_Kattywompus_ is lost!

In the worst sense of that word, Linda & Brad's beautiful Kattywompus was lost yesterday. They hit a reef while entering Doubtless Bay, NZ. Into their liferaft, and flares and EPIRB got them rescued, but the boat went down before they could reach their ditch bag.

The news came to us while we were showing "slides" of our Kattywompus visit. My blood ran cold as I read it, and the room was full of gasps.

Linda says that they are "a bit stunned". I can hardly imagine.

--Mark_
21:55 Sunday 11 April 2010