August 11, 2012
Portobelo, Panama
HELP is needed to rescue a family and their sailboat, beached in Baja....
We may be thousands of miles away but the cruising community is a vast network. This call for help came across the net this morning. As far as I know the boat has not been helped yet. With over 6,000 of you reading this blog every month, I know help it out-there!
The boat in question is a 30' trimaran, with a family of 5 on board. William and Layla and their 3 kids, all US citizens from Los Angeles. Boat registration is CF 7048 FH. The trimaran is beached at Punta Cono, south of Rosarito, Baja Mexico. The boat has been damaged, the main hull compromised and has been hauled on the beach. The family has been living on the beach for 2 weeks. They need dry goods and water, of course. They also need jacks to lift the hull and repair material to fix the crack.
Here are a couple of links for more details:
http://forums.bajanomad.com/
http://www.latitude38.com/
And Larry's original posts:
"I came accross a 30' trimaran sail boat on the beach with a family of 5 with all their stuff out of the boat and on the rocks and beach around the boat. They have been there for 2 weeks. Mario Mcleach has been up there to try to help but not much can be done. They need some dry goods like frour, rice, beans fresh water, vegetables, carrots apples oranges etc. They have no refrigeration so only items that will hold up without refrigeration. If anyone is coming this way in the next couple of weeks or so."
"Their names are William and Layla, they didn't give me last names. They are from the Los Angeles area and were sailing at night and tried to pull into the lee of Cono to anchor and spend the night but grounded and put a crack in the main hull. They beached the boat and unloaded all their stuff on the beach.
I didn't see a name on the vessel but the # is CF 7048 FH. They are US citizens, when the vessel flooded they lost their electrical so radios are useless."
See details at http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=61752#pid746601
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Portobelo, Panama
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HELP is needed to rescue a family and their sailboat, beached in Baja....
We may be thousands of miles away but the cruising community is a vast network. This call for help came across the net this morning. As far as I know the boat has not been helped yet. With over 6,000 of you reading this blog every month, I know help it out-there!
The boat in question is a 30' trimaran, with a family of 5 on board. William and Layla and their 3 kids, all US citizens from Los Angeles. Boat registration is CF 7048 FH. The trimaran is beached at Punta Cono, south of Rosarito, Baja Mexico. The boat has been damaged, the main hull compromised and has been hauled on the beach. The family has been living on the beach for 2 weeks. They need dry goods and water, of course. They also need jacks to lift the hull and repair material to fix the crack.
Here are a couple of links for more details:
http://forums.bajanomad.com/
http://www.latitude38.com/
And Larry's original posts:
"I came accross a 30' trimaran sail boat on the beach with a family of 5 with all their stuff out of the boat and on the rocks and beach around the boat. They have been there for 2 weeks. Mario Mcleach has been up there to try to help but not much can be done. They need some dry goods like frour, rice, beans fresh water, vegetables, carrots apples oranges etc. They have no refrigeration so only items that will hold up without refrigeration. If anyone is coming this way in the next couple of weeks or so."
"Their names are William and Layla, they didn't give me last names. They are from the Los Angeles area and were sailing at night and tried to pull into the lee of Cono to anchor and spend the night but grounded and put a crack in the main hull. They beached the boat and unloaded all their stuff on the beach.
I didn't see a name on the vessel but the # is CF 7048 FH. They are US citizens, when the vessel flooded they lost their electrical so radios are useless."
See details at http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=61752#pid746601
