Disturbing: A Strange Case of Justice

At approximately 9:30 p.m. on April 29, 2006, five friends on a 27-foot O’Day were sailing on California’s Clear Lake. It was a dark, almost moonless night with barely a hint of wind. The sailboat was ghosting through the water when a 24-foot Baja Outlaw with three people aboard sped through the darkness and struck the sailboat’s starboard stern quarter. After a brief investigation by the Lake County Sheriff ’s Department, 39-year-old Bismark Dinius, who had been at the helm of the sailboat, was charged with manslaughter and now faces up to four years in jail. The driver of the powerboat, Deputy Sheriff Russell Perdock, was not charged. Perdock is the number two official at the Lake County Sheriff ’s Department. If you think there’s a story here, you’re right. And the story is still unfolding…CLICK “CONTINUE READING” FOR LINK TO FULL ARTICLE.

Even 350 Miles Away, Ike Jacks Our Tides

9:00 a.m. Gulfport, Florida, high tide. Driving down to the marina to check out an expected two to three feet above normal high tide, I’m stopped halfway down 29th st, my normal route to the marina. The road is flooded. If I had a Humscalade or other monster earth wrecking vehicle I may have made [...]

Shipwreck Video - Dom Mee

This is the raw video footage recently recovered from the boat Little Murka off the coast of Ireland. Dom Mee the owner of Little Murka was caught in the largest hurricane on record in 2005 - in a 14′ boat.
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Dead Whale + Dynamite = Bad Idea

Ouch

ORCAS ISLAND — Washington state ferries Sealth and Evergreen State helped remove 27 people from a 133-foot historic sailboat that ran aground at Orcas Island today, the Coast Guard said.

“Nola Notes” Strike a Chord

A few years ago while fanning through an old copy of Chapman Piloting that was left aboard my boat by a previous owner, I discovered a lost treasure. There, stuck between the pages of nautical knowledge was a single sheet of wide-ruled notebook paper. Written neatly in pen at the very top it read: “Nola” [...]

Capsize Caps

I’m in a “laugh at others” mood this morning. Somehow ended up on YouTube watching capsize videos. So, for your entertainment, here’s what…