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From: B Geres (no email)
Date: Tue Jan 06 2004 - 10:47:02 EST
Is anyone on the list familiar with this boat or know
its whereabouts?
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Submitted by Katharine Overton (yacht Ethereal in
Richard's Bay, S Africa)
My New Year's Day relaxation lazing around the cockpit
with skies of blue was marred with a call from
Alistair, ZS5MU. He was asking whether I knew the
yacht "Gallivant" that was crossing the southern
Atlantic. And unfortunately, yes, I do. Gallivant's
406 EPIRB went off at 1147 UTC on 31 December 2003. It
wasn't just turned on to test. It ID'd them but didn't
give their position. We've been told by Cape Town
Radio and US Coast Guard that it wasn't on long enough
to give a position, what they call a "burst", perhaps
from a "knock". Well, we're hoping now it doesn't mean
anything sinister, but then we'll have to wait until
someone sees them as they have a listen-only radio and
cannot be contacted. They departed St. Helena November
29th according to their last email. They didn't think
they'd stop at Ascension Island because of the fees.
Their destination was Tobago. It was day 33 of their
voyage if they hadn't stopped anywhere and in her
email she planned to be at sea about 40 days, so we
think they were close that side. But, would you please
please, everyone, get on the radio and alert all
vessels in the Tobago area to keep a sharp eye out for
the Gallivant. This is Will Galloway and Cheri Jones
on the 36' Alaskan wooden Schooner. My barometer of
arm hair is standing on end and my gut tells me all is
not right. We have heard of two other yachts having
close calls with freighters in last year's fleet, but
lucky so far no hits we know of. Please put out the
word and notify anyone in Tobago you might know
traveling there. Thanks. We hope and pray someone
locates our dear friends and finds out they are safe.
Please contact us if anyone hears or knows anything.
Katharine & Al
More on the issue at:
http://cruiserlog.conforums.com/index.cgi?board=Forum&action=display&num=1073311075
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JeanneP of s/v Watermelon adds:
"I know them. Doubt they would set off an EPIRB in
panic. Anybody in Trinidad, Tobago, please note they
started out from the U.S. many years ago in their
home-built wooden schooner. We met them in Pago Pago
in '92, revisited with them in Tonga in '93, we went
on, they continued to cruise NZ/S. Pac. for several
more years. Very experienced, very cool. I sure hope
they're safe, would like to hear from anybody if they are."
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