Hi Nat,
One of the moderators on the C&S Forums identified the crew from CG records by name, he said the guy from Camden was crew, but of course they might have that backwards...
Another poster on CA is contending that someone is impersonating the owner on other forums, but I agree with you, the tone of all the posts I've seen allegedly from the owner appears to be the same...
Weirdest thing of all - aside from the abandonment itself, of course - is why on earth one of the few things the crew removed from the boat when they abandoned it was the SPOT transceiver... WTF???
best regards,
Jon