Boat capsized in wolfeboro

4Fun · 05-26-2009, 12:24 PM

Skip must be off today.... Here's the link

We were out in this wind yesterday about this time. It was an UGLY ride from Wolf to Moultonboro...

http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll...940/-1/CITIZEN

NightWing · 05-26-2009, 12:30 PM

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granitebox · 05-26-2009, 12:34 PM

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4Fun · 05-26-2009, 12:46 PM

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tis · 05-26-2009, 04:34 PM

That doesn't surprise me. It was REALLY windy and cool out there late in the afternoon with tons of boat waves. We had the big boat so the waves didn't bother us, but I wouldn't have wanted to be out there in a small boat.

fatlazyless · 05-26-2009, 05:22 PM

Good thing the water has warmed up enough so swimming is basically doable in a bathing suit. Just stay with that submerged bowrider, runabout, cruiser, etc and wait for a passing sailboat to give a rescue.

OCDACTIVE · 05-26-2009, 06:07 PM

You gotta be careful in winds like that. Common sense goes a very long way. If your boat can't handle it then don't try it... I would guess they were not traveling safely or prudently for the conditions.

bigRazor · 05-26-2009, 06:11 PM

Anyone know what boat it was? The article didn't say.

Island Life · 05-26-2009, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

That doesn't surprise me. It was REALLY windy and cool out there late in the afternoon with tons of boat waves. We had the big boat so the waves didn't bother us, but I wouldn't have wanted to be out there in a small boat.

The article mentioned 10 people on board. If it was a small boat, it would have been riding pretty low in the water (I'm assuming they were all adults because it didn't mention children) and the chop would have been real trouble.

ApS · 05-26-2009, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless

"...Just stay with that submerged bowrider, runabout, cruiser, etc and wait for a passing sailboat to give a rescue..."

From the most recent Soundings magazine:

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US SAILING recently awarded its Arthur B. Hanson Rescue Medal to three teenage sailors and a father and son team from New Orleans' Southern Yacht Club credited with saving the lives of three adults whose boat had capsized...Chris Algero, 15 years old, Clerc Cooper, 14, and Jon Nunn, 14, were sailing their Club's 19-foot Flying Scot on a windy January day when they noticed a shallow-draft fishing boat, having difficulty with its outboard engine, being tossed about in the heavy chop. As they watched, the boat swamped and capsized. The teenagers sailed closer to assist the three adults, who had been dumped into the frigid water, noticing as they approached that the victims were without floatation devices and having a hard time keeping their heads above the surface.

(The 14-year-old gal, Clerc, did most of the rescueing).

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Originally Posted by Island Life

"...If it was a small boat, it would have been riding pretty low in the water..."

Official capacities are too generous, IMHO: How low would a 22-foot Crownline ride with 19 adults on board?

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Originally Posted by tis

"...We had the big boat so the waves didn't bother us, but I wouldn't have wanted to be out there in a small boat..."

Last Thursday was worse. The wind had high velocity gusts from an uncommon direction: West.

A half-dozen boats (22+ footers) entered the Broads, with only one turning back. At 4:10 PM, I saw a "throwable device"—a seat cushion—go floating by. A minute later, a second seat cushion floated by!

Both cushions were blue and white, and were being flipped over and over by the wind and wave actions!

Other items floated by, suggesting a debris field.

Concerned, I dialed the MP's number: (877-642-9700).

A State Police dispatcher answered instead. She cheerfully said the MP's had all gone home, and I was to call my local P.D. instead.

(What a sweet voice, though. If I was to be fired some day, I wouldn't at all mind getting the news from her!

)

I called the MPs Friday morning, and they were unaware of any capsizes on Thursday. Maybe Towboat/US knows.

05-26-2009, 12:24 PM	#1
4Fun Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 283 Thanks: 1 Thanked 66 Times in 38 Posts	Boat capsized in wolfeboro Skip must be off today.... Here's the link We were out in this wind yesterday about this time. It was an UGLY ride from Wolf to Moultonboro... http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll...940/-1/CITIZEN

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granitebox Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Steamboat Springs - Bear Island Posts: 152 Thanks: 134 Thanked 80 Times in 35 Posts	try this http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll...940/-1/CITIZEN

05-26-2009, 05:22 PM	#6
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,526 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 295 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	Good thing the water has warmed up enough so swimming is basically doable in a bathing suit. Just stay with that submerged bowrider, runabout, cruiser, etc and wait for a passing sailboat to give a rescue. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

05-26-2009, 06:07 PM	#7
OCDACTIVE Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fort Myers FL / Moultonboro Posts: 1,045 Thanks: 444 Thanked 574 Times in 178 Posts	You gotta be careful in winds like that. Common sense goes a very long way. If your boat can't handle it then don't try it... I would guess they were not traveling safely or prudently for the conditions. __________________ Have you had your Vessel Inspected Yet?

05-26-2009, 04:34 PM	#5
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,409 Thanks: 719 Thanked 1,381 Times in 957 Posts	That doesn't surprise me. It was REALLY windy and cool out there late in the afternoon with tons of boat waves. We had the big boat so the waves didn't bother us, but I wouldn't have wanted to be out there in a small boat.

05-26-2009, 06:11 PM	#8
bigRazor Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pelham, NH Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Anyone know what boat it was? The article didn't say.