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shari
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EMERGENCY in ABREOJOS
morning nomads...a friend of ours has shipwrecked her sailboat between La Bocana and Abreojos and needs assistance...does anyone have phone #'s of any
nomads in that area I can call??? I will do a full report later...we are trying to get a handle on this....Sarah and her crew Peter (one of our
guests) are OK but shaken...boat is totalled.
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Bajaboy
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Try and get a hold of Whistler...he's been down there for many years. Send him a U2U
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shari
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i really need a phone number as quickly as possible
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shari
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OK, story is...folks she was buddy boating with set a course for Bahia Santa Maria and gave Sarah the course to follow...she did...why they didnt
figure on the dangerous rock 6 miles offshore and give it a wide berth I dont know. The rock is a very very small one but the pinnacle sticks up
sharply and can hole a boat....but it is so small it's just bad luck to actually hit it...hmmm...fate works in strange ways. But they did and the boat
quickly filled with water and Sarah headed for shore where they hit the only rock in that little sandy bay and got hung up on it...another
bummer...the 2 boats she was with didnt' respond to her mayday on several channels but a mexican fisherman did and he called the navy who tried to get
to them on a panga but couldnt manage to they ended up swimming for shore! Wow! they lost everything including passports, money etc and we will be
beachcombing to look for stuff. They were able to get to the boat at low tide to salvage some things and we are trying to figure out how to get the
engine out...Sarah told me if she could sell the engine maybe she could get another boat and continue on...boy that girl has huevos! So everyone is
safe but the boat is ripped apart...will post photos when I get them.
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BajaGringo
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Wow! Glad they are safe...
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fixtrauma
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Whoa!! What a day!
Sorry I can't help. Keep us up to date. Thanks.
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nancyinpdx
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
Wow! Glad they are safe... |
Me too! Thank God! Thanks for the update. I will pray for them that their stuff is salvaged and that they can sell the motor.
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Paulina
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Shari,
Check your u2u, email sent.
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\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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BajaGeoff
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What an incredible double-stroke of bad luck. Hope they find all of their stuff and get a new boat. Glad they are safe....and I really admire their
persistence in the face of such rotten circumstances.
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ELINVESTIG8R
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I'm so glad they are ok!
Speaking of boating problems, Rolli at Mama Espinoza's took in a man and a woman with a couple of kids after their boat sank at an unknown location. I
did not inquire as to what happened but heard that fishermen plucked the family from the ocean and brought them to Mama's. He is a Frenchman and his
wife is Peruvian.
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Cypress
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Salvage an engine etc? Cutting torches, wrenches to fit? In the surf under water? Heavy lifting boom? Good luck.
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shari
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much depends on if it has sand and salt water in it...may not be worth the trouble. MOre news at 11.
What I want to do is mobilize people in the area to keep an eye out for stuff that washes up on the beach.
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
much depends on if it has sand and salt water in it...may not be worth the trouble. MOre news at 11.
What I want to do is mobilize people in the area to keep an eye out for stuff that washes up on the beach. |
What about the fishing coop in Abreojos?
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mike odell
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Shari,
Sorry to here about this, but glad all hands are ok, if I can help with
something, let me know. Lost a boat and the contents myself, so know the feeling. Best to Sarah and Peter.
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shari
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thanks all for your concern...latest update...sarah and peter arrived back in Asuncion yesterday afternoon...a couple of the Baja Boyz went to get her
and they got off some very soggy deisel soaked personal stuff. Sarah arrived with a borrowed jacket, t-shirt and sweatpants but no shoes!
They look a bit stressed and certainly tired as they hadnt slept at all and just been through a horrifying experience....but arrived still smiling!
The Baja Boyz donated some of their clothes, shoes and hats and we all went out for a huge buffet dinner at La Palapa restaurant on the beach.
After chowing down and draining several bottles of wine, the survivors were ready to tell their harrowing story which was a fascinating tale of a
string of mishaps and plain bad luck. After hitting the rock at sea and taking on water, they headed for shore to try and beach the boat. When they
got close on one side they saw big breakers and to port saw calmer water so chose that which turned out to be the rocky side where they got hung up on
a big rock which ripped the boat apart. It is a long story and we video'd Sarah and Peter's description. Here they are reflecting on their
misadventure.
We then proceeded to the campground for a big fire, music and more stories of daring do on the Boyz final night in Asuncion. Kevin entertained us with
some wine bottle slide guitar.
At dawn this morning Sarah,Juan, and his partner Martin set out to the wreck to see what they can salvage. Sarah plans to try to sell the gear to
raise funds to get another boat asap. In the meantime she is here with us until she can get back on her feet...or sea legs.
Anyone who has contacts with yacht gear dealers or has any ideas on how to sell the stuff please let us know. I'm thinking maybe an add listing all
the things...or maybe somehow get the stuff up to a sailors exchange in San diego or something. Sarah sold everything she had and invested her life
savings into her boat and has lost everything...but she is strong and determined to sail home. She wants to spend the summer in baja and may try to
get to La Paz where she has a friend who owns a restaurant there.
Thank you Baja Boyz for your kindness and all the beer you provided this week...it was quite a group!
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Shari, we Nomads (and everyone else for that matter) are fortunate to have friends like you and Juan in Baja. Your mobilization to help those in
trouble is commendable but not surprising. We're a long way South but if there is anything we can do to help out let us know.........dt & jt
Hey, is that our yard bird cooker?.......still need to do that trip report..
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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shari
you might want to take a look at this,, it might be helpful for selling some ofhttp://thelog.com/Home/LogMain.aspx her stuff
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http://thelog.com/Home/LogMain.aspx
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Whatever happened to Wandering Puffin?????
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shari
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We finally got a message through to Wandering Puffin by going up to the highest hill here and I was able to get them on the VHF. They continued on to
bahia santa maria and I should hear from them sometime today. So much for buddy boating eh! It is outrageous that while buddy boating your buddies
arent monitering the radio when you call a mayday what were they thinking?
Which brings up a point I want to stress...again...when convoying or buddy travelling...PLEASE do just that...please be in sight of your
buddy...otherwise it doesnt work. The buddy behind could have an emergency and you wouldnt know it till it might be too late...so keep close or in
radio contact at least.
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