"Lost" at sea...

This whole thing seemed fishy since the first report came out. How did that algae grow so far up the side of their boat? No spare parts or knowledge how to repair the engine? No working pumps in the engine room to keep the rainwater out? In one report they said their spreader had a bent bolt, so they couldn't use their sails. A person could probably come up with a solution if they were at all handy in 5 months time. I wondered why they didn't have an EPIRB on board. Turns out they did have one but didn't deploy it. They only brought it along in case their publicity stunt went terribly wrong, which hadn't happened yet. I hope they make them pay for all the resources they used.
 
There are quotes of them talking about tiger shark "schools" organizing and teaching their young how to "hunt". They claimed these magic sharks were problem solving on how to get to their dogs. :roll: Put down the bong.....
 
Thanks for the link...Publicity stunt--where was the boat and gals, for the 5 months. Book deal, movie in mind?

"Pupule"...Apparently known about the Marina where she kept the boat as being crazy. One account said she had intentionally grounded the boat to "meet some firemen". The full length interview, shows some real delusions. Some interesting comments about this on "Sailing Anarchy".

Meteorologists do not support the story of a severe storm shortly after she left. If so, why not turn back or to nearby Island? They could have gone into harbor at Maui and Lanai, but claimed no harbors on these Islands deep enough for their boat (not true). Certainly not prepared either from skill set, emotional, or spares standpoint. If it was a spreader bolt damaged--still could sail on opposite tack, could sail with fully reefed main (head below the spreaders). They had a spinnaker halyard--one way to stabilize a rig with a damaged spreader, is to use a strut or spinnaker pole, to guy out the halyard on damaged side, and then take full load on the halyard. We always carried spare metal, bolts, rigging, wood, tools etc to repair any damage aboard--had plans for Jury rig. Full careful inspection by going aloft right before any passage--go up to masthead, and swing back and forth checking every fitting carefully.

Supposedly was close to, or at several Islands, including Tahiti, Kiribati, and Cooks. CG communication in June, a few hundred miles off Tahiti... After the supposed storm

Communication gear--didn't use EPRIB (didn't want CG to use resources.) Supposedly had ham and ?SSB?. (Back stay appears to have insulator for antenna). Engine room flooded (why?)--didn't have spare starter- (one if the standard spares for diesels --along with extra alternator, set of injector lines and injectors, water pumps and rebuild kits-- sparelift pump/or electric lift pump) Didn't talk about what navigation gear they had...10 knot currents at sea? 20 to 30 foot "tiger sharks". Were in the "Devil's Triangle" where boats disappear, or come out with crew missing."

The fouling on the sides of the boat suggests that she was rolling around a lot of time//but the bottom was completely clean--darn good bottom paint...

We always lost weight at sea--because you are constantly moving to offset the motion of the boat. These gals and the dogs were very well nourished...

By the way, we have known a number of female sailors, both single handed and all lady crews, and we have the greatest respect for these accomplished sailors.
 
I just read a report from NPR where Jennifer Appel, the more experienced of the pair stated she used 6 tons of fiberglass to strengthen the hull in preparation for the trip. 6 Tons!!!

That seems like a lot of fiberglass.

Appel's partner had never been on a boat before. Great choice of trip and captain for your first experience :shock:
 
PaulNBriannaLynn":3sufxgok said:
I just read a report from NPR where Jennifer Appel, the more experienced of the pair stated she used 6 tons of fiberglass to strengthen the hull in preparation for the trip. 6 Tons!!!
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Kaka. What would that cost? $30K? $40K? Doubt the hippie has $1000 to her name. Did she just slap it on there? She also said she added to the keel to make it 8.5' deep. What would all this material weigh? LOTS.

More holes than Swiss cheese.
 
Whoa!! That's just the kind of business I'd expect from this person. In their interview, you could see she had the "crazy eyes". Learned from working in Everett for 5 years how to spot those!

I thought about ordering me up some of that fancy dirt but I just made up a new tin foil hat, so I think Im safe for a while.
 
I agree, they looked pretty well fed. Probably all "Baloney" and poppycock.

Sounds like a promo for a book and movie deal to me.

EPIRB not deployed.

No attempt at reasonable repairs.

Huge lack of skills: sailing, mechanical, communication. (Obviously they could eat OK.)

Whole case of poor choices and bad decisions.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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you could see she had the "crazy eyes"
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Yep. I've seen it in real sociopaths. So delusional, even she believes herself. Wonder what the Samoan girl's story is? They only "met" two weeks prior to shoving off. Obviously, she is either weak-willed and easily manipulated or "in on it".
 
There are a few things I disagree with in the link above. Most of those were in a comment by Blue Dave at the end of the link. Here is a U tube video which is 40 minutes long, and also makes a number of excellent points.

It is entirely possible that the boat will survive and someone will salvage it--and if they examine the gear and systems aboard, it will give a lot of what the real story is. It is certainly not what the gals are telling. 2 people cannot handle a boat that size? There is the Volvo around the world race in 60' footers which are far more complex. Marie and I sailed in a boat larger than this 10's of thousands of miles across oceans with only the two of us aboard. (OK we did have some help part of the way from a Labrador Retriever...) We know of one boat this size which was abandoned about 100 miles off the Coast of Calif. and was found over 3 years later in the South China Sea--mostly intact, was salvaged and went on to sail again.

Some one made an assumption that the boat had a hand pumped survival type of water maker. It is far more likely that they had some 12 volt powered type of water maker--and these are far more robust than the one pictured in the cited thread.

In any case the two girls got their 2 minutes of fame. (I don't even give them 15 minutes)
 
Ah, Dr. Bob, the difference would be: you and Marie know how to navigate and handle a boat, and (from what I am reading), these women could not find their ass with both hands and a funnel. 8)
 
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