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lumberjack_jeff

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80. The "windows" and "doors" "close".

Mon Apr 6, 2015, 01:25 AM

Apr 2015

Sailboats are (usually) designed such that the companionway is above the water even in a full knockdown. Only when the boat rolls completely over will any inflooding occur, and if the hatch is closed, only a small amount will come in. Enough to get everything wet, but not enough to compromise buoyancy.

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Why skeptics think a South Carolina sailor lied about being lost at sea for 66 days [View all] Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 OP

How could one fake being 200 miles out at sea on an overturned boat. n/t patricia92243 Apr 2015 #1

he was picked up from sea. I guess the doubt is regarding how long he was.out there Liberal_in_LA Apr 2015 #2

I've been skeptical from the first time I saw that story. Aerows Apr 2015 #3

Hahahaha malaise Apr 2015 #4

Hell, I got taken out by the tide Aerows Apr 2015 #9

The boat wasn't capsized by the time he was found. LisaL Apr 2015 #12

A boat, large enough to have a cabin Aerows Apr 2015 #14

So what it is that you think went on here? LisaL Apr 2015 #19

I think he was in a boat that looked really bad Aerows Apr 2015 #23

Yes. Sailboats are designed to be self-righting. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #33

In waters that are at 55F? Aerows Apr 2015 #39

I doubt that he broke his shoulder. I doubt that he lived on fish caught with dirty laundry. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #42

I assume that in early February during a Noreaster Aerows Apr 2015 #46

a) you don't get a sunburn while secured in the cabin of a sailboat in survival conditions lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #76

That portion of the story was misreported, just to confirm. Marr Apr 2015 #79

Thanks. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #82

Well? Aerows Apr 2015 #96

Yes. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #97

Props, LJ Aerows Apr 2015 #99

I'm interested to hear the lessons he learned. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #100

One of the comments at the link explains treestar Apr 2015 #95

Here too. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #98

Yep - everything was wrong with his appearance malaise Apr 2015 #15

And by the dates he gives Aerows Apr 2015 #28

And as you pointed out there were more than a few Noreasters this year malaise Apr 2015 #32

This is *literally* one of those stories Aerows Apr 2015 #54

But but but malaise Apr 2015 #88

That was what struck me. I expected a skinny wrinkled burned guy with "sea legs" when he came ashore Hekate Apr 2015 #85

a seaworthy craft (more or less)..saved rainwater & sushi SoCalDem Apr 2015 #31

That capsized and he turned it over in waters that would make the body Aerows Apr 2015 #34

He didn't turn it over, it turned itself over - as it is designed to. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #37

Well, I'm aware of elements Aerows Apr 2015 #41

35' sailboat <> canoe lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #43

If your boat capsizes in late January Aerows Apr 2015 #48

I know what capsizing means. That's not it. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #77

And you are completely sure that no one Aerows Apr 2015 #53

There is no evidence he was anywhere else. LisaL Apr 2015 #70

Agreed LiberalFighter Apr 2015 #5

This story is ridiculous johnnysad Apr 2015 #6

Really! Unless he shaved on the boat that rescued him, too. MY goatee is bigger than that, and Ghost in the Machine Apr 2015 #22

He claimed to have been lost 66 days ago Aerows Apr 2015 #25

They could fertilize all the crops in the Country with this story! Oh, wait... Ghost in the Machine Apr 2015 #40

That makes sense. zappaman Apr 2015 #75

As much sense as his story, anyways :-) Ghost in the Machine Apr 2015 #101

hmm, interesting Takket Apr 2015 #7

Apparently he lost a very large amount of weight. LisaL Apr 2015 #74

He doesn't have a hint of sunburn. LeftyMom Apr 2015 #8

I'm blond haired and blue eyed Aerows Apr 2015 #10

He claims he was sitting in his cabin most of the time. LisaL Apr 2015 #11

He heroically righted a capsized boat Aerows Apr 2015 #16

He was found at sea, in a boat that looked very bad, and apparently haven't been LisaL Apr 2015 #17

If what he said was true, he was lost at the end of January. Aerows Apr 2015 #26

Sister Aimee Semple McPherson disappeared for five weeks and was presumed drowned at Venice Beach LeftyMom Apr 2015 #29

Well, when these "clever people" come up with something that prove this guy wasn't at sea all this LisaL Apr 2015 #72

Party at sea with secret lover. morningfog Apr 2015 #51

we heard it wrong olddots Apr 2015 #13

My reaction was the same as others who have expressed a heavy dose of skepticism... Grammy23 Apr 2015 #18

66 Days ago Aerows Apr 2015 #20

I'm not saying it was aliens.... IdaBriggs Apr 2015 #21

"According to Jordan�s family, he capsized at least twice more." pugetres Apr 2015 #24

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Apr 2015 #35

I wondered about that dry Bible myself - LiberalElite Apr 2015 #47

Throughout the entire tale, the Bible was always my yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #60

Oh, you just don't know an uplifting story when you hear one. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #27

This story is "up-lifting" something, all right Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #83

Yep.This has 'movie deal financed by Roma Downey' written all over it. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #92

Temperatures of the mid-south Atlantic during February and March Aerows Apr 2015 #30

Wasn't he reported missing SheilaT Apr 2015 #36

He was sailing Appalachian Trail Brother Buzz Apr 2015 #45

Yep Kalidurga Apr 2015 #63

I was just going to say the same thing. Greybnk48 Apr 2015 #90

Do we really need to investigate the story? yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #62

You are right. 840high Apr 2015 #66

The taxpayers and the USCG expended money and human energy to rescue that guy. MADem Apr 2015 #81

Yes, all that Hekate Apr 2015 #86

I'll take the man's word for it. BlueJazz Apr 2015 #38

Were it Australia Aerows Apr 2015 #50

Frankly, I'm confused about the whole thing. On the BBC news yesterday (I think) they said he had... BlueJazz Apr 2015 #56

Supposedly he was fishing off the coast of NC Aerows Apr 2015 #57

....to his amazement, looked down and discovered an Acme portable heat dryer with super... BlueJazz Apr 2015 #61

Did he get himself a go-fund-me account yet? misterhighwasted Apr 2015 #44

That's the only thing I can conclude. Aerows Apr 2015 #49

Yup. cwydro Apr 2015 #52

OK, sailors answer me this indie9197 Apr 2015 #55

I think some of the issue is the translation of Aerows Apr 2015 #58

I didn't get into the temp issue indie9197 Apr 2015 #64

How come a glass held upside down under water holds air? Brother Buzz Apr 2015 #59

The "windows" and "doors" "close". lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #80

His lips should have been blistered Politicalboi Apr 2015 #65

He is a very healthy looking guy right now. LisaL Apr 2015 #71

So it was all just his diet plan. morningfog Apr 2015 #93

And found right before Easter!! darkangel218 Apr 2015 #67

Precisely malaise Apr 2015 #89

man..you people would even doubt God.... chillfactor Apr 2015 #68

Do not invoke Him Aerows Apr 2015 #69

I think if God told me he got lost at sea I would have myself evaluated... Marrah_G Apr 2015 #102

Who gives a shit. Calista241 Apr 2015 #73

Too much ignorance. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #78

Exactly. The only supposed "evidence" I have seen that LisaL Apr 2015 #84

I hear that he has a son who drifted away in a balloon Orrex Apr 2015 #87

"All indications that the Coast Guard has is that this guy seems to be telling the truth" lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #91

Very interesting treestar Apr 2015 #94