Tragic accident......

[Limited-Time]

Seems even with the proper safety gear the possibility of loss of life is still there. http://www.independentmail.com/news/2007/jun/08/three-year-old-boy-missing-after-boat-sinks-jocass/

How would a parent cope with this type of accident????

 

[Haut Medoc]

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Very sad.......​

 

[JB]

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Don't the laws that require flotation in boats apply to sailboats, too?

 

[Coors]

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That is tragic; but I was taught to always have a sharp penknife in my pocket, born in 1951. And you would not know how many times it saved my butt; mostly on land, but it works in the water.

 

[mikeandronda]

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The boy was 3.....He wouldnt of known what to do with the knife. Though I agree on everyone (of an age that can understad the use of a penknife) should have one.....

 

[QC]

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I can't find any pic or reference to a Sprint sailboat, but I think a sailboat of that size, flotation or otherwise, is no place for a three year old. Little sailboats turn turtle all the time . . . it's part of the deal. To put this in context we have power boated with 6 week old babies, but again, a small sailboat is a different animal. No matter what, this is still very tragic, and I cannot imagine the guilt.

 

[Boomyal]

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Unfathomable to contemplate such a loss!