Comentarii la: Marinarul explică dezastrul de navigație din Mobile Bay

De: @pburgvenom

@pburgvenom — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:09:24 +0000

weather is the skippers responsibility…

De: @codymoore694

@codymoore694 — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 04:28:07 +0000

Dolphin island. Pronounced not spelled silent L

De: @sleethmitchell

@sleethmitchell — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:28:39 +0000

so, ron and hannah survived, i hope…

De: @cristianjosedeoliveira3166

@cristianjosedeoliveira3166 — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 23:59:47 +0000

Beautiful

De: @bbt305

@bbt305 — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 11:14:42 +0000

What happened to Ron and Hannah? No closure in the story?! Even if we asume what happened, the story should say what happened!!!

De: @geraldinesasquatch3728

@geraldinesasquatch3728 — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 20:17:55 +0000

It's easy to look in 2020 hindsight and say they shouldn't have gone. Thing is, NOAA can be a bit of a drama queen, NOAA has a greater risk in under selling a thing than over selling it. NOAA is not known to be particularly accurate, esp. with particular timing and intensity. That is just the nature of predicting nature. Having been in similar situations as the one to make that call for the boat, you listen to NOAA, look at the radar, and make your best guess. Sure, that line of storms is coming, but you might think "We'll make it back, or be able to duck behind …" Or, you think "I've been in squalls before, this is no big deal" You make that call based on your boat, your crew, your experience etc. 36' ocean cruiser is made to survive a squall like that. Beach cat, maybe not so much, but they have speed on their side, and the ability to beach. 4ksb, yeah, probably better to not. Race committee sometimes should make the call, a lot of people will race as long as there is a race, and so their call is important. I've gone out when I shouldn't have, knowing that if I just finished, I'd beat the boats that stayed at the dock. To win any race it is often about taking more risk than your competitors, getting closer to that line between ruin and glory. On the other hand, a bigger distance race like that, the assumption is that the racers should be able to handle whatever comes up. The bigger the race, the less likely it is to be cancelled. I've heard race committees get flak for cancelling in what turns out to be good weather. Sometimes you call it wrong. If you want to stay safe, stay in bed. If you want adventure and glory you need to take risk. If this sort of thing didn't happen occasionally, the racing/sailing wouldn't be fun.

De: @rogerbannon3595

@rogerbannon3595 — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 14:27:37 +0000

Extraordinary decision making against the background of such a serious forecast and dreadful operational incompetence. Lucky that the loss of life was not much greater.

De: @powerofone1645

@powerofone1645 — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 07:33:37 +0000

Today's weather forcasts are very good. Captains just need to listen and take heed. There are no race winners when anyone in the race get is killed.

De: @HikerBikerMoter

@HikerBikerMoter — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 06:56:18 +0000

The race organizer cancelled the race and announced it in their website. Then pressure forced him to wdrawthe cancelation and even had the nerve to say it was in error.
*The idea that someone will allow a race to go thru KNOWING that a storm was heading their way is is just absolutely baffling

De: @jackrabbit5047

@jackrabbit5047 — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 17:29:16 +0000

I never leave the dock if there is a bad forecast in the wind. My boat is extremely capable (Alberg 30), which is a great comfort if caught out unawares. But even so, it is foolish to place yourself in harm's way when there is no necessity. Good seamanship is not the skill you display beating into a storm, but rather, exercising good judgment in keeping boat and crew safe.