I've been out of touch basically since Friday focusing on my server move.
But a lot of fellow sailors and friends had a really bad day yesterday. Boats and people broken as a extremely severe storm closed on the regatta of mixed mono's and multihulls with near hurricane winds for a brief time.
http://topics.al.com/tag/…ta%20disaster/index.html
http://www.al.com/news/mo…iting_on_dauphin_is.html
http://www.al.com/news/mo…ine_be.html#incart_river
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WOW! Dauphin Island Regatta Storm
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Posted: Apr 26, 2015 - 04:19 PM
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Posted: Apr 26, 2015 - 06:23 PM
This looked bad :
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Posted: Apr 26, 2015 - 06:23 PM
This looked bad :
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Posted: Apr 26, 2015 - 07:43 PM
I am pretty sure the missing and drowned are cat sailors. I was hoping someone on here would already know.
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Posted: Apr 26, 2015 - 09:35 PM
My understanding is that all cat sailors are safe and accounted for although most of their boats are damaged, some beyond repair.
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Posted: Apr 27, 2015 - 03:05 AM
I was out there in the storm on our H16. All the cat sailors are fine. I know an 18HT Javelin and a Hobie 20 were damaged beyond repair. I've seen pictures of the Javelin but not the 20.. Stuff was ridiculous where we were. Honestly it was much more intense than any of the videos I have seen from other boats. The best way I can describe it is based on what I saw on the radar on my phone shortly before we got hit. There was one smallish area on the radar that was in the red. Dauphin island was more in the green radar area. Our boat and my uncle's boat were literally in the red area when we encountered the storm.
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Posted: Apr 27, 2015 - 10:06 AM
They showed some video on the news of single hulls. Looked real windy, but oddly not too high of waves. At least in the vids I saw. Must have been horrible to have been caught in that storm...
Edited by goodsailing on Apr 27, 2015 - 10:06 AM.
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Posted: Apr 27, 2015 - 11:16 AM
waves, wind and storms often do not look very severe in video, esp gopro type video
i am sure it was much worse than it looked
i am blown away no one had lifejackets on - not to mention real foulies -
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Posted: Apr 27, 2015 - 04:08 PM
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Crazy.
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Posted: Apr 27, 2015 - 10:47 PM
New video interview of Chris and Mark Ederer talking about their experience on the (former) Javelin 18HT, sounds like Chris really got slung around when the boat got knocked down. I'm really glad they were so close to shore that they managed to swim in. That boat is EXTREMELY light.
http://www.wlox.com/story…rikes-mobile-bay-regatta
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Posted: Apr 28, 2015 - 09:22 AM
I've wondered about the hook on the harness causing a pinge problem especially if you were under the surface.... let alone being swung around like a rag doll at winds' mercy. Better design needed? What training is necessary for emergency release etc..
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Posted: Apr 28, 2015 - 12:57 PM
Here's a very nice interview with skipper Ron Gaston and crew 15 year old Hana Blalack (first time sailor) who got knocked over on their Hobie 16 and spent two hours in the water.
http://www.al.com/news/mo…atmate_lucky_thankf.html
Interesting tip along the way about the phone they used to call for help. An old out-of-service cell phone can still call 911, so they were carrying an old iPhone in a waterproof case and used it to talk to the coast guard, they were also able to give the CG their exact coordinates because they were carrying a hand held GPS.
For years now I've been carrying a waterproof VHF and a GPS whenever sailing in salt water. Seemed a little silly considering how "sheltered" most of the gulf waters I sail are, but I started doing it after a friend and his daughter were separated from their boat and it taking quite a while to find them despite it being the fairly enclosed area off Ocean Springs Yacht Club.
Great job Ron and Hana.
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Posted: Apr 28, 2015 - 03:01 PM
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Posted: Apr 29, 2015 - 02:49 PM
Has there been anyword on the 4 that were still missing? What handheld GPS would you recommend? I would need it to be resonably afforable. We recently had a shroud break on one of my captains in a gust that was on the front end of a pretty heavy thunderstorm, started pouring and surf picked up and I couldnt spot them from our rescue jetski because of poor visibilty and his mast fell. There was a young family on board, but luckily they drifted to the north end of the island. Could have been much worse....
Edited by si_beachcats on Apr 29, 2015 - 03:50 PM.
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Posted: Apr 30, 2015 - 12:19 PM
Surface marker buoy used by divers is good. Some are 6' long and inflated by mouth. Surface Marker Buoy
Edited by goodsailing on Apr 30, 2015 - 03:55 PM.
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Posted: Apr 30, 2015 - 05:59 PM
I am really sorry to hear of the loss of lives and boats. One person mentioned of a bimare Javelin being destroyed. I too have one of those boats and parts are not so easy to come by. If anyone knows how to contact him let me know. -
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Posted: Apr 30, 2015 - 06:26 PM
PM me and I will give you his number. The HT group is tight and well connected as a group.
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Posted: May 01, 2015 - 02:30 AM
Thank you Philip, Mark Ederer is an amazing sailor and team player not to mention a great guy ( his son too )
I do Slip to Ship and Island hop every year in ocean springs MS as well as Juanna's Good Time regatta - Navarre FL- and always see them. We've got a great Hobie 20 here in town for Michael since his boat was destroyed as well. Praying these guys can get back up and running before too long.
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