Trochę nowych informacji o okolicznościach wypadku Stanisława. Opisuje na FB znajomy rodziny Dąbrowny - Marcin Zieliński - rezydent z Saint Martin /koordynator akcji poszukiwawczej. /
"Generaly Im agree with principals of this article, that in two person crew, both should be able to maintain and handle a boat. But, there is but to this article, becouse you are using this tragic story as exaple, without providing true information. My name is MArcin Zielinski I’m living on Saint Martin, sailor, yacht rigger and electronic specialist. But more I’m long friend of Dabrowski Family, and i help them coordinate search effort. What you can easy confirm on my FB page. First of all, you did not mention, that Stan fell over board at 0915pm, after dark. Stan noticed fell of Genaker due broken Halyard, he went on deck with safety harness and realize genaker lining side of boat in water, what can endanger a boat when tangled in rudder or prop. His wife in that time was inside cabin preparing dinner. Stan decide to go on the bow and disattach and retract genaker from water. As All expirieced Sailors, you know simple true, there is no ideal harness, and in some point you need to reconnect your self, like in this case to go on other side of genaker laying over life lines. Stan is strong person but still in age of 72, he fell over board reconnecting harness. His wife was not aware of that since he hear him screaming. This few seconds could be crucial. At night, boat is moving, so as you now you are loosing visibility very fast. When she realize what going on and apear on deck she first trow life ring to Stan, then she start engine, but she could not!!!!! motoring becouse she know sail is still in water!!!!, so first she need to cut of sail first. So now use your imagination, 68 years old woman, at night, with hi level of stress bravely going on bow and cutting off sail with success, but in that time sho lost vision over Stan position, from hi stress lvel, she did not disengage autopilot. As i know Stan, autopilot was in shadow mode, so when you are grab helm wheel you got controll over boat, in moment you left it autopilot is goin back in charge back on plotted curse. Yes it is mistake, terrible mistake, that she did not disengage autopilot. Every single time when she try to look at Stan, autopilot go back with boat, that fight was lost at begining, becouse of darkness of night. But tell me, are you sure that you in such situation will not make any mistakes, sometimes tragic, becouse that is a part of that game on sea??? Its easy Judging , Yes Elizabeth was not so expirienced like Stan, but she was not green, its not true that she was completly unable to cotrol boat, she was in extremme stressfull condition in age of 68. Think are you sure about your skills in such conditions? Rest of story you can imagine. If someone want to know more, feel free to write a message to me. Please think about what I told you, before judge. That was tragic accident, could happen to everybody. In SAR we say, bottom of the sea is full of sailors, with open zipper in pants.
Till today Stan was not founded or his body, but hope of family and friends dies last, so if you in area please keep your Eyes and Ears open...."
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