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Vendee Globe and Alex Thomson / Hugo Boss
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mainsail1
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So now we know the sailor is rescued, what about his boat?
Does anyone go and check that it is not a hazard to shipping, possibly floating just below the surface?
Does anyone go and check that it is not a hazard to shipping, possibly floating just below the surface?
flaming
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You think a boat that folded in half didn't sink....?
cherod
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It may be a problem to some of cpt sensibles palls but i doubt that anyone else should bother them selves unduely ?
Frogmogman
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Le Nivose is based at La Reunion, I should imagine the Kergeulen islands are in her patrol area.
capnsensible
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Why would that be so?
cherod
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Coz theres not that many of us live “ under the sea “
cherod
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Are there still rebellious natives to be subdued down that way ?
KINGFISHER 8
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matt1
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Depends where it folded relative to watertight bulkheads. Alex’s old boat floated quite a while....or part of it did
cherod
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What , again , merci merci !
dolabriform
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cherod
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So they know where that is and have just left it poluting the beach , should they not get their buts down there and clean that mess up ?Depends where it folded relative to watertight bulkheads. Alex’s old boat floated quite a while....or part of it did
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Sandy
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Thank you.
cherod
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“ patrolling “
, is it those pesky penguins again ?
matt1
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No, not at all. They went and recovered it from South America and disposed of it accordingly
Ravi
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Mudisox to post saying that Escoffier has never been in a life raft and doesn't know what he is talking about in 5.. 4... ,3..... 2...... 1
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cherod
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Ravi
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One thing that surprised me about this incident is that the survival kit in the life raft did not include a PLB type device.
I am pretty sure that the top of the range liferafts that I see when fantasy chandlery shopping include these as part of the kit.
I suppose that these racers obsess about reducing weight in the boat but still......
I am also surprised that they don't have personal EPIRBS permanently attached to their seasuits.
The events also give me the idea of having a handheld GPS that can run on batteries in my grab bag. I sort of assumed that Ii would have time to pick up the boat VHF but - 4 seconds!
I am pretty sure that the top of the range liferafts that I see when fantasy chandlery shopping include these as part of the kit.
I suppose that these racers obsess about reducing weight in the boat but still......
I am also surprised that they don't have personal EPIRBS permanently attached to their seasuits.
The events also give me the idea of having a handheld GPS that can run on batteries in my grab bag. I sort of assumed that Ii would have time to pick up the boat VHF but - 4 seconds!
zoidberg
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I strongly suggest that Ravi has not been in a life raft for any length of time, or in any poor sea state.
Well, yes. Once upon a time, I taught that stuff..... and not in a swimming pool. But it doesn't matter.
As for "the 'banana' he talks about is the Silzig buoy "... so that's what it's called! I'd seen those draped across the sterns of a number of 'protos' in Douarnenez. Every day a schoolday...