AJ Oliver 155 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Could be tough out there . . Got to be some Kiwis sailing Stay safe all https://bobcat.grahamdigital.com/image/upload/view?width=640&height=360&method=crop&url=https://media.clickondetroit.com/photo/2018/07/19/Paul%20Map%201_1532028087466.png_12388080_ver1.0_640_360.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 391 Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Skinner is on a 40’er Not sure which one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raz88 97 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Saw a headline saying one of the tp52s has a mob situation. Article didn't have more info yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkMT 68 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 https://wgntv.com/2018/07/21/man-overboard-alert-issued-from-race-to-mackinac-rescue-crews-responding/ https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-fire-department-coast-guard-respond-to-man-overboard-488808211.html Search was called off about an hour ago due to darkness. Doesn't look good, though at least it's not cold. Incident reportedly happened about 5 miles out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkMT 68 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Seems a little pessimistic that the CYC statement is already talking about him in the past tense... Santorelli had more than a decade of offshore racing experience, and was a core member of the Imedi Racing team as well as the greater Chicago sailing community. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and teammates. http://www.cycracetomackinac.com/search-suspended-for-man-overboard-in-chicago-yacht-club-race-to-mackinac/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Search suspended not looking good unfortunately. https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-yacht-club-race-mackinac-man-overboard/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkMT 68 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Some more details from the club commodore at a press conference this morning... he was moving toward the stern to make a routine sail adjustment when "a large wave hit the boat causing him to slip into the water". He was wearing an inflatable PFD but the crew have reported that it failed to inflate. Flotation devices were thrown "in very close proximity" to him but he was unable to reach them and was seen to slip below the water. https://wgntv.com/2018/07/22/sailor-that-went-overboard-during-race-to-mackinac-idd/ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Timberwolfy 66 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I'm from Chicago. These are not unfamiliar conditions (2+ meter seas), but they are not particularly common. Also, the air might be warm but the lake is 900ft/280m deep and it does not warm up. Surface temps are around 65ºF/18ºC right now (https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/glcfs.php?lake=m&ext=swt&type=N&hr=36 sidenote: I really miss having a gov't that obsessively tracks this data; NOAA is amazing) We used to go by the 50-50-50 rule: 50 minutes in 50 degree water (that's 10ºC) means a 50% chance of survival. Lot of sailing deaths this year. Be safe out there, folks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rjp 4 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Surface temps are around 65ºF/18ºC right now (https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/glcfs/glcfs.php?lake=m&ext=swt&type=N&hr=36 sidenote: I really miss having a gov't that obsessively tracks this data; NOAA is amazing) I know what you mean. Having spent more than 2 decades in the US I too miss that government information availability. Interestingly I have, with poking around, found there is a whole heap collected here in NZ but the big difference is no government agency (local or national) seems to proactively put anything they have collected out there for the public. They all try to hide behind a 'user pays' or 'register before we show you' or even worse a 'we'll tell you if you file a FOIA request' curtain. The US philosophy of your taxes paid for us to collect it so we'll make sure you can see/use it if you want to is much more enlightened and transparent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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