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Old 10-18-2007, 01:19 PM   #94
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Originally Posted by Acres per Second
Yup. Gotta hate those reckless sailboaters.
Mean like these guys? http://www.ch-consult.com/Lake-Malawi-Story.htm
Was the boat at fault in that story, or was it the skipper?

I have a friend that was aboard a big sailboat that ran aground at night due to a gross navigational error and a crew member died in the accident. I have another friend who capsized a Daysailer on Squam Lake in October and came very close to dying of hypothermia before he and his buddies were rescued. People do dumb and dangerous things in sailboats too, I know I'm guilty of pushing sailboats too hard, bet you have done it too, it's fun, but it is dangerous.
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