19 August 2010
17 June 2010
_Kattywompus_' Final Resting Place
For a look at the reef that ate Linda & Brad's Kattywompus, have a look at this lat/long by pasting it into the search field of Google Earth:
34° 53' 0.79" S 173° 24' 54.84" E
Brad pointed it out to me this morning as we were looking around at stuff during breakfast.
Oh. That rock.
--Mark_
17 June 2010
09 June 2010
We are relieved!
We have seen Linda & Brad, and they really are okay. They are able to laugh about some of the little things among their recent _travails_, their insurance company (an _excellent_ insurance company!) has come through, and they have closed the deal on another boat: a Malo 38 that looks very nice. (The original advertisement link has gone dead; this generic informational link should help.)
<http://cruisingresources.com/Malo_38>
Friends will mind the boat in New Zealand while Linda & Brad remain here rather longer than they had originally intended, picking up work to refill their cruising treasury.
They are fine--eager for more, in fact--and we are relieved.
--Mark_
09 June 2010
(19 August 2010)
<http://cruisingresources.com/Malo_38>
Friends will mind the boat in New Zealand while Linda & Brad remain here rather longer than they had originally intended, picking up work to refill their cruising treasury.
They are fine--eager for more, in fact--and we are relieved.
--Mark_
09 June 2010
(19 August 2010)
22 May 2010
Linda & Brad are home.
A few days ago I received an e-mail message from Linda: They are staying with her mother, have replaced Brad's PC laptop, and will drive up here Wednesday of next week.
They'll stay with us Wednesday night, and will be back in the area for Mike & Kit's get-together.
They'll tell their story, and perhaps we'll get details about a new boat. And we'll be happy to see them.
They'll stay with us Wednesday night, and will be back in the area for Mike & Kit's get-together.
They'll tell their story, and perhaps we'll get details about a new boat. And we'll be happy to see them.
16 April 2010
Linda has most of her pictures back.
Linda is again in possession of her external hard drive, which contains the bulk of her pictures. It was protected in a rigid, sealed, Pelican case < http://www.pelican.com/ >, and is apparently fine.
They have found Brad's PC laptop, but,
When I looked at the PC last night I had to laugh. Pretty much of the bottom is ripped off. All the little doodads that run the thing look like ---- from the battering on the rocks and salt water.
I have advised her to tear out the hard drive (for recovery later, just in case), and to not bring the battery indoors (because they can do dangerous things when in abnormal states).
Her own computer, a Macintosh PowerBook laptop, was also in a Pelican case, but it has yet to be found. I worry that it may have floated away from the bulk of the debris--probably not on the surface, but maybe not on the bottom either, partially buoyed by the air & foam inside the case. I have sent an inquiry on the point to the manufacturer.
She is quite relieved about having found most of her pictures (a camera and card are still missing); I told her that we are eager to hear about any happy circumstances that come about.
--Mark_
14:56 16 April 2010
They have found Brad's PC laptop, but,
When I looked at the PC last night I had to laugh. Pretty much of the bottom is ripped off. All the little doodads that run the thing look like ---- from the battering on the rocks and salt water.
I have advised her to tear out the hard drive (for recovery later, just in case), and to not bring the battery indoors (because they can do dangerous things when in abnormal states).
Her own computer, a Macintosh PowerBook laptop, was also in a Pelican case, but it has yet to be found. I worry that it may have floated away from the bulk of the debris--probably not on the surface, but maybe not on the bottom either, partially buoyed by the air & foam inside the case. I have sent an inquiry on the point to the manufacturer.
She is quite relieved about having found most of her pictures (a camera and card are still missing); I told her that we are eager to hear about any happy circumstances that come about.
--Mark_
14:56 16 April 2010
From Linda
Late last night I heard from Linda:
This is all overwhelming. After the shock wore off we were running on pure adrenaline. Then the emotional crash for me. Brad wanders around cleaning up the aftermath and sighs a lot!
Jane has made a post on the blog today with a couple of photos. We'll continue with the updates.
I haven't been back out to see Kattywompus. Evidently there's very little left at this point and it breaks my heart. I loved that boat and can't imagine that we'll find another boat like her. The insurance claim is moving forward and all seems OK with that. We have feelers out for a boat here. Will see what we find.
Our network of cruising and land based friends has been amazing. John and Amanda Neal from 'Mahina Tiare' are among many that are constantly in touch. Our good friends Mike and Marnie from 'Shelette' received the news while in Denver. I quickly connected them with my best buddy Mindy there and they have arrived back here in NZ today with a duffel bag of clothes and other things for us. Email and cell phones are amazing.
Our new family here, John, Jacey, Travis and Grayson have let us want for nothing (except a good night's sleep which is not their fault). Their friends and family continue to dive the reef looking for more of our stuff. The locals who walk the beach about a mile away also pick up all the boat debris as well as any of our treasures that wash up. I don't know how we can ever repay them. We would have to stay here a long time. Hmmmm...I think that's a great idea!
I haven't looked yet, but as I recall we didn't back up the photos from the PC onto the external hard drive. I will check that soon but suspect they may be only memories at this point. The ipod, drive and thumb drives survived the reef quite nicely in their pelican cases. The mac is in one too but has yet to be found. No pearls yet either.
Many lessons have been learned.
They had two computers and an external hard drive on board; we have been discussing what to do with whatever might be found of them. I advised that even if a computer had been wet, its hard drive might be recoverable with some initial, stabilizing care, and with attention by an expert in drive recovery.
Her three hard drives contain pictures that we want to see.
Her message addresses an issue that had been troubling many of us--the question of insurance. Apparently many cruisers find the cost to be out of reach, so we were pretty worried. However, it does sound as if they had coverage, and so expect to be able to replace the boat.
We hope so.
("Pearls" refers to a purchase she had made a few months ago. I think it's mentioned in her blog.)
--Mark_
07:35 15 April 2010
This is all overwhelming. After the shock wore off we were running on pure adrenaline. Then the emotional crash for me. Brad wanders around cleaning up the aftermath and sighs a lot!
Jane has made a post on the blog today with a couple of photos. We'll continue with the updates.
I haven't been back out to see Kattywompus. Evidently there's very little left at this point and it breaks my heart. I loved that boat and can't imagine that we'll find another boat like her. The insurance claim is moving forward and all seems OK with that. We have feelers out for a boat here. Will see what we find.
Our network of cruising and land based friends has been amazing. John and Amanda Neal from 'Mahina Tiare' are among many that are constantly in touch. Our good friends Mike and Marnie from 'Shelette' received the news while in Denver. I quickly connected them with my best buddy Mindy there and they have arrived back here in NZ today with a duffel bag of clothes and other things for us. Email and cell phones are amazing.
Our new family here, John, Jacey, Travis and Grayson have let us want for nothing (except a good night's sleep which is not their fault). Their friends and family continue to dive the reef looking for more of our stuff. The locals who walk the beach about a mile away also pick up all the boat debris as well as any of our treasures that wash up. I don't know how we can ever repay them. We would have to stay here a long time. Hmmmm...I think that's a great idea!
I haven't looked yet, but as I recall we didn't back up the photos from the PC onto the external hard drive. I will check that soon but suspect they may be only memories at this point. The ipod, drive and thumb drives survived the reef quite nicely in their pelican cases. The mac is in one too but has yet to be found. No pearls yet either.
Many lessons have been learned.
They had two computers and an external hard drive on board; we have been discussing what to do with whatever might be found of them. I advised that even if a computer had been wet, its hard drive might be recoverable with some initial, stabilizing care, and with attention by an expert in drive recovery.
Her three hard drives contain pictures that we want to see.
Her message addresses an issue that had been troubling many of us--the question of insurance. Apparently many cruisers find the cost to be out of reach, so we were pretty worried. However, it does sound as if they had coverage, and so expect to be able to replace the boat.
We hope so.
("Pearls" refers to a purchase she had made a few months ago. I think it's mentioned in her blog.)
--Mark_
07:35 15 April 2010
15 April 2010
Some _Kattywompus_ news, at last: EPIRBs work!
We have, at last, a bit more news about _Kattywompus_:
• From Linda's blog, via Jane:
< http://www.sailblogs.com/member/kattywompus/ >
• From The Port Townsend Leader:
< http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=26717 >
(Thanks, Phil.)
• From Latitude 38:
< http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2010-04-14&dayid=413#Story4 >
[Copy and paste these links into the address field of your browser.]
Most of us can only try to imagine the difficulty of their situation.
--Mark_
20:14 15 April 2010
• From Linda's blog, via Jane:
< http://www.sailblogs.com/member/kattywompus/ >
• From The Port Townsend Leader:
< http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=26717 >
(Thanks, Phil.)
• From Latitude 38:
< http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2010-04-14&dayid=413#Story4 >
[Copy and paste these links into the address field of your browser.]
Most of us can only try to imagine the difficulty of their situation.
--Mark_
20:14 15 April 2010
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