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• A friend is a couple days from St. Marteen -- after making way from Long Island...
  • Sure glad I'm following Don Street's advice...
    • It looked like the Gulf Stream and winds created up to 25' short waves and badly mixed seas
      • Eric is really, really good at this...
      • I was wrong, he's about 500 miles out. Here's his latest message:
        • I always lauph when I read one of those "Yukkk not my way to travel." comments.
    • Fill me in Jon, give us the Cliff Notes version ...
      • It's the same Eric, from Huntington, NY.
    • Steering failures seem to be the majority of reasons for abandoning.
      • I agree about a skeg but...
        • rod vs tube
          • The reason I think soliid is better...
            • The truth is that none of this stuff lasts forever
              • Very True...
    • Did they scuttle Elle or
      • Run into...I would guess...
  • Looks like Riot is one that limped into Bermuda. Buggered steering and many other failures, 23-year-old captain...
    • Roger that.