William_H
Well-Known Member
News tonight has story of a 62 yo lone sailor who was knocked of his boat in big seas. He had a lifejacket on and swam for 3 hrs to shore. He crawled out on a stone break water and got some fishermen to help him. He is now in hospital with hyperthermia. The boat was a popular local design S80 26ft more of a racing boat than cruising but very stiff. Powered by outboard motor and pictures looks like he did not have life lines. Seas have been rough due to a passage of a strong front over the weekend.
He was doing a voyage to Bunbury about 100NM south of from Fremantle. He apparently did not set up search and rescue time with local rescue group. They have installed repeaters down the coast so all in VHF range. He was lucky to survive. No one knew he was there. His boat was pictured being towed in apparently none the worse for wear. I recognised the boat as one that used to race at our club. The moral of this story is use a safety harness. Do not fall off your boat. be careful; olewill
PS sorry this got inadertently posted as a reply to another post olewill
He was doing a voyage to Bunbury about 100NM south of from Fremantle. He apparently did not set up search and rescue time with local rescue group. They have installed repeaters down the coast so all in VHF range. He was lucky to survive. No one knew he was there. His boat was pictured being towed in apparently none the worse for wear. I recognised the boat as one that used to race at our club. The moral of this story is use a safety harness. Do not fall off your boat. be careful; olewill
PS sorry this got inadertently posted as a reply to another post olewill
