Collon Rescue

On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:10:52 -0500, "P. Drummond" <pat RemoveThis @ncf.ca.INVALID> wrote:

>hpeer wrote:
>> Anyone have any more info on this?
>>
>> http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2007/12/21/collon-rescue.html
>
>No - I've been following the news last few days to find out how Jean
>Raymond Collon and sailboat Grail Pilgrin could go to Bermuda without
>the ability to continue when the engine died. Didn't the boat have sails?

Pat,
This subject was raised in rec.boat.cruising a couple of days ago and elicited a
response from one of the Coast Guard crew who was involved. I can't remember the
details but it seems the rigging was damaged so sails couldn't be used.

Jan

"If you can't take a joke,you shouldn't have joined"

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Jan wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:10:52 -0500, "P. Drummond" <pat RemoveThis @ncf.ca.INVALID> wrote:
>
>> hpeer wrote:
>>> Anyone have any more info on this?
>>>
>>> http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2007/12/21/collon-rescue.html
>> No - I've been following the news last few days to find out how Jean
>> Raymond Collon and sailboat Grail Pilgrin could go to Bermuda without
>> the ability to continue when the engine died. Didn't the boat have sails?
>
> Pat,
> This subject was raised in rec.boat.cruising a couple of days ago and elicited a
> response from one of the Coast Guard crew who was involved. I can't remember the
> details but it seems the rigging was damaged so sails couldn't be used.
>
> Jan
>
> "If you can't take a joke,you shouldn't have joined"
>
The thread was titled something like "Giving the rest of us a bad name"

For some reason I can no longer see the thread on my newshosting access
but can through newsfreereader.
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hpeer wrote:
> Jan wrote:
>> On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:10:52 -0500, "P. Drummond" <pat.TakeThisOut@ncf.ca.INVALID>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> hpeer wrote:
>>>> Anyone have any more info on this?
>>>>
>>>> http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2007/12/21/collon-rescue.html
>>>>
>>> No - I've been following the news last few days to find out how Jean
>>> Raymond Collon and sailboat Grail Pilgrin could go to Bermuda without
>>> the ability to continue when the engine died. Didn't the boat have
>>> sails?
>>
>> Pat,
>> This subject was raised in rec.boat.cruising a couple of days ago and
>> elicited a
>> response from one of the Coast Guard crew who was involved. I can't
>> remember the
>> details but it seems the rigging was damaged so sails couldn't be used.
>>
>> Jan
>>
>> "If you can't take a joke,you shouldn't have joined"
>>
> The thread was titled something like "Giving the rest of us a bad name"
>
> For some reason I can no longer see the thread on my newshosting access
> but can through newsfreereader.

Another report from Boston with very few details about the boat except
they put a tracking device on board the abandoned 29' sailboat -
anyone want it?
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/12/23/sailor_seeking_to...ach_ber
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