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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19958775
Very sad.
OK, she was very foolish, but that hardly deserves this outcome.
Very sad.
OK, she was very foolish, but that hardly deserves this outcome.
Big thread on YBW.
Polarised opinion on there - some saying she was daft to attempt a 20 hour solo with limited training, others saying that going to sea is inherently dangerous and that she was simply unlucky.
One thing which has come up as odd is her choice of boat. It's a fin keel, yet she was planning to take it to a river which drys to hard, so a bilge keeler would have made much more sense.
Still, may she rest in peace.
Polarised opinion on there - some saying she was daft to attempt a 20 hour solo with limited training, others saying that going to sea is inherently dangerous and that she was simply unlucky.
One thing which has come up as odd is her choice of boat. It's a fin keel, yet she was planning to take it to a river which drys to hard, so a bilge keeler would have made much more sense.
Still, may she rest in peace.
The whole north coast of Cornwall and Devon has been a deathtrap for centuries - there are literally thousands of wrecks on its shores. It is a rocky coast, with very few safe harbours, massive tidal flows and, worst of all, it is normally lee shore which means that the wind blows towards the land.
There are many, many ways it could have gone wrong:
poor navigation
poor estimation of tidal flows around Land's End
becoming ill
falling a breaking a leg
engine failure
run down by a ship
hit by boom
losing balance and falling over the side
falling asleep
wrongly positioned waypoints in autopilot
disorientation
incapacitation through seasickness
rig failure
hull /keel failure
no wind and no engine in a tidal stream
arm / leg caught in a loop in the anchor line and pulled overboard
peeing over the side and slipping in
being sick over the side and slipping in
filling a bucket with seawater and being dragged in (the last three are very common)
gas explosion
hitting object - whale, shipping container, etc
problem with foresail furler so unable to claw off the lee shore
inability for whatever reason to use VHF radio
inability to deploy life raft
to name only a few.
'For those in peril on the sea'
There are many, many ways it could have gone wrong:
poor navigation
poor estimation of tidal flows around Land's End
becoming ill
falling a breaking a leg
engine failure
run down by a ship
hit by boom
losing balance and falling over the side
falling asleep
wrongly positioned waypoints in autopilot
disorientation
incapacitation through seasickness
rig failure
hull /keel failure
no wind and no engine in a tidal stream
arm / leg caught in a loop in the anchor line and pulled overboard
peeing over the side and slipping in
being sick over the side and slipping in
filling a bucket with seawater and being dragged in (the last three are very common)
gas explosion
hitting object - whale, shipping container, etc
problem with foresail furler so unable to claw off the lee shore
inability for whatever reason to use VHF radio
inability to deploy life raft
to name only a few.
'For those in peril on the sea'
Edited by Ayahuasca on Tuesday 16th October 21:24
Simpo Two said:
And the husband didn't sound overly concerned, simply saying she was a very good sailor. You wonder why he wasn't on board as well.
According to a post on ybw.com he has a disability that makes sailing a non-starter. Plenty of things could possibly have gone wrong but without the lady in question being around to answer questions I don't think the exact details will come out.
Edited by Fittster on Wednesday 17th October 15:14
Ayahuasca said:
The whole north coast of Cornwall and Devon has been a deathtrap for centuries - there are literally thousands of wrecks on its shores. It is a rocky coast, with very few safe harbours, massive tidal flows and, worst of all, it is normally lee shore which means that the wind blows towards the land.
There are many, many ways it could have gone wrong:
to name only a few.
'For those in peril on the sea'
You missed a biggie, the wreckers!There are many, many ways it could have gone wrong:
to name only a few.
'For those in peril on the sea'
Edited by Ayahuasca on Tuesday 16th October 21:24
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
Very strange story IMHO.
Rust on the experience, conditions and coastline.
Going to sea in a 100% unknown boat, and not worried about the paperwork / completion of the sale.
Odd.
And more than meets the eye I would bet.
Rust on the experience, conditions and coastline.
Going to sea in a 100% unknown boat, and not worried about the paperwork / completion of the sale.
Odd.
And more than meets the eye I would bet.
BBC article said:
Mrs Unwin bought the £32,000 yacht in Falmouth and was accompanied by Carol Unwin, her ex-husband who she had remarried on 5 October.
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