Mishaps

It Ain't All Rock And Roll.

Sometimes the sea can be a very scary place.

A very, very scary place.

Before you undertake a voyage to adventure, make sure you are well trained,
have some real sailing experience, and know how to survive if things go
wrong.
Believe me things can go wrong. Thank God I have my Navy training.

Don't assume that the guy sitting in his flight suit on the ready alert is
going to come and rescue you.
You might be out of range.

For God's sake, learn how to read the weather!
For home work, I made my sailing students keep a notebook chronicling
the daily weather. It had to have the forecast from the newspaper with
their own observations.

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Ouch!

Broken rig

The ABN Amro ran into problems during the Sydney to Hobart race.
Do you think she has some diesels running or is that jury rigged sail powering the boat?

Speaking of the Sydney to Hobart race; Goggle Earth has a live feed of the race.
Thanks to Eli Boat for the link.

Photo: Daniel Forster

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What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor?....Don't Let Him Steer The Ship! Video.

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UPDATE: I shot the sheriff, but I didn't shoot the deputy. According to Team Seacats, it was the bridge keeper who did the ugly deed by lowering the bridge before the ship passed. I apologize to all the fury animals in the audience for jumping to conclusions. Thank you and good night. Make that a triple barkeep!

Hat tip Mr. Boat Blog.

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What Happens When A Sailor Has A Wee Bit Of The Grog?