

Usually you are the voice of reason and responsibility. This statement is beyond lame. Aren’t you better than this?

 

[fingerbang]

Wait a second................The Sharks attacked the boat?  This really is a Tale of Surivival!

 

[Jud - s/v Sputnik]

For those who think the slime on the hull is a sign of a conspiracy... it's not.

Look at any photos of boats that have been at sea for a long time and they'll get that slime.

The mighty Berrimilla would return from it's travels with slime growing on the hull and the same with Jon Sanders' boats 

Why do these stories always ignite conspiracy theories here? I thought SA was a place of reason and experience.

Best conspiracy theory I've heard so far (not here) is that it was a propaganda exercise to show how fantastic and benevolent the U.S. Navy is.  I kid you not.  The ignorant news shows, though, are making the Navy look like studs, "postured" at all times to aid "mariners in distress"...

 

[chuckt]

Given the level of incompetence, they were crazy lucky the water maker or its power source didn't crap out on them.  At least someone had enough sense to have invested in that. 

 

[Steam Flyer]

Usually you are the voice of reason and responsibility. This statement is beyond lame. Aren’t you better than this?

Thanks for the compliment but ???? You may have me confused with somebody else.

That, and I was in the Navy.................

FB- Doug

 

[Jambalaya]

Idiots.

Saw a quote somewhere that a spreader had broken so they “could not sail”, nonsense with a small amount of effort they could set up a jury rig. Also quite how anyone these days would set off on a 2000 mile ocean passage without an EPIRB is beyond me. No battery powered handheld gps either ?

 

[Trickypig]

Usually you are the voice of reason and responsibility. This statement is beyond lame. Aren’t you better than this?

There's a B in LGBT and she did blow kisses to the sailors.

Just trying to be PC...

 

[Ed Lada]

No. It was on the Today Show. Caught 30 seconds on the way out the door to work at 7:20.  My wife was screaming at these two for being useless idiots with no business being on the water, 13 year old son asked my why they didn't just go up the mast and fix whatever was broke like we make him do.  So yes, completely ridiculous.  But it was our entertainment for the day.  Only downside is the rest of us who are competent may be subject to increased and unnecessary regulation thanks to jokers like these two and Rimas.   

Those 2 are idiots but your last statement is a bull shit straw man.  It ain't gonna happen.  

 

[freewheelin]

I'm suspecting there's a patreon account involved.

Ha. Exactly what I was thinking. "We sold everything and bought a sailboat!". Poor dogs...

 

[Trickypig]

Those 2 are idiots but your last statement is a bull shit straw man.  It ain't gonna happen.  

Happened in NZ, just sayin'