Questions raised about sailors' story after months stranded at sea

a reply to: MisterSpock

And they say men won't stop and ask for directions when we get lost!

pfft!

originally posted by: MisterSpock

originally posted by: NerdGoddess
Perhaps they just wanted some attention, or they were clueless and exaggerating?

Did they know there was an emergency beacon, did they know how to activate it?

-Alee

Excellent point. Obviously, without a man around, these women were completely clueless on how to operate or do anything.


ETA: Maybe there was a spider on the emergency beacon and that resulted in an epic 5 month standoff with the beacon being held hostage as the spider slowly weaved its web. As the women watched on in horror and fear, standing on a seat making high pitched screams?

BRAHAHAHAHA!! You win the internet for the day!!

On a serious note I know many women who are jam up avid sailors that I would have on the boat long before a lot of guys I know. The fact that the EPIRB was not activated shows either these women had absolutely no marine experience or were actually spinning a web for some other reason. Maybe 15 min of fame or who knows...

Or maybe these particular two women should have just stuck to making sammies..

There problem was the motor failed.
That is BS to me.
I have been across that same ocean twice on a wooden ship.

They seem not to know how to use the sails.
On a sailboat you only use the motor going in and out of port.

the mast on there sailboat looked to be in good shape and even if the sails were damaged they could have set makshift sails to get into port.

also most people crossing oceans on a sail boat have solar panels to run the electronics if they can not power any other way.

it sounds like these two were day sailors with a sailboat set up for day sailing that tried to cross a ocean without the training to do it.

oceanvolt.com...
oceanvolt.com...

originally posted by: GuidedKill

originally posted by: MisterSpock

originally posted by: NerdGoddess
Perhaps they just wanted some attention, or they were clueless and exaggerating?

Did they know there was an emergency beacon, did they know how to activate it?

-Alee

Excellent point. Obviously, without a man around, these women were completely clueless on how to operate or do anything.


ETA: Maybe there was a spider on the emergency beacon and that resulted in an epic 5 month standoff with the beacon being held hostage as the spider slowly weaved its web. As the women watched on in horror and fear, standing on a seat making high pitched screams?

BRAHAHAHAHA!! You win the internet for the day!!

On a serious note I know many women who are jam up avid sailors that I would have on the boat long before a lot of guys I know. The fact that the EPIRB was not activated shows either these women had absolutely no marine experience or were actually spinning a web for some other reason. Maybe 15 min of fame or who knows...

Or maybe these particular two women should have just stuck to making sammies..

BAAHH HA HA Making sammies was probably the reason they decided to take off!

"Relax its just like driving an SUV on water"

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: GuidedKill

originally posted by: MisterSpock

originally posted by: NerdGoddess
Perhaps they just wanted some attention, or they were clueless and exaggerating?

Did they know there was an emergency beacon, did they know how to activate it?

-Alee

Excellent point. Obviously, without a man around, these women were completely clueless on how to operate or do anything.


ETA: Maybe there was a spider on the emergency beacon and that resulted in an epic 5 month standoff with the beacon being held hostage as the spider slowly weaved its web. As the women watched on in horror and fear, standing on a seat making high pitched screams?

BRAHAHAHAHA!! You win the internet for the day!!

On a serious note I know many women who are jam up avid sailors that I would have on the boat long before a lot of guys I know. The fact that the EPIRB was not activated shows either these women had absolutely no marine experience or were actually spinning a web for some other reason. Maybe 15 min of fame or who knows...

Or maybe these particular two women should have just stuck to making sammies..

BAAHH HA HA Making sammies was probably the reason they decided to take off!

Fair point.....However maybe they should have taken a basic boaters safety course before there boneheaded adventure...

originally posted by: GuidedKill

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: GuidedKill

originally posted by: MisterSpock

originally posted by: NerdGoddess
Perhaps they just wanted some attention, or they were clueless and exaggerating?

Did they know there was an emergency beacon, did they know how to activate it?

-Alee

Excellent point. Obviously, without a man around, these women were completely clueless on how to operate or do anything.


ETA: Maybe there was a spider on the emergency beacon and that resulted in an epic 5 month standoff with the beacon being held hostage as the spider slowly weaved its web. As the women watched on in horror and fear, standing on a seat making high pitched screams?

BRAHAHAHAHA!! You win the internet for the day!!

On a serious note I know many women who are jam up avid sailors that I would have on the boat long before a lot of guys I know. The fact that the EPIRB was not activated shows either these women had absolutely no marine experience or were actually spinning a web for some other reason. Maybe 15 min of fame or who knows...

Or maybe these particular two women should have just stuck to making sammies..

BAAHH HA HA Making sammies was probably the reason they decided to take off!

Fair point.....However maybe they should have taken a basic boaters safety course before there boneheaded adventure...

The adventure was not bonehead, the violent storms are bonehead.

originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: seattlerat

I have 2 questions.

1. Where are their husbands?

2. Why did their men-folk allow them to do something so silly?

Single most sexist comment I've read on here in ages.

originally posted by: MisterSpock

originally posted by: NerdGoddess
Perhaps they just wanted some attention, or they were clueless and exaggerating?

Did they know there was an emergency beacon, did they know how to activate it?

-Alee

Excellent point. Obviously, without a man around, these women were completely clueless on how to operate or do anything.


ETA: Maybe there was a spider on the emergency beacon and that resulted in an epic 5 month standoff with the beacon being held hostage as the spider slowly weaved its web. As the women watched on in horror and fear, standing on a seat making high pitched screams?

Ok, somehow you managed to beat out Cowboy for most sexist comment award.

originally posted by: nightbringr

originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: seattlerat

I have 2 questions.

1. Where are their husbands?

2. Why did their men-folk allow them to do something so silly?

Single most sexist comment I've read on here in ages.

I agree completely, some of these posters are just so insensitive.

I get really shaken up sometimes over it.

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: GuidedKill

originally posted by: InTheLight

originally posted by: GuidedKill

originally posted by: MisterSpock

originally posted by: NerdGoddess
Perhaps they just wanted some attention, or they were clueless and exaggerating?

Did they know there was an emergency beacon, did they know how to activate it?

-Alee

Excellent point. Obviously, without a man around, these women were completely clueless on how to operate or do anything.


ETA: Maybe there was a spider on the emergency beacon and that resulted in an epic 5 month standoff with the beacon being held hostage as the spider slowly weaved its web. As the women watched on in horror and fear, standing on a seat making high pitched screams?

BRAHAHAHAHA!! You win the internet for the day!!

On a serious note I know many women who are jam up avid sailors that I would have on the boat long before a lot of guys I know. The fact that the EPIRB was not activated shows either these women had absolutely no marine experience or were actually spinning a web for some other reason. Maybe 15 min of fame or who knows...

Or maybe these particular two women should have just stuck to making sammies..

BAAHH HA HA Making sammies was probably the reason they decided to take off!

Fair point.....However maybe they should have taken a basic boaters safety course before there boneheaded adventure...

The adventure was not bonehead, the violent storms are bonehead.

Um being lost at sea and not using a piece of equipment designed for being lost at sea was the boneheaded move.

originally posted by: nightbringr

originally posted by: MisterSpock

originally posted by: NerdGoddess
Perhaps they just wanted some attention, or they were clueless and exaggerating?

Did they know there was an emergency beacon, did they know how to activate it?

-Alee

Excellent point. Obviously, without a man around, these women were completely clueless on how to operate or do anything.


ETA: Maybe there was a spider on the emergency beacon and that resulted in an epic 5 month standoff with the beacon being held hostage as the spider slowly weaved its web. As the women watched on in horror and fear, standing on a seat making high pitched screams?

Ok, somehow you managed to beat out Cowboy for most sexist comment award.

Damn right I beat him, I'm the best.

What did I win??????

originally posted by: MisterSpock

originally posted by: nightbringr

originally posted by: MisterSpock

originally posted by: NerdGoddess
Perhaps they just wanted some attention, or they were clueless and exaggerating?

Did they know there was an emergency beacon, did they know how to activate it?

-Alee

Excellent point. Obviously, without a man around, these women were completely clueless on how to operate or do anything.


ETA: Maybe there was a spider on the emergency beacon and that resulted in an epic 5 month standoff with the beacon being held hostage as the spider slowly weaved its web. As the women watched on in horror and fear, standing on a seat making high pitched screams?

Ok, somehow you managed to beat out Cowboy for most sexist comment award.

Damn right I beat him, I'm the best.

What did I win??????

Nothing, living with your skewed perspective of the world and the opposite sex is 'reward' enough.

Ps. You might want to actually make some women friends just so you know they aren't all precious little wall flowers.

originally posted by: nightbringr

originally posted by: MisterSpock

originally posted by: NerdGoddess
Perhaps they just wanted some attention, or they were clueless and exaggerating?

Did they know there was an emergency beacon, did they know how to activate it?

-Alee

Excellent point. Obviously, without a man around, these women were completely clueless on how to operate or do anything.


ETA: Maybe there was a spider on the emergency beacon and that resulted in an epic 5 month standoff with the beacon being held hostage as the spider slowly weaved its web. As the women watched on in horror and fear, standing on a seat making high pitched screams?

Ok, somehow you managed to beat out Cowboy for most sexist comment award.

DAMMIT!

originally posted by: queenofswords

Maybe there are floating McD's out there that also serve fatty doggie treats, too?

I'm honestly surprised they don't have them already.

I'm imagining someone from the MCDNSA is running to his superior right now with the idea.

originally posted by: nightbringr

originally posted by: MisterSpock

originally posted by: nightbringr

originally posted by: MisterSpock

originally posted by: NerdGoddess
Perhaps they just wanted some attention, or they were clueless and exaggerating?

Did they know there was an emergency beacon, did they know how to activate it?

-Alee

Excellent point. Obviously, without a man around, these women were completely clueless on how to operate or do anything.


ETA: Maybe there was a spider on the emergency beacon and that resulted in an epic 5 month standoff with the beacon being held hostage as the spider slowly weaved its web. As the women watched on in horror and fear, standing on a seat making high pitched screams?

Ok, somehow you managed to beat out Cowboy for most sexist comment award.

Damn right I beat him, I'm the best.

What did I win??????

Nothing, living with your skewed perspective of the world and the opposite sex is 'reward' enough.

Ps. You might want to actually make some women friends just so you know they aren't all precious little wall flowers.

I can't imagine what it must be like to live without any concept of humor.

The ability to recognize a joke, even if you don't find it funny, is something I've obviously always taken for granted. Without it, I"m sure I'd go around and make a fool of myself taking obvious attempts at jokes(to the vast majority of people) and treat them as serious talking points.

Ever wonder why nobody else ever jumps in on the "conversation". Because everyone either got the joke and found it funny or got the joke and did not find it funny but moved on.

There's always one, devoid of any grasp on reality, devoid of personality and any type of sense of humor. There's always that one that reads such an obvious joke/setup and thinks to themselves, "Wow, what an absolutely over the top remark. It must be 100 percent genuine. I've got to argue this!!".

a reply to: DBCowboy

Hopefully you've learned something... how much it hurts to come in second place.....

Like women.

Maybe you'll be more sensitive next time

originally posted by: DBCowboy

originally posted by: StallionDuck

originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: seattlerat

I have 2 questions.

1. Where are their husbands?

2. Why did their men-folk allow them to do something so silly?

LOL I'm guessing you're not serious

It was either that or go with the standard "making sammiches so they won't starve" bit.

It as a coin toss.

If you could have somehow melded that with "tuna of the sea", I would have fallen out my chair and broken a hip from unabated laughter!

originally posted by: seaswine
a reply to: DBCowboy

Hopefully you've learned something... how much it hurts to come in second place.....

Like women.

originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: seattlerat

I have 2 questions.

1. Where are their husbands?

2. Why did their men-folk allow them to do something so silly?

Have two questions as well:

1. Where do dogs do their business on a boat?

2. Which one is Ginger, and which is Mary-Anne?

3. Never mind. Only really had one question.


Here's an updated story, including a video interview where the ladies say they thought their boat would sink within 24 hours.
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