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To: Robert DeLong

We had a neighbor who disappeared from his yacht while sailing alone off San Diego. Not a trace or clews. The area is used by pangas carrying illegals. But this was day time. Sad story. Leaves the family clueless.


47 posted on 01/22/2020 7:42:05 AM PST by Oldexpat (Stand strong VA.)
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To: Oldexpat
clews

Are you British, or speaking in nautical terms? 8>)

4. also clue Nautical
a. One of the two lower corners of a square sail.
b. The lower aft corner of a fore-and-aft sail.

2. also clue Nautical To raise the lower corners of (a square sail) by means of clew lines. Used with up.

n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of clue

Since the word fits in both scenarios, I thought I would ask. 8>)

So they never knew what happened to him? Was the boat recovered?

64 posted on 01/22/2020 8:16:18 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: Oldexpat

We had a neighbor who disappeared from his yacht while sailing alone off San Diego. Not a trace or clews. The area is used by pangas carrying illegals. But this was day time. Sad story. Leaves the family clueless.


surely had some sort event that caused him to fall overboard and not be able to get back onto the boat and then swallowed by the sea. right?


87 posted on 01/22/2020 9:16:34 AM PST by Levy78
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