This is a truly great read and shows how easy it is for a good crew on a good boat to get into unavoidable problems. Tough call to abandon a lovely boat but the right call.
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January 19, 2014
HELICOPTER EVACUATION: Abandoning Be Good Too
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Thank goodness everyone is safe.
And, on a lesser scale of course, I am also thankful that there was an accomplished sailing writer/ blogger on board to tell the story so well.
Posted by: Tillerman | January 19, 2014 at 08:54 AM
I believe it's a USCG requirement these days
Posted by: Adam Turinas | January 19, 2014 at 10:15 AM