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High Wind Sailboat Rescue Creve Coeur Lake - May 24th  Bottom

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    Edited by creative on May 25, 2012 - 12:25 PM.
  • Strong work!

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    Sheet In!
    Bob
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    Prindle 18-2 #244 "Wakizashi"
    Prindle 16 #3690 "Pegasus" Sold (sigh)
    AZ Multihull Fleet 42 member
    (Way) Past Commodore of Prindle Fleet 14
    Arizona, USA
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  • Was that mast stuck in the mud? The top of that sail sure looked dark.

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    Scott,
    ‘92 H18 w/SX wings
    ‘95 Hobie Funseeker 12 (Holder 12)
    ‘96/‘01/‘14 Hobie Waves
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  • Yes, stuck in the mud. We had that happen to 470s in Galveston Bay which is only 10 ft deep on average. If the crew doesn't get off the hull quickly, their weight drives the mast down. Then wind and waves jab the mast into the mud like a needle. Typically, you get a power boat to help and they pull too hard and bend your mast. It looks like using wind power was a nice gentle pull.

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    John Fricker
    Prindle 16
    Seabrook, Texas
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  • Did it once on a hobie 405, luckily i could stand there and pulled it out. righted it and sailed on. capsized 20 times that day, we were planing even without the kite.

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    Stefan, Denmark.
    H14,H16,P16,P18,SC17,N5.8
    Team StaySail
    http://www.staysail.eu
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