She Had The Whole Ocean To Steer In - So What Happened..?
She Had The Whole Ocean To Steer In - So What Happened..?
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im

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34,302 posts

247 months

Wednesday 9th September 2009
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...she bashed into a bloody great 63,000-tonne freighter.

rofl

"The whole incident gives me confidence - wow, I can actually handle this," she said.

hehe

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Jessic...


pokethepope

2,667 posts

218 months

Wednesday 9th September 2009
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"she crashed despite being in radio contact with the freighter" or words to that effect:

I know nothing about sailing, but i'm fairly sure the small, manouvreable boat is supposed to be the one that gets out the way.

Fittster

20,120 posts

243 months

Wednesday 9th September 2009
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pokethepope said:
"she crashed despite being in radio contact with the freighter" or words to that effect:

I know nothing about sailing, but i'm fairly sure the small, manouvreable boat is supposed to be the one that gets out the way.
Power should give way to sail. I'm sure sailing geeks will give chapter and verse on the col regs shortly.

MaxAndRuby

6,792 posts

262 months

Thursday 10th September 2009
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Women - know your limits.