Couple sells everything for sailboat. It sinks on day 2

MSN ^ | Feb. 10, 2018 | Ryan W. Miller

[Innovative]

A Colorado couple said they sold everything they owned to buy a sailboat and set out for the open seas together.

Within two days, their dream became a nautical nightmare. On their way to Key West, Tanner Broadwell and Nikki Walsh's voyage abruptly ended in John’s Pass off Madeira Beach, Fla., when their 28-foot sailboat struck something underwater Wednesday night.

[vpintheak]

Had some bad luck combined with inexperience. Hope they learn a valuable lesson from this.
Typical millennials though.

[RandallFlagg]

“Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies......”

[GnuThere]

Next step, a GoFundMe page!

[lurk]

A fantastic metaphor.

[GingisK]

Was Captain Ron involved in this incident?

[Deaf Smith]

Maybe they were inspired by the Concorda and wanted to see how close to shore they could sail.

[cableguymn]

boat...

big hole in the water you throw money in to

So...

what exactly did they expect?

[freefdny]

It could have been worse they could have run into some gorillas.

[cableguymn]

looks completed..

https://www.gofundme.com/new-sailing-life

[Tea Party Terrorist]

"A Colorado couple."

Enough said.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Sailing is a relaxing blast! 36 foot Islander out of Sandusky.

[babygene]

a 28 foot boat is pretty small to go to sea in. I’ve seen life boats bigger than that.

[Enchante]

No, they didn’t have a house to sell. They had a used car to sell, and they started this adventure with something just over $10K, almost all of which they sank into the sailboat.... which promptly sank.

They sound like total incompetents, barely introduced to sailing and going through a difficult channel AT NIGHT, IN FOG. And they thought they would live on this boat for years to come, but they had no money (after buying and fixing the boat). Sounds like a perfect disaster couple, maybe Hollywood can make a movie.

[GnuThere]

Oh, that was fast. The comments on there are great.

[moehoward]

Oh boy.......

“Neither Broadwell nor Walsh had any boating experience, but that didn’t stop them from buying the 49-year-old vessel from Alabama, last April.”

[Delta 21]

[buffaloguy]

Too much weed. Weed and sailing don’t mix.

[samtheman]

Yup

[cyclotic]

A few years ago, my brother bought a 22’ sailboat with a cabin for $1000. The sails alone are the worth more.

[Enchante]

At least they weren’t dying on Mt. Everest.... but they could have died in the water, except that they were so close to shore.