On 3/11/2013 6:21 AM, Ian Malcolm wrote:
> Bruce in Bangkok<brucein...@invalif.addr> wrote in
>
news:da8qj8h0f40k2r22c...@4ax.com:
>
>> On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:13:41 -0400, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
>> <greghall@home.fåke> wrote:
>>
>>> San Francisco racing sailors give sailors in general a bad name.
>>>
>>>
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SAILBOAT_RACE_DEATH?SITE=AP&S
>>> ECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-03-10-05-29-48
>>>
>>> Negligence, stupidity, irresponsibility, ignorance and death.
>>
>>
>> Wrong again. What gives sailors a bad name are the "trailer trash"
>> living in tiny yellow anchor buoys.
>>
>
> I am sure that most of us have been out in worse in smaller craft. The
> issue here is a brand new boat suffered steering failure in conditions
> that reportedly were not that extreme - 8' waves and 25-30 Kt winds
> shouldn't have been a problem for any 32' boat marketed for coastal use.
>
> Its pointless to speculate or assign blame until the cause of the
> steering failure can be determined. However I would be looking at the
> organising clubs equipment requirements and at the manufacturer as much
> as at the skipper and crew's experience and seamanship.
>