[C38] The loss of Hull #280

[Charles Finn]

Craig,
Terrible News!
With all the planning and work you and your wife did on her!
I am so happy you folks are ok!
What went regarding "steerage?"  Maybe this is something all of us 
should attend to?
This is the second boat of folks I know that had to abandon in this 
area....   The last group got picked up by a freighter and ended up in 
Germany! Their boat was sighted several times adrift of a year.
Sometimes this area is too quiet and you end up motoring and sometimes 
it is just hell day after day.  Even with the best forecasting, they 
just cannot get a reliable picture of where you were!
All the best to you and here is hoping for a quick and successful recovery!

Chuck Finn
Commodore
Mighty Quinn  #114
Great Lakes


On 12/12/2013 10:56 PM, Craig Sailor6147 wrote:
> I'm sorry to report that we lost "Wings" in weather 400 km west of 
> Bermuda on our way to the BVI's. We lost steerage and after bouncing 
> in 20-30ft seas for 3 days, the Coast Guard picked us up and flew us 
> back to Hampton Va. The boat was abandoned and if it didn't sink, it 
> will either be salvaged or destroyed by the navy. It was a great boat 
> and I'll miss her after 15 years of sailing her through The Great 
> Lakes, East Coast, The Keys and The Bahamas.
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> Craig Steinkraus
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