The learning curve: Novice sailor, his life jacket and his rescue



7:33 PM Thu 20 Jan 2011 GMT
'The Bear Cat, post-wreck' Ken Baer Click Here to view large photo
Ken Baer was a lifetime boater and a keen new sailor, with a passion to learn the sport well. Here he tells candidly of his first, abortive, attempt to sail from his home to his holiday playground, the unusual life jacket without which things may have turned out very differently, and the lessons he learned on the way. Growing up on Long Island I had always been around the ocean and an avid boater. Last year, I wanted a new challenge and I had grown passionate about learning to sail. I had just purchased a new catamaran from a boat ...


Click here for full story.


by Ken Baer





Newsfeed supplied by

Live Weather
Nearby
North Head, NSW
6 kn WSW
Little Bay, NSW
9 kn SSW
Cronulla, NSW
11 kn SW
Windiest in Australia
Frederick Reef, QLD
27 kn SE
22°
Most Windless in Australia
Perth (Coastal), WA
Calm
11°
Hottest in Australia
Cocos Island, WA
15 kn E
27°
Coldest in Australia
Liawenee, TAS
Calm
-4°
Wettest in Australia
Ballina (Coastal), NSW
33.0 mm