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MineralMan

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9. There's such a huge difference between

Reply to HooptieWagon (Reply #8)

Tue Jul 28, 2015, 10:57 AM

Jul 2015

sailing vessels designed for offshore and an open boat powered by an outboard motor. I saw the photos of the boat in question. It's a nice little fishing boat, but not really designed for serious offshore fishing. People do it with boats like that, but sensible ones avoid any kind of rough weather, even if there's only a slight chance of that weather.

This was a real tragedy, but a completely avoidable one.

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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

I haven't heard any reports on what the weather was during the time they went missing. cwydro Jul 2015 #11

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

I agree. My brother and I grew up in Florida. He was sailing from a very Nay Apr 2016 #29

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