[Rhodes22-list] Oceans going Rhodes

[Kip Hansen]

All,

Grew on on the beaches of Los Angeles, and this is true.  Folks take 15 and 20
foot outboard-powered boats over to Catalina on a regular basis, and all types
and classes of sailboats (many of which should never even be on the ocean).

Coast Guard spends a lot of time rescuing people and towing them home again.

Kip

Christine Allison wrote:

> > Is this the same list that just a few weeks ago didn't see much of a
> problem
> > taking a 22 foot boat more than 50 miles across the gulf stream to the
> > Bahamas during hurricane season?>
>
> In fact the passage to Catalina Island (weekend jaunt) is frequently made by
> modest boats.  Not so a passage across the Gulf Stream!
>
> Richard Smith
>
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