Biggest thing so far (affecting sailing) is the “Mexico race”, Regatta al Sol from Pensacola, Fla to Isla Mujeres, Mx. There was an “owner/skipper” conference call a couple days ago and they decided to go, with an “offset” mark to the east to miss the spill. Some of the boats on Lake Pontchatrain (New Orleans) were worried about getting out of the lake for the race but now are worried about getting back in for hurricane season. There are “spill booms” every where.
Where the spill is there’s no sailing to speak of but “they” have closed “fishing” so expect the price of your seafood platter at ”Red Lobster” to go way up! The spill is , so far, predicted to make “land fall” in Alabama first but will surly affect every body from La to Fla. God help us all if it makes the “corner” at the Fla Keys and heads up the east coast in the Stream….you just might see it where you are. Next day or so they are putting a 70 ton “dome” over the well head and hoping to “pipe” the oil to the surface. Only problem is, it’s not been done it in 5k feet of water before. “They” still don’t know how much oil is being released from the well. 200,000 gallons a day is, so far, the “best guess” All the clubs on the gulf coast are marshaling volunteers to help in any way possible…I’ll be there. Mark, Gratis (6115) NOLA From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe McCary Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 10:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [IC27A] Windows Mark, Gratis (6115), with all the news about oil in the Gulf, what is happening with sailing? I was able to see first hand the oil spill in Texas in 1980 (oil rig in Yucatan). It was a real mess with big globs oil a foot thick and yards long washed up on the beach between Corpis Cristi and Brownsville. I can’t imagine how that would mess up a nice white hull let alone getting all over sails and into engines etc. Joe McCary Aeolus II. #4795, West River, MD www.aeoluswestriver.net joe at photoresponse dot com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5093 (20100506) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
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