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by Chuck Hawley, |
Subject: Emergencies, Heavy Weather
A boating accident on Lake Tahoe June 21 took 8 lives in a very short amount of time. The skipper wasn’t drinking, the incident took place around 3:00pm in the afternoon, the boat was in excellent condition, and there were plenty of lifejackets on…
by Chuck Hawley, |
Subject: Emergencies
by Mark Lenci, |
Subject: Seamanship and Awareness, Emergencies
2024 Search and Rescue Experience in Lake SuperiorMark & Bev Lenci, M/V Friendship 4We have decades of worldwide cruising experience, but those years never included being the primary vessel in a search and rescue (SAR) event. Then in one week,…
by Multiple CCA members, |
Subject: Procedures and Practices, Safety Gear, Boat, Rendering Assistance, Communications
Three yachts participating in or returning from the 2024 Newport Bermuda Race incurred severe flooding and were abandoned. All aboard were rescued without death or injury. All three yachts later sank. US Sailing, the CCA, and the BROC empaneled…
by Jeffrey Wisch, MD, |
Subject: Medical, Medical
Our fleet surgeon, Jeffrey S. Wisch, M.D., has prepared the attached memorandum which contains excellent advice and a comprehensive medical list.  Updated…
by Chuck Hawley, |
Subject: Overboard