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Comment by Andrea on October 27, 2008 at 1:45pm

I just saw this article about a boat in FL, Tai Chi. I wonder why they refused the coast-guard's help?

Stranded Sailboat Causes Trouble By Sea & Land


http://cbs4.com/local/Stranded.Sailboat.Boat.2.848232.html

Comment by Captain Ron on August 27, 2008 at 9:09am

AHOY SAILMATES,

The regulars have spoken! Looks like the consensus for the revised venue for the Fall Flotilla Sail 08, Lake Mead NV/AZ is:

Friday, October 24- Friday October 31.

Unless the better depth can be had a Echo Bay ramp, we will still launch at Callville Bay ramp. Beach the boats over night in one of the coves SW of the marina tire jetty as before. Take note, the water is down some 12 feet since last Mead Madness Sail, so enter coves and beach with caution. Plan to get underway for other basins Sunday AM October 26. Use VHF Channel 68 on the hour to raise the group and determine our location.

I will be returning from my cruise with the folks on October 24, so I will be joining you probably PM on Saturday October 25. I plan on sailing early in October with the "Sailmeister" and leave my boat with mast up on the trailer in the lower parking lot of Callville Bay marina. And Remember;

"The Goal is the Voyage, NOT the Destination!"

Captain Ron

Comment by ___/)ances With Sails on July 30, 2008 at 5:59pm

For those who carry their bikes aboard.

http://www.lonestarrally.com/

Comment by Captain Ron on July 10, 2008 at 1:45am

Fall Flotilla Sail schedule for October 10-17, 2008. Open to all sailboats. Sailing to 5 basins of Lake Mead NV/AZ and overnighting in coves or courtesy dock of lake's marinas. Assemblying at Callville Bay Marina on 10-11 October with start off AM October 12 for Eastern Basins. Callville Bay Marina 12 miles East of Junction RT 167/147 on Northshore Scenic Drive, Lake Mead NV. Monitoring VHF Channel 68 on the hour to provide location of fleet. Contact: las_vegas_bay_macgregor_assoc@yahoo.com

Comment by Franc on June 27, 2008 at 9:52am

Somalia: Pirates demand $1M ransom for 4 Europeans
1 day ago

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A government minister says Somali gunmen have demanded $1 million for the release of a German couple, their young son and a French boat captain.

The Europeans were seized Monday from a yacht off the Gulf of Aden and taken to Puntland, a semiautonomous region of northern Somalia.

Jama Hirsi Farah, minister of state for security in the region, said Thursday that the kidnappers have demanded $1 million.

The condition of the captives is not clear. A clan elder who is helping negotiate says the boy is suffering from a fever and needs medical help.

Kidnappings and piracy are on the rise in Somalia, where hijackers demand — and often receive — huge ransoms. The 1,880-mile-long coast is overrun with pirates.

Comment by Mike Malone on June 18, 2008 at 10:04am

Zac Sunderland is a 16 years old. recently departed on a quest to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the world alone by yacht.
http://www.zacsunderland.com/blog/

Cheers, Mike
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Comment by ___/)ances With Sails on June 17, 2008 at 4:59am

The following are the final links to the coverage of Mr. Ben Edelstein's world cruise. The entire story was covered by Ms. Janet Wilson of the Austin Statesman.

MAP:
http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/06/24/80/image_7180246.jpg

Story:
http://www.statesman.com/life/content/life/stories/travel/06/15/0615sailorhome.html

PHOTO GALLERY:
http://www.statesman.com/ap/mediahub/media/slideshow/index.jsp?tId=110270

VIDEOS: http://www.statesman.com/news/content/multimedia/players/brightcove.html?bcpid=1459162514&bclid=1461295912&bctid=1606795038

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/multimedia/players/brightcove.html?bcpid=1459162514&bclid=1461295912&bctid=1606786065

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/multimedia/players/brightcove.html?bcpid=1459162514&bclid=1461295912&bctid=1606786059

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/multimedia/players/brightcove.html?bcpid=1459162514&bclid=1461295912&bctid=1606795040

Comment by ___/)ances With Sails on June 10, 2008 at 4:19am

Mr.Edelstein made landfall June 4, 2008. Landed at the Watergate Marina in Clear Lake, Texas after seven years cruising around the world. I made certain I was there to greet the Salty Dog.

His reads wear me out! Read his journal:
http://www.gypsysoulsailing.com/


Austin Statesman articles:
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/06/04/0604sailor.html

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/life/stories/archive/040603edelstein.html

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/life/stories/archive/122504edelstein.html

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/life/stories/archive/042906edelstein.html

Comment by Banana Wind on June 9, 2008 at 10:34pm

We've been steadily following this event since it happened. Our thoughts & prayers have already gone out to the Stone family ...and I believe it makes us all feel a little more humbled about our own rigs ....while very very rare, it is conceivable that the keel dropped off for whatever reason ...still, im pretty sure this story is long from over & I bet you a dollar to donuts that there will be one heck of an investigation on that boat.

Comment by ___/)ances With Sails on June 9, 2008 at 7:32pm

Pray for the friends, families and survivors.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=sailor+drowns+off+galveston+


Follow the race:
http://charthorizon.com/races/2008_galveston_veracruz/htdocs/#

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