I too am a little distressed that the photo's were removed. Was it because of limited space for photos and these photos could be found elsewhere? I have since searched out a number of other photos

I'm very sorry to see that the politically correct diktat has reached this forum. May I remind to those who gets so easily offended by the naked truth that sailing carries some objective risks. Its is

You must understand that there were 20 foot waves crashing into that marina. I think that Amel was flung in the air and landed on another boat and that is how it was holed. In other cases catamarans

Eric, Jerome and Amel owners, Photos of damaged Amels have been removed for this site. If anyone wants to see how Ivan ravaged Grenada, the Seven Seas Cruising Association has a link to several

I am heading south to St Thomas 11/1/04 and was looking to just say hi to someone on the ssb on the way down. Fair winds, Eric SM 376 kimberlite _____ Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 4:06

Hi, I was curious as to the name of the boat shown sunken on the website, as I was afraid it belonged to one of my friends. I agree that showing other peoples suffering does no good to either them

Could you comment on your observations of the damage to the Amels vs. the others? For those of us that have not had a factory tour of all the major offshore manufactures, we sadly observed that you

Jerome, If a majority of members that respond want these photos removed, I will delete them. I don't understand the publicity issue--Ivan damaged all makes and kinds of yachts. However, if members

Eric, There's a new folder with several photos. Another member posted the lone photo of the Mango/Maramu/Sharki (not a Super Maramu). Richard wrote:

<closereach@y...> wrote: I really do not see why you posted the photo. It is sad and does not give any info : the name of the boat is not even indicated, neither the exact location. Morbidity is not

<kimberlite@o...> wrote: ERIC, YES ON 11/14 I WILL BE MAKING MY FIRST TRIP THIS SEASON. HOW MAY I HELP YOU? JOHN

Hi is anyone heading to the caribbean from the northeast in the next few weeks? fair winds, eric s/m 376 kimberlite

Hi, Did you post just one photo? Do you know the name of the yacht? Fair winds, Eric s/m 376 Kimberlite _____ Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 4:13 PM To:

Pics of Amels affected by hurricane Ivan have been uploaded in Photos section.

Could your recommend how to get this article in English? wrote:

Please take note of the e-mail address change for Marie and Georges Pellegrini _peps47@... (mailto:peps47@...) will soon be unusable. New address is: _dji314@...

Hi Eric, The reason is that whilst we were taking delivery of the boat the S/S strap aft of the turnbuckle buckled. Amel said that this was because I had eased the halyard too much thus putting the

hi, i was looking at your photos and wonder why you put a "u" bolt on the forestay turnbuckle? fair winds, eric s/m 376 kimberlite

I would be very interested to get the group's ideas about wind vane steering for my Sharki. I am looking most closely at the Windpilot Pacific Plus. http://www.windpilot.de/en/Ra/raproen.html Thank

It is possible that vibration from the propeller problem has prematurely deformed the seal permanently to allow water in or (less likely) that it allowed water in only when it was in the unbalanced