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People riding out Irma in sailboats- WTF?

Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 5:48 pm
by frankbreau
http://www.cnn.com/videos/weather/2017/ ... es-sot.cnn

This video raises a number of questions.... such as look at all the boats still in the water. Does everyone just cross their fingers? Hope they get an insurance check? Secretly hate their boats? Is it really that hard to get your boat pulled out of the water or put it on a trailer?

Also someone really needs to find this guy next week, assuming he's still around. He's gonna be a national hero.

Re: People riding out Irma in sailboats- WTF?

Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 6:03 pm
by kevm14
I really don't think this guy will survive if he really does this. Sadly, he'll probably die running (swimming?) for safety realizing it was a mistake. It will be too late by then.

Re: People riding out Irma in sailboats- WTF?

Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 12:49 am
by bill25
Um... At least the sails are down??? Seems like, maybe getting out of the direct path would be a better idea. According to the models, the winds drop to 30 mph by northern Florida.

Re: People riding out Irma in sailboats- WTF?

Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 11:16 am
by frankbreau
He also bears a striking resemblance to coconut pete from broken lizard's club dread.
coconut pete.jpg

Re: People riding out Irma in sailboats- WTF?

Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2017 8:46 am
by bill25
Things are starting to make sense now.

Re: People riding out Irma in sailboats- WTF?

Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 7:38 am
by dochielomn
This basically reminds me of one of Ron White's lines about how when a hurricane is coming, people saying how god will protect them and White says "who do you think is sending the hurricane?".