Another Flipped Sailboat
http://broadneck.patch.com/articles/...-in-chesapeake
Gee, with the winds we've been having, who would've thought? :confused: Quote:
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"We are also investigating whether alcohol played a factor in this."
Any one want to bet ? :rolleyes: 7 to 1 odds answer is yes. One lucky guy to survive overnight. If his body temp was as low as reported - likely he did not have much longer to live. |
Foolish to go out at night, at 18 no less, after drinking...
I have no issue with a few drinks on the water...But stupidity is, well, just plain stupid.... Having someone else there is a good idea, having all safety gear is smart, a good fear of the water is something we should all have, and common sense could stop a lot of these dumb as sh#$@t episodes.... |
I'll admit to about 1/2 the dumb a$$ stuff I did in late teens / early twenties.
Once statue of limitations is up - I'll confess to other half :D Amazed I lived through a lot of it , sadly good few buddies did not. Water skiing at night , swimming around the boat 30 miles out while chumming for sharks , home made explosives. Think man upstairs has a soft spot for dumb a$$es and gives a few extra to the nine lives. Sure the young sailboater used up 4-5 already. |
Ha ! You and me both....I am surprised I made it to 18...Much less 21...
Not sure how many times Scott or I found each other in a bed with someone neither of us knew, woke up in a gutter, ate McDonald's that was 2 to 3 days old...Bought a 5th of Andre Extra Dry and OJ for breakfast, etc... Nothin my kids will ever know...What was done in my teens and early twenties, stays there.... ;) |
Even if the kid wasn't drunk, he ought to have his sanity checked.
Yeah, guilty of plenty of dumbass stuff in my younger days, and still a fair amount of dumbass stuff at 42 years old. Hope he's ok....I'll see if I can find any updates. That's 3 flipped blowboats that I know of this year already.:( |
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Now, at the still young age of 26, I still do my fair share of dumb stuff, but do it on a much different basis. I always say that the years you spend in college aren't real life ;) |
i dont know how i'm alive today. kid got lucky, as many of us has.
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Are light not required on a sailboat at night. He is REAL lucky to be alive............Gary
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