Tag Archive 'aground'

Jan 29 2011

2011 – Safety at Sea: Lessons so far this year for Channel Islands boaters

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Nov 22 2010

Aground! – what’s the lesson for Oxnard and Ventura Sailors?

An evening sail turns into a nightmare for Mai Tai It’s always easy to pass judgment when you’re viewing the wreckage the day after. Nice to look at it in the light of day and pontificate. And I’ve heard a lot of that (and done a fair amount myself), but as we used to say [...]

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Nov 29 2009

PLAN ZERO

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Photo: Chris Tucker Sailtime Chris Tucker in his Sailtime Blog has some great pictures of a near disaster this weekend in Channel Islands harbor. He makes an excellent case for having a PLAN B when things don’t go as planned. Chris points out that these guys probably could have avoided scaring the hell out of [...]

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Oct 21 2009

Sink, sank, sunk …. lessons learned from recent boating mishaps in Southern California

F/V Lady Frances aground at Smugglers. USCG photo. It’s been a tough fishing season for the squid fleet and brisk business for Channel Watch Marine, the local Vessel Assist team. Lady Frances, above, is in the shipyards now, but not for repair. She’ll be cut up and most likely end up in a landfill. Another [...]

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Oct 11 2009

Aground in the Channel Islands

  by Dennis – the Bosun – Dreith   This past Saturday was one of those days that really makes you realize why you took up sailing. Dan and I were taking a couple from Colorado on a two-day sail to Santa Cruz Isl. The forecast was for clear skies and warm temperatures with light [...]

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