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4. An offshore sailboat and an open runabout are very different animals.

Tue Jul 28, 2015, 10:29 AM

Jul 2015

I would not fish 50 miles offshore in an open skiff.

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Few clues emerge on fate of teens missing on fishing trip [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 OP

Doesn't look good after they found the boat capsized. mnhtnbb Jul 2015 #1

They are no longer with their boat, cwydro Jul 2015 #2

There are clues. MineralMan Jul 2015 #3

19 foot boat is ok going to Bahamas in good weather. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #5

They were what? 14 years old? MineralMan Jul 2015 #7

I agree, that may be a little young. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #8

There's such a huge difference between MineralMan Jul 2015 #9

There's many factors involved. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #20

I'm with you on this malaise Jul 2015 #10

I'm guessing your friends are well past 14, and already Blue_Tires Jul 2015 #19

Adults and very experienced. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #21

EPIRB mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 #24

Yes. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #25

An offshore sailboat and an open runabout are very different animals. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #4

It depends on the design. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #6

YMMV. My experience is in the northwest. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #15

We'd die from the heat in that pilot house. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #17

I guess I can see that. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #18

Even the most experienced SheilaT Jul 2015 #12

Oh, dear. Looks like they got into the Gulf Stream. Eleanors38 Jul 2015 #13

Gulfstream edge is just a mile or so offshore. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #22

Teenage boys just don't make smart decisions FLPanhandle Jul 2015 #14

even if they had proper training and experience at that age JI7 Jul 2015 #16

We don't know what happened. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #23

Wishing for a miracle. lostnfound Jul 2015 #26

Coast Guard: Search for teens will be suspended at sunset mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 #27

It's a shame greytdemocrat Jul 2015 #28