The story (from 'Lectronic Latitude) is somewhat less dramatic: Meanwhile, near the Bahamas, William Archer, 32, was rescued from his sinking 39-ft sailboat *Alchemy* on January 3 by the crew of the tanker *Omega Lady Sarah*. Archer, a Ft. Lauderdale sailing instructor, was singlehanding *Alchemy* from the Cape Verde Islands, bound for Antigua, when a storm shredded two of his sails and broke his boom early in his voyage. He continued getting battered by storms until he reached the Bahamas, where his engine failed and the boat began taking on water at an alarming rate. Spotting the *Omega Lady Sarah* on the 42nd day of his ill-fated trip, Archer fired a flare, catching the tanker's attention. After being plucked from his liferaft, which was tethered to his sinking boat, he told the crew he hadn't eaten solid food in a week. He was taken to a Nassau hospital for evaluation and released.
On Jan 8, 2008 11:24 AM, Jeffrey Mills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Forty-two-year-old soloist named Archer had a "Stephen Callahan" > experience and was rescued Thursday after 42 days in a life raft. Talking > about "living aboard". Like Callahan, Archer set sail by himself from the > Canary Is., headed for the Caribbean, and the 39-foot _Alchemy_ foundered at > sea. He drifted across the Atlantic and was spotted when he shot a parachute > flare near a passing cargo ship. Someone was actually looking out at sea and > saw it. That was a lucky break someone was actually on watch. > > -- Ron Force Moscow Idaho USA
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