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Pelagic Sailing Club Attendees Learn About Tragic Loss of Sailing Vessel Almeisan
Chris Ferrer recounted his first-hand experience of the tragic loss of the sailing vessel Almeisan and the survival of those that remained on board at Pelagic Sailing Club's June 23rd Meeting at Savin Hill Yacht Club in Dorchester, MA.
WINTHROP, MA, June 24, 2011 /Boating PR News/ -- In early May 2005 the sailboat Almeisan departed Connecticut on a five-day voyage to Bermuda. Four days into the voyage the crew found itself in the jaws of a powerful storm. During the night the boat was struck by a massive breaking wave, capsized and was crippled. In the ensuing chaos the captain and first mate were swept overboard during a knockdown and were carried away by enormous seas.
One of three crewmembers who remained on the vessel as it was torn apart by the seas and failed rescue attempts, Chris Ferrer, recounted his first-hand experience of this tragic loss. Ferrer's story has been written by Michael Tougias in his book "Overboard": A true blue-water odyssey of disaster and survival.
Chris Ferrer grew up on Long Island, NY and has been sailing since college. Prior to his attempted voyage to Bermuda he owned a Freedom 28 sloop and plied the coastal waters of New England. He currently lives in Boston and works an IT administrator for a pharmaceutical company in Marlborough, MA.
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