Newsgroup: it.hobby.nautica
Titolo: naufragio

Purtroppo .......una brutta notizia....
Isabelle Autissier ha fatto naufragio ieri sera  in mezzo al Pacifico, tra 
Capo Horn e la Nuova Zelanda......sembra sia finita nel bel mezzo di una
tempesta e che si sia rifugiata a bordo di un gommoncino di salvataggio...
Dicono che Soldini sta andando in suo soccorso e che le condizioni del mare
siano molto brutte.....
Sembra abbia lanciato delle boette di soccorso che ne segnalano la
posizione...........non e' mia abitudine pregare.......
ma quando succedono queste cose sento un brivido alla schiena.......e' una
cosa che mi e' rimasta da quando facevo assistenza con i gommoni  e
tiravamo su' in mezzo alle onde i ragazzi delle derive ..........
Speriamo bene.........
Ciao                    alberto
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ALBERTO 
GUI...@CBN.IPERV.IT

Direttamente dal sito di Around Alone
This morning Race Operations in Charleston received word that both of
Isabelle Autissier's emergency beacons were sending distress calls.
Autissier carries both EPIRB and GPIRB units on her boat, PRB, as well as a
small portable GPIRB she carries in an emergency bag on board.
At this time details are sketchy but here is what is known: An emergency
beacon registered to Autissier was activated at 1423 Greenwich Mean Time
(9:23 a.m. EST). Autissier was approximately 1,900 nautical miles west of
Cape Horn at the time, at about 55 south, 125.5 west.
The Race Operations Center (ROC) in Charleston, S.C. immediately polled the
entire fleet and received responses from everyone but Autissier.
At 1730 GMT, via COMSAT email, race officials sent Giovanni Soldini to
intersect with Autissier's last known position. Soldini was approximately
200 miles to the northeast at the time. He should arrive at Autissier's last
known position at about 0500 GMT tomorrow (midnight tonight EST, 9 p.m.
tonight PST).
Soldini contacted the ROC soon after he began his trek south. "I am heading
for PRB for an hour now," he said. "I have 30 knots of wind and I'm not
letting up until I have found Isa."
Marc Thiercelin, who is currently in first place in Class I for this leg,
was unable to turn around due to a gooseneck problem on his yacht.
Class II skipper Mike Garside also checked in. "At best I'm still 3 days
away," he wrote. "J-P and I are the closest to her upwind so I've gotta go
for it. No further detail from ROC but Pacific Rescue Coordination Centre HQ
in a Safety EGC suggested capsize. Brad [Van Liew] and I now on good regular
HF radio sched. More later. Sea conditions here good and am able to sail
quite fast."
Autissier's shore team in France has notified Around Alone officials that
Autissier, 42, made voice contact earlier today. Speaking over a line that
was crackling with interference, Autissier reportedly said she'd been
"capsized" prior to activating the beacon. No other information was
available.
Race officials say they are receiving regular reports of her position from
her GPIRB unit that she carries in her emergency bag.
Weather in the area is not good. According to George Caras of Commanders'
Weather, Austisser is in the middle of fierce winds and high seas.
"She is in 35 to 45 knots of wind, out of the west southwest. It is very
rough where she is right now," said Caras. "I am sure the seas must be 25
feet or better. There is a very intense low at around 60 south, 115W and
there is another one farther back 55S 145W. But the strongest core of winds
will be around 55 S and east of 130, which covers her."
Her last known position showed her at around 55 south, 127 west. Caras said
that if she is in trouble it is important that she be picked up as soon as
possible since tomorrow's weather will be worse.
"It is going to get worse out there," Caras said. "That low is going to move
east and strengthen substantially over the next 24 hours. So by tomorrow
that low is going to possibly be under 980 millibars and centered at 55S,
125W. Winds on the north side of it will be 40 to 45 knots gusting to as
high as 55 knots. Sea will be over 25 feet."
Around Alone sailing commentator Mark Rudiger said that a low at 980
millibars could spell big trouble, even for a boat that was not damaged. He
should know. He navigated the winning yacht in the last Sydney to Hobart
race, a race which ended in disaster after a severe storm claimed six lives.
"In the Sydney to Hobart storm the low was at 984 millibars," said Rudiger.
"This low out there now is lower than that. On top of that, a 980 millibar
low is worse in the Southern Ocean than in the Tasman sea due to the fact
the air is so cold [and] the wind density is so much higher."
Rudiger said he was surprised to see Austissier dive so far south. "You know
she mentioned before she left Auckland that one of the dangers on this leg
was going too far south," he said. "So, I am surprised to see her so far
down there at 55 S. I would be up higher, up around 51 or 52. The trouble
with getting down that far south is that when one of these lows hits you
like this you have to run for your life and try to get up north fast. But if
you get damaged then you're just in for a horrible beating."
In this part of the world time is of the essence in any search and rescue
operation. The cold water temperatures and vicious seas quickly wear down
anyone unfortunate enough to find themselves in the water.
The Around Alone race organizers know this only too well, and each boat
virtually bristles with position reporting and other communication devices
so that rescuers can zero in on their location if they become disabled.
Each boat is being provided with the very latest in emergency position
transmitters -- GPIRBs. George Lariviere from Northern Airborne
Technologies, explained that the older fashioned EPIRB (Emergency Position
Indicating Radio Beacon) the longest range distress signal, had logged over
8,000 saves.
The GPIRB incorporates GPS (Global Positioning System) technology and is
accurate to a couple of meters -- in the Southern Ocean this is critical.
The skippers also carry SARTs (Search and Rescue Radar Transponders), which
are a middle distance distress signal. The SART works when triggered by the
radar signal from another vessel. It then sends back a unique pattern of 12
dots. The first dot tells the other vessel how far away the stricken boat is
and the remaining dots indicate the bearing. The SART is more visible the
higher above the horizon it is, so the ideal placement, skippers were told,
is in the rig.
In case the skippers must abandon ship in these frigid waters they must be
prepared to float around for many hours or even days before they can expect
a rescue. One of the race's key sponsors, Guy Cotton, has equipped the
skippers with state-of-the-art survival suits should they have to abandon
their boats and get into their life rafts or even into the sea. Patrick
Jaquet from Guy Cotton demonstrated how to get into the survival suit and
the features of the suit before the skippers left port.
But the first line of defense remains their fellow competitors. In this
case, Soldini is on his way south to find Austissier. "I am sure that
Giovanni is not happy about having to go down that far south," said Rudiger.
"He purposely stayed up around 51 because he did not want to be down there.
Now he has to beat his way down into that terrible weather."
But this race has a long tradition of competitors risking all for their
fellow racers. They consider it a moral issue that sailors must go to the
aid of a competitor in distress.
"We could tell them [to do it], but we don't even have to," said Media
Director Dan McConnell. "These people know when they go out there that their
lives are in some regards in the hands of their competitors. They all feel
that moral obligation to do it," McConnell said

siano molto brutte.....
Ho sentito anch'io la notizia al TG di questa mattina. Speriamo che
Soldini riesca a raggiungerla e salvarla, ma la cosa sara' tutt'altro
che facile. Certo che Isabelle e' particolarmente sfortunata, non e'
la prima volta che rischia la vita per disalberamenti o
capovolgimenti. Oppure le barche con cui gareggia privilegiano la
leggerezza e la velocita', a scapito della sicurezza? Se cosi' fosse,
bisognerebbe chiedersi se questo tipo di regate hanno un senso,
perche' andar per mare rinunciando alla indispensabile sicurezza mi
sembra un'assurdita'.
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Ciao!
--
Claudio Ratti
Comet 11 - RAINBOW 2°
Marina degli Aregai (IM)

 sembra un'assurdita'.
Lo sembra anche a me .......mha' speriamo bene........e che in quei mari e'
difficile navigarci........figuriamoci trovare qualcuno in mezzo alle
onde.............non voglio pensarci piu' di tanto .........e spero che
tutto si risolga per il meglio.
Ho sentito che la Isabelle e' molto religiosa.....chissa che le dia la
forza di resistere.
Ciao              alberto
-- 
ALBERTO 
GUI...@CBN.IPERV.IT
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La telefonata dall'altro capo del mondo.
Chissà se il Dr. Fresco sta bene...
http://www.soldini.it/wave/isaintero.wav

15.35 Trovata, è su Fila e sta bene!!!!!!!
Bravo Giovanni!!!!!

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Buonasera a tutti voi,
Sto benissimo, e l'abbronzatura inizia ad essere quella che volevo....
La vacanza è quasi terminata, ho notato un certo malumore dopo le mie
prime lettere per cui ho preferito non scrivere più della Polinesia. La
scorsa settimana è stato qui un paio di giorni l'Avvocato e nel poco
tempo dedicato al computer, ci siamo divertiti a leggere i NG sul calcio
e sulla Juve.
Sono contento del salvataggio della velista francese da parte di
Giovanni soldini, al quale ho telefonato per esprimergli personalmente
il mio compiacimento.
Arrivederci.
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15.35 Trovata, è su Fila e sta bene!!!!!!!
Fiuuuuuuuuuuuu, e' andata bene! E se la signora Soldini s'incazza,
pazienza...
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 pazienza...
Sono vecchi amici e hanno fatto già in due la ROMA X 2 (vinta) e mi pare
anche la Corsica X 2.
Lei poi potrebbe essere quasi sua madre....
Sicuramente Isabelle mangerà finalmente una buona pasta....risucendo
all'osso le scorte di Giovanni, previste per uno.
In compenso le toccherà qualche turno in pozzetto.

 In compenso le toccherà qualche turno in pozzetto.
Ma in questi casi il regolamento cosa prevede?
Voglio dire: ora non e' piu' solo in barca e di sicuro, la Autissier una
volta ripresasi dallo sc.....ehm dalla paura ;) difficilmente se ne
stara' sottoccoperta a leggersi i fumetti...
Voi che dite?
Bye
francy :)

 In compenso le toccherà qualche turno in pozzetto.
Non credo possa aiutarlo.......vedrai che all'arrivo il comitato di regata
le fara' firmare una dichiarazione in tal senso......e 
a Giovanni daranno qualche abbuono per il tempo perso nel salvataggio e la
variazione di rotta.
Sono cose che vanno discusse a tavolino.........ma il vero vincitore e'
"Lui", senza alcun dubbio qualsiasi sia la decisione del comitato.
Voglio dire: ora non e' piu' solo in barca e di sicuro, la Autissier una
volta ripresasi dallo sc.....ehm dalla paura ;)
Secondo me, sono personaggi particolari......chi va' per mare in solitario
intorno al mondo........vede la morte in faccia parecchie
volte.........forse per loro e' un'esperienza in piu' da aggiungere al loro
"nutrito bagaglio"
 difficilmente se ne
stara' sottoccoperta a leggersi i fumetti...
Voi che dite?
Mbe' ........per quanto personaggio particolare che sia...............la
vorrei proprio vedere ..........leggere "Topolino"
con onde da 12 metri e il vento che soffia a 60 nodi....
Ciao               alberto
-- 
ALBERTO 
GUI...@CBN.IPERV.IT
Bye
francy :)
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In compenso le toccherà qualche turno in pozzetto.
Gia'. La regata sarebbe in solitario, ma chi potra' mai controllare se
lei gli dara' una mano? Cmq sia, tutto e' bene cio' che finisce bene
:))
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 con onde da 12 metri e il vento che soffia a 60 nodi....
mentre te la vedi meglio a starsene con le mani in mano a vedere Soldini
che suda sette camicie? ;)
Comunque vada, sono d'accordo con te e sicuramente il vincitore morale
e' lui.
bye
francy :)

 Voi che dite?
Ti devi essere persa qualche letterina.....
ti riposto la mia delle 2.06 di oggi:
Certo, devi portarti l'autostoppista di mare fino al prossimo porto, ma
non puoi usufruire della sua collaborazione alla navigazione. Alla fine
della tappa i commissari fanno firmare una dichiarazione ad entrambi.
Sono escluse la cucina, le pulizie etc. anche se poi voglio vedere se
non si dividono almeno i turni di guardia....
Soldini avrà poi un abbuono compensativo ALMENO del tempo perso per
cercare e ripescare l'autostoppista.