I have the same size boat as Mr Dulin - (Which is a LOT larger than a 19), and I would NOT dream of taking it out into a storm. What were they thinking taking a single engine 19 out on the Atlantic in bad weather? I read in one article that the CG found their boat 67 miles offshore. While wind and current could account for a lot of this, human error and incredibly bad judgment play a role.
Another global-warming related tragedy.
It doesn’t look good.
The media is fixated on the fact that the cooler and floatation devices are missing as a reason to be optimistic but the boat was still floating too. Why would they leave the biggest floating object in the area?
has caused their probable death.
I don't know with certainty, but all odds are against the two yutes survival chances.
“I read in one article that the CG found their boat 67 miles offshore. While wind and current could account for a lot of this, human error and incredibly bad judgment play a role.”
Another source said they were headed to the Bahamas.
Last evening, we could still see the Coast Guard helicopters flying patterns off Ponte Vedra Beach searching for the boys.
Very sobering, it was.
“... by the arrogance and stupidity of youth..”
The young have always been arrogant and stupid when it comes to making decisions. That is why PARENTS make the rules and enforce them... because they were once young, arrogant and stupid. IMHO, the parents of these boys both misjudged their passion for boating as experience and maturity. Sadly.. they will have to live with the consequences. I’m not a boater (and I know many FReepers are) but I am sure there could have been some limits to how far out they went which would have allowed them some freedom and the time to acquire more experience.
I’m surprised they haven’t brought up the “Bermuda Triangle” nonsense.
Most ships and planes that disappeared in the Triangle were actually outside the triangle.
There is a reason fore decks were invented though the Vikings seem to have done well.
12-year-olds can do amazing things.
Consider the man who became the first admiral of the US Navy, David Farragut ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Farragut ).
When he was 9 years old he was commissioned a midshipman in the US Navy, and at 12 years old he was given charge over his first ship. He wasn’t given these responsibilities for politically correct reasons, but because he had the necessary skills and ability to carry them out.
12-year-olds can do amazing things.
Here’s a more modern example: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/youtube-sensation-cj-pearson-switches-endorsement-from-rand-paul-to-ted-cruz/article/2569060