From the category archives:

Wrecked 'Em

Plane Overruns St. Barths Runway

by RumHead on June 2, 2009

On your way to a beautiful island, perhaps for a week of sailing the clear Caribbean waters. Don’t go too-too far now!

“That kinda….blows.”

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Sailboat Eaten By Machine

by RumHead on April 22, 2009

Not sure which is worse, the loud crunching sound or the guy laughing in the background.

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Smokers Find Dry Land

by RumHead on April 10, 2009

My wife just snapped this shot on the way home from work tonight. I couldn’t resist putting it up. Poor smoker.

Click the thumbnail for the big pic.

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Florida Couple Wrecks In Cuba

January 8, 2009

Interesting story from The Citrus County Chronicle about an Ozello, FL couple that sails from Jamica to Key West and bumps into Cuba along the way. Didn’t think it was possible to sail that close to Cuba without risking getting blown out of the water - much less hit a reef.
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Disturbing: A Strange Case of Justice

October 9, 2008

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.

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Even 350 Miles Away, Ike Jacks Our Tides

September 10, 2008

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 [...]

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Shipwreck Video - Dom Mee

July 20, 2008

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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