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Todd A. Hart
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Ruby Princess rescues boat adrift.

Lights are on , mast is up, it's calm, what's the problem? Navigational power? , there's a sail on the boom. I'd be out salvaging that boat if I was in the Bahamas. I guess ALL French aren't good multihull sailors.


 
Posted : January 25, 2012 12:52 pm
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Lost navigational power? Does that mean the rudder fell off?


 
Posted : January 25, 2012 1:37 pm
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Looks like the navigation computer/device went out so they abandoned ship?


 
Posted : January 25, 2012 1:40 pm
Todd A. Hart
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Originally Posted by John Williams
Lost navigational power? Does that mean the rudder fell off?

That's about the only thing I could think of. As calm as it is a floorboard or something would work if you didn't have an emergency rudder.Maybe they were out of water and food , that's about all that would get me to abandon that boat.


 
Posted : January 25, 2012 1:49 pm
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Well, the French do have a reputation for giving up...just sayin'.


 
Posted : January 25, 2012 2:24 pm
 Karl
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Originally Posted by TeamChums
Well, the French do have a reputation for giving up...just sayin'.

Damn it Lee, ya beat me to it.


 
Posted : January 25, 2012 3:29 pm
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Karl, brain freeze slows down your thinking. You need to move South.


 
Posted : January 25, 2012 3:41 pm
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I would have followed the cruse ship to there next port. But you shouldn't beat them up you have no idea how long they were out there.....


 
Posted : January 25, 2012 4:46 pm
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They should be very thankful they weren't in the Med and picked up by the Costa Concordia


 
Posted : January 26, 2012 9:03 am
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