Apparently a submarine appeared in the middle of the Opti fleet, mid-race, at the 49th International Yachting Week, Mar del Plata.


link: http://forums.sailinganar…dex.php?showtopic=155009

and some more photo's:
http://www.clubracer.be/2…den-optimisten-wedstrijd

Haha, What if this happened to You .

Grtz, André



Edited by catmodding on Feb 09, 2014 - 10:48 PM.

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Prindle 18-2 (sold)
Dart 16 (hired and hooked)
13 mtr steel cutter (sold)
Etap 22, unsinkable sailing pocket cruiser.

Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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wow , that captain should lose his command

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"take your dreams down from the shelf take the measure of yourself upon a beckoning sea"
eileen quinn
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lets not condemn the sub skipper -
optis don't show on radar or sonar .... if you are coming up from depth .... you can't see until you breach the surface

If the optis had better sonar onboard ... this could be avoided!

they are suppose to clear the area with the periscope right ? at least thats what they said when they sank that japanese ship in hawaii

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"take your dreams down from the shelf take the measure of yourself upon a beckoning sea"
eileen quinn
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it was a bit tongue-in-cheek

this was the 49th annual event, the sub surely should have had some info to this...

it is not an uncommon snafu world wide

MN3

lets not condemn the sub skipper -
optis don't show on radar or sonar .... if you are coming up from depth .... you can't see until you breach the surface

If the optis had better sonar onboard ... this could be avoided!

The SONAR guys would have heard multiple "Starbord!" calls and protests. With my 18's dagger boards and rudders, they would be deaf from the singing and humming.

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Jeff
Houston TX
1986 Hobie 18 Sail# 13031
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