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Yep. New to me. This is my first season on it. So far love it. It sails so 
flat that with any heal I start to panic.  It was normal to have the toe rail 
in the water on my last boat (clipper Marine 30).

Thomas A. Sult, MD
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On Jul 24, 2012, at 13:09, Marcelo Perez  wrote:

> Your boat is the one pictured here:
> http://www.f-boat.com/pages/background/hall_of_fame.html ?
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> 2012/7/24, Tom Sult :
>> "Ditch" implies extreme Conditions. I feel far better served by the
>> instruments listed in my kit. So my CN ditch kit is quite light. It is
>> nothing.
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>> My boat (F-27) not like the titanic is unsinkable so my best like raft will
>> be my boat even if inverted. My full complement of CN should be with me.
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>> In the event of total loss of GPS it is likely only to last days at most.
>> Most of modern commerce depends on it.  Or there has been nuclear war or or
>> other major event making me far safer adrift at sea.
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>> Navigation by traditional means, that is to say, at a time in the past that
>> suites us, is fun, interesting and connects me to a deep tradition. We
>> should not confuse tradition with practicality. A ditch bag is for the
>> extreme. Many year of SAR experience tells me that Murphy has a large
>> mansion at the intersection of me and extreme.
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>> Thomas A. Sult, MD
>> Sent from iPhone
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>> On Jul 21, 2012, at 22:11, Thomas Sult  wrote:
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>>>> What is in your CN ditch kit?...
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>>> A GPS, VHS radio and a Cell Phone and a small solar charger. When
>>> venturing off shore a satellite communication device. My full CN kit is on
>>> the boat. If I need a ditch kit I am interested in modern technology just
>>> like my fore fathers, their ditch kit had the latest and best technolog,
>>> so does mine.
>>> Tom.
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>>> Thomas A. Sult, MD
>>> Sent from iPhone
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>>> On Jul 21, 2012, at 13:37, Greg Rudzinski  wrote:
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>> : http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=120146
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