Steve Cramer wrote: AFAIK, nobody has the jurisdiction to close the ocean, thanks be. FYI, the US Coast Guard claims the authority to terminate any voyage where it determines that the vessel is manifestly unsafe for the conditions. Readers of "The Perfect Storm" may recall that this authority was used to force a sailor to abandon his perfectly seaworthy sailboat far out in the Atlantic during the storm (the sailboat later washed up upright and perfectly unharmed on a Maryland beach). just when you thought it was (up to you to determine that it was) safe to go back in the water . . . --Karl Coplan *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In fact the boat was a WestSail-32 a legend in cruising sailboats. I believe the owner furled the sails and intended to ride out the storm using the windage of the rig to steady the boat. Having been in a similar situation for a very short period of time I can report it's scary but do-able. Richard Smith ----- Original Message ----- From: Coplan, Karl <KCoplan_at_law.pace.edu> To: <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 3:52 PM Subject: [Paddlewise] Authority to Close the Ocean > Steve Cramer wrote: > > AFAIK, nobody has the jurisdiction to close the ocean, thanks be. > > > > FYI, the US Coast Guard claims the authority to terminate any voyage where > it determines that the vessel is manifestly unsafe for the conditions. > Readers of "The Perfect Storm" may recall that this authority was used to > force a sailor to abandon his perfectly seaworthy sailboat far out in the > Atlantic during the storm (the sailboat later washed up upright and > perfectly unharmed on a Maryland beach). > > just when you thought it was (up to you to determine that it was) safe to go > back in the water . . . > > --Karl Coplan > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not > to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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