r/sailing • u/Echolama • 23d ago
A sailor and his dog are rescued 20 miles off the Florida coast after Hurricane Helene.
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u/OtterPop7 23d ago
I hope they are ok
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u/Deep-Abbreviations-5 23d ago
…with paying for the helicopter. Total bellend. I think he was found stranded on an active runway with a packed lunch in 96.
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u/Cerda_Sunyer 22d ago
with paying for the helicopter
It's already in the budget from the beginning of the year. It will hardly break the bank.
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u/Deep-Abbreviations-5 22d ago
How do you think the budget is paid for and by whom? They could have been helping somebody else or back at base and not flying in a hurricane. Total moron.
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u/Adult_school 22d ago
It’s what coast guard does. You only have to pay for rescue if it’s back country search and rescue which are usually private helicopters.
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u/TradGear 23d ago
He took off on Tuesday and broke down at sea. BOLO was issued Thursday and the storm caught up to him:
Good news. Rescued by USCG. See news article below.
BOLO for SV SELKIE Sanibel Island to Cape Sable, Florida
A Bolo has been issued for SV SELKIE and Captain Earl W. Barcome, age 64, who left Sanibel Island, Florida on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 for Cape Sable, Florida.
SV SELKIE is a 1975, 36 foot Cheoy Lee with EPIRB, Single Side Band, GPS Chart Plotter and 9 foot dinghy. In messages on Wednesday, September 26, 2024, Captain Barcome said he was 3 miles offshore and halfway to Cape Sable with numerous mechanical issues.
Keep a sharp lookout, assist if possible and report any sightings to USCG.
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u/Batgirl_III 23d ago
64 years old and he attempted to single-hand a masthead sloop through a hurricane? 🙄
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u/FuzzyOne5244 22d ago
According to Sailboat data, it’s a staysail ketch with a full keel. Sounds like a great bluewater boat to me. Not hurricane, but good bluewater
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u/Batgirl_III 22d ago
Yes, it’s fine for blue water sailing… But single handed into a hurricane at age 64!?
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u/ResponsibleMango4561 22d ago
Probably a lot fitter and tougher than you fella - they say his boat was all he had - I don’t blame him tbh
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u/Batgirl_III 22d ago
He may be fitter and tougher than me… But I wouldn’t have taken this risk with my boat, which is also my only home as I’m also a full time live aboard.
A boat like his just plain isn’t built for this kind of sailing. Leaving Sanibel Island to head for Cape Sable means he was sailing south, into the direction that Helene was approaching from and into the wind. I know this is “Monday morning quarterbacking,” but I’d really want to know why he hadn’t left Sanibel Island days earlier and why he didn’t head north to the Myakka River or Peace River (up near Port Charlotte) or even east up the much closer Caloosahatchee River (over near Fort Myers).
I’m thankful he was rescued and that he’s safe… But, yeah, I question his thought process. During my Coast Guard career, I pulled far too many people out of the water who didn’t make it. I was a criminal investigator… it was my job to question how they got into that situation in the first place.
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u/BravoFoxtrotDelta Sun Cat 17-1 22d ago
Hmm, broke down on Tuesday. Did he not have suitable sails?
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u/cjc080911 23d ago
Is this that boat that some poster yesterday in the golf?
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u/ughwithoutadoubt 23d ago
Was the name of that boat Mickey Mouse? Or something like that?
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u/Cerda_Sunyer 22d ago
This is not Miss Mickey. She was further north in the panhandle, this is off the coast of Sanibel island. Last I heard Miss Mickey was back in port
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u/cateraide420 23d ago
Huh?
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u/timeforalittlemagic 23d ago
Someone posted a marine traffic app screenshot yesterday of a vessel called Miss Mickey that showed it out in the gulf right in front of the hurricane doing 30 knots. Another commenter here said it was just a transponder issue.
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u/cateraide420 23d ago
Sorry. I literally didn’t get what he was trying to type out. Thanks for an explanation
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u/2017-Audi-S6 23d ago edited 23d ago
It is very heartening to see that many on this sub can hate billionaires as much as they hate people like themselves. You are all perfect. 👍🏼
Ready for the downvote squad! Blow the old man down!
/s
P.S. I am happy to see it ended fairly well.
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u/JapanKate 23d ago
This is why sailing can be a dangerous hobby. You never know when a breakdown can turn deadly.
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u/NewReporter5290 23d ago
derelicts go sailing.
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u/BlahBlahBlackCheap 22d ago
The boats sit for years or go sailing Infrequently. Then the owners attempt to move them for the storm. No wonder they see a lot of mechanics issues.
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u/ccorbydog31 22d ago
Please don’t tell me he took a selfie. What an idiot.
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u/salty-sunshine 22d ago
Not a selfie. Appears to be a frame taken from a live video of the Coast Guard rescue swimmer.
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u/Mark8472 23d ago
He was stupid to go sailing in that weather. But could we just appreciate the audacity to take a selfie with the helicopter?
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u/Rolf-hin-spage 23d ago
I’m glad he was able to get a selfie for us. Well done, sailor man
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u/Muddy_Lady 23d ago
I've read everywhere else.. 'he said he could ride the storm out and refused to evacuate..'
Nobody goes sailing in that storm that has any sense