Probably no chance of drifting this far yet, but keep your eyes peeled. Prayers for their families and friends, and a safe recovery!
http://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-forum/692463-help-my-schoolmate-lost-sea-reward.html
2006 23 SeaCraft, 2008 Suzuki 250.
Who let’s 14 yo kids take off for the Bahamas. .?
TV news clip and story is at the link above.
They headed out in to very bad weather when the rest of the fleet was coming in for refuge.
I hope they managed to stay with the boat. Otherwise it doesn’t look good.
19ft. Carolina Skiff
w/115hp Yamaha 4stroke
27ft. Contender
w/twin 225hp Yamaha 4stroke
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-missing-jupiter-boys-coast-guard-20150725-story.html
The boat has been found with no boys.
19ft. Carolina Skiff
w/115hp Yamaha 4stroke
30ft. Contender
w/twin 225hp Yamaha 4stroke
Poor kids. I hope they’re found soon.
Capt. R. Killin
“Day Tripper”
Shamrock 20 cuddy
Ford 351W
So preventable. Kids at that age are mostly incapable of making sound decisions. They don’t cost a fortune to insure for no reason.
The overturned boat was found, but no kids!
How long will they continue the search?
I dont mean to sound mean because loosing 2 young lives is tragic. But at what point do parents stand up and act like adults and realize your kid is only 14 years old. And believe it or not 14 year old KIDs will not always listen and dont always do the right thing. Letting a 14 year old operate a 19 Ft boat without supervision is irresponsible at best and the outcome of this situation is the worse.
Shouldn’t have let the boys go alone…BUT if so my boys would each have a EPIRB/Handheld VHF/ attached to their arse the whole time I would not be with them. AND know how to use it.
21 scout w/150 yam 4str
16’ Alum. w/40 yam
Depends on the kids and how they were raised. I’ve known some 14 year old kids who are more competent on the water than many 40 year old men.
A tragedy for sure, but the parents have enough grief and guilt that I’m not going to slam them. They know their kids, I don’t.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper
quote:
Originally posted by Cracker LarryDepends on the kids and how they were raised. I’ve known some 14 year old kids who are more competent on the water than many 40 year old men.
A tragedy for sure, but the parents have enough grief and guilt that I’m not going to slam them. They know their kids, I don’t.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper
Took the words right out of my mouth. I know one particular 14 yo who is a far better captain than 80% of adults I know. But even adults don’t always prepare for the worst on the big water, and a 14 yo has much less experience, and far more fearlessness. I can’t imagine the grief and guilt the parents are feeling. My heart goes out to them. It’s not too late, lets pray they are found alive.
2000 SeaPro 180CC w/ Yammy 115 2 stroke
1966 13’ Boston Whaler w/ Merc 25 4 stroke “Flatty”
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I feel like these boys have more time on the water than I do. I know it’s easy to judge their parents, but for right now, I say we just pray for their safe return. I can’t even imagine how the parents are feeling already!
2006 23 SeaCraft, 2008 Suzuki 250.
I was raised on boats. When I was 14, shrimping was real bad around Savannah and my Dad took off in his little Piper Cub that summer to find some shrimp somewhere. Told me to be on standby.
Dad called and said boy, make the boat ready for a month at sea and bring it to Key West as fast as you can. It was a 68’ steel hull trawler. I got to Key West about a week later, 700 miles, no Dad, found a message at the seafood dock to take the boat to Brownsville, TX and meet him there. Off I go again, another 1,000 miles. 987 IIRC. This was before GPS and LORAN were invented. No SPOT, no cell phone, No EPIRB. If you were lucky you might could place a call through the marine radio operator on SSB or VHF. Our navigation instruments were an RDF, compass and sextant. We finally caught some shrimp in Texas. When the holds were full and the bank account fixed, he asks do you want to take the boat home, or the fly the plane? I said I’d fly the plane, tired of that stinkin boat. See you back in Savannah. Depends on how you were raised.
My son grew up in charter boats and at 14 I considered him competent enough to handle most boats alone under most situations, and he could fly a plane too.
One of my best friends, Capt. Judy Helmey in Savannah, was running her own charter boat at 14. 50 years later, she still does.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper
Good point Cracker Larry. Sounds like you had an awesome amount of experience on the water by age 14. These kids may have been very competent watermen and probably have a better chance of surviving the ordeal of floating in the ocean than many adults. They are probably tough as nails are are holding onto a cooler somewhere.
God knows exactly where they are. Let’s pray that He will direct the rescuers to them.
spec
1980 Skandia 21 w/ '93 JohnRude 150 gas drinker
I had my own boat and was going out on the ocean at 14 years old also. That said, I’m puzzled why they didn’t stay with the boat after it capsized.
19ft. Carolina Skiff
w/115hp Yamaha 4stroke
30ft. Contender
w/twin 225hp Yamaha 4stroke
I was probably about 16 when I bought a nice little used 17 ft. Welcraft center console with a Chrysler 105 motor. It had no tilt and trim. I wedged a piece of 2x4 with ropes tied to each end under the motor to keep the prop out of the mud when running shallow.
spec
1980 Skandia 21 w/ '93 JohnRude 150 gas drinker
Not that I want anymore government intrusion than we already have,but maybe the normal safety equipment requirements that are now in place aren’t enough…
I’m guessing you can’t legislate common sense but would a mandatory epirb requirement on boats be out of line…
At first it sounds crazy but how many lives would it save not to mention the search and rescue expenses??
Watching the interviews and all leave me baffled is all I can say…
Personally, if I had a choice between over-protective parents and parents that give their kids an opportunity to grow, I’ll pick the ones that let their kids take some risks. Praying these two youngsters will be found alive.
If you’re lucky enough to be fishing, you’re lucky enough.
Guys and gals, y’all keep your eyes peeled if you go offshore. I think they have had enough time to be this far north.
I’m still praying for their safe return
“BlueWater Fishing Team”
2004 Cape Horn 31
twin yamaha F300’s
Cape Horn 24OS Sold
twin 150 Optimax