Bruce snapped ALOT more photos, video too, didn't want to bore you with all of them. Here are the highlights of our cruise from St. Thomas, USVI to Falmouth, ME:
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Click on the photo to view the slideshow.</a>
Cathy
CD32 Realization, #3
Rahway, NJ
Raritan Bay
Photos snapped during delivery cruise from Caribbean....
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Cathy Monaghan
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Cathy,
Great photos. Hope the trip itself was as beautiful! Those photos at Jost Van Dyke and Marina Cay bring back lotsa memories for me. Most recent are from December 2008. Thanks for posting the slideshow!!
Great photos. Hope the trip itself was as beautiful! Those photos at Jost Van Dyke and Marina Cay bring back lotsa memories for me. Most recent are from December 2008. Thanks for posting the slideshow!!
"I desire no more delight, than to be under sail and gone tonight."
(W. Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice)
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Cathy Monaghan
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Dismasted vessel on our route.....
Thought you might find this interesting.
In the twilight hours of June 5th we were about 100 nm south of Block Island, RI on our way to Maine from Bermuda when we passed a few "go fast" racing boats heading south into the gale that was had just skirted. Allen commented that they must be crazy.
A couple hours later we heard a report over the VHF that they were all participating in the Bermuda 1-2 and that one of the boats, Carbon Neutral, had been dismasted. They mentioned that the CG had been informed of his position but that he was not requesting assistance at that time. The radio relay also mentioned that he had been in contact with both SeaTow and Towboat U.S. and that both tow operators were willing to go get him but they wanted him to sign a salvage contract which he wouldn't do. The skipper of Carbon Neutral (Jay Sharkey) decided he would try to jury-rig his boat and sail back to Newport. The race participants chatted awhile regarding Carbon Neutral and her skipper never leaving Ch. 16. Then the radio was quiet.
At the 5:00 a.m. change of watch aboard Whisper (the vessel we were sailing to Maine), Bruce was relieving Allen when Bruce spotted something orange up ahead. It was Carbon Neutral. We were now about 40 nm south of Block Island.
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Carbon Neutral's skipper, Jay Sharkey, had rigged the spinnaker pole as a mast and was flying his bright orange trysail. We sailed right up to him and sailed back and forth around him to talk. He only had a handheld VHF and one of the other racers had left him with a SATphone. The SATphone wasn't working very well. So we got close enough to talk. Did I mention that we had skirted a gale and it had been raining and windy all night? Anyway, the seas were still lumpy with the wind blowing about 15-20 kts at the time we met up with him and abating.
During the night both of his rudders broke off below the gudgeons and he had no engine so he couldn't steer. At one point he also went overboard. He mentioned to us that he was mildly hypothermic.
After first saying that he didn't want us to contact the USCG for him he asked us to do it anyway. So we relayed his position and status to the USCG as well as providing a description of the vessel emphasizing her bright orange trysail. The CG gave us an ETA from Montauk and we passed that on to Jay. We asked the CG if they wanted us to continue standing by Carbon Neutral until they arrived and they said they weren't asking us to. We asked Jay if he wanted us to standby and he said we didn't have to. So we reluctantly bid him good luck and continued on our way. About a half hour later we passed the USCG vessell which was on its way to Carbon Neutral. They removed him from his boat and attempted to tow the boat but she took on water and was a total loss.
You can read about it here: http://www.sailorsforthesea.org/Program ... acing.aspx
http://www.27east.com/story_detail.cfm? ... wn=Montauk
http://www.bermuda1-2.org/
Cathy
(crew aboard S/Y Whisper)
CD32 Realization, #3
Rahway, NJ
Raritan Bay
In the twilight hours of June 5th we were about 100 nm south of Block Island, RI on our way to Maine from Bermuda when we passed a few "go fast" racing boats heading south into the gale that was had just skirted. Allen commented that they must be crazy.
A couple hours later we heard a report over the VHF that they were all participating in the Bermuda 1-2 and that one of the boats, Carbon Neutral, had been dismasted. They mentioned that the CG had been informed of his position but that he was not requesting assistance at that time. The radio relay also mentioned that he had been in contact with both SeaTow and Towboat U.S. and that both tow operators were willing to go get him but they wanted him to sign a salvage contract which he wouldn't do. The skipper of Carbon Neutral (Jay Sharkey) decided he would try to jury-rig his boat and sail back to Newport. The race participants chatted awhile regarding Carbon Neutral and her skipper never leaving Ch. 16. Then the radio was quiet.
At the 5:00 a.m. change of watch aboard Whisper (the vessel we were sailing to Maine), Bruce was relieving Allen when Bruce spotted something orange up ahead. It was Carbon Neutral. We were now about 40 nm south of Block Island.
<a href="http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/ ... .jpg"><img width="600" src="http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/ ... 1.jpg"></a>
<a href="http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/ ... .jpg"><img width="600" src="http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c349/ ... 3.jpg"></a>
Carbon Neutral's skipper, Jay Sharkey, had rigged the spinnaker pole as a mast and was flying his bright orange trysail. We sailed right up to him and sailed back and forth around him to talk. He only had a handheld VHF and one of the other racers had left him with a SATphone. The SATphone wasn't working very well. So we got close enough to talk. Did I mention that we had skirted a gale and it had been raining and windy all night? Anyway, the seas were still lumpy with the wind blowing about 15-20 kts at the time we met up with him and abating.
During the night both of his rudders broke off below the gudgeons and he had no engine so he couldn't steer. At one point he also went overboard. He mentioned to us that he was mildly hypothermic.
After first saying that he didn't want us to contact the USCG for him he asked us to do it anyway. So we relayed his position and status to the USCG as well as providing a description of the vessel emphasizing her bright orange trysail. The CG gave us an ETA from Montauk and we passed that on to Jay. We asked the CG if they wanted us to continue standing by Carbon Neutral until they arrived and they said they weren't asking us to. We asked Jay if he wanted us to standby and he said we didn't have to. So we reluctantly bid him good luck and continued on our way. About a half hour later we passed the USCG vessell which was on its way to Carbon Neutral. They removed him from his boat and attempted to tow the boat but she took on water and was a total loss.
You can read about it here: http://www.sailorsforthesea.org/Program ... acing.aspx
http://www.27east.com/story_detail.cfm? ... wn=Montauk
http://www.bermuda1-2.org/
Cathy
(crew aboard S/Y Whisper)
CD32 Realization, #3
Rahway, NJ
Raritan Bay
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Dean Abramson
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Excellent!
Great photos. What a trip! I am envious.
Thanks for sharing.
Dean
Thanks for sharing.
Dean
Dean Abramson
Cape Dory 31 "Loda May"
Falmouth, Maine
Cape Dory 31 "Loda May"
Falmouth, Maine
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Cathy Monaghan
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Video of dismasted "Carbon Neutral"...
Bruce captured this video, and the stills, of Carbon Neutral during our final pass before heading for Block Island. You'll hear Allen wishing Jay good luck and letting him know that the USCG is on their way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOl4G9OZMk4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOl4G9OZMk4
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Cathy Monaghan
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Bruce's videos of the cruise....
Bruce edited his video and uploaded these 3 videos to YouTube. They're each just under 10 minutes long. So if you've got time to waste...........enjoy!
Whisper's Cruise from Saint Thomas, USVI to Falmouth, ME
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClAxCyGp9Ao
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8CmMoHX5-Q
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGtD0rHZ4lU
Cathy
CD32 Realization #3
Rahway, NJ
Raritan Bay
Whisper's Cruise from Saint Thomas, USVI to Falmouth, ME
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClAxCyGp9Ao
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8CmMoHX5-Q
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGtD0rHZ4lU
Cathy
CD32 Realization #3
Rahway, NJ
Raritan Bay