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Coast Guard saves man trying to cross Pacific in kayak
Foxnews ^ | 6/11/2014 | Foxnews

Posted on 06/19/2014 3:51:42 PM PDT by driftdiver

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Coast Guard says a man is "lucky to be alive" after he was rescued 11 days into an attempted kayak voyage from California to Hawaii.

A helicopter spotted the 57-year-old man, who had turned back to California, in the Pacific on Tuesday about 60 miles southwest of Santa Barbara's Point Conception after he sent a distress call indicating equipment failure, the Coast Guard said in a statement.

The helicopter directed a Coast Guard cutter crew to the man, who was found in good health, the statement said. His name was not released.

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TOPICS: Outdoors
KEYWORDS: coastguard; kayak
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To: Mears
Aaaah,a “glass half full” person.

He missed it by 44/45th.

41 posted on 06/19/2014 6:04:43 PM PDT by Mark17 (Rudyard Kipling: Liberals be wary, when the SHTF, The Wrath of the Awakened Saxon will clobber you)
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To: Travis McGee

Well, you could go water skiing behind an aircraft carrier or a cruise ship!


42 posted on 06/19/2014 6:20:36 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: driftdiver

All that water and nothing to drink.


43 posted on 06/19/2014 6:31:20 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Rat Party Policy:Lie,Deny,Refuse To Comply)
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To: driftdiver

It takes about 5 hours to fly from California to Hawaii.And IIRC it took our flight about 8 hours from Hawaii to Taiwan.Rowing across would probably take longer.


44 posted on 06/19/2014 6:36:11 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Rat Party Policy:Lie,Deny,Refuse To Comply)
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To: builder

The sharks have given up on the slave route, now they are waiting for that island to capsize. :)


45 posted on 06/19/2014 6:49:42 PM PDT by Ditter
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To: laplata

It’s actually possible to Kayak west to east across Canada via portages between lakes and rivers.


46 posted on 06/19/2014 6:53:12 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase

That would be quite a neat trip.


47 posted on 06/19/2014 6:58:43 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
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To: Ditter
"The sharks have given up on the slave route, now they are waiting for that island to capsize. :) "

Ha Ha. I forgot that one. We sure have some amazing elected idiots, don't we? ( Maybe this Kayak dude should run for office from the right district. )

48 posted on 06/19/2014 7:01:03 PM PDT by builder (I don't want a piece of someone else's pie)
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To: advertising guy

33 is kind of small for me but for one person not bad. People don’t understand that blue water cruisers, regardless of size, are made for blue water cruising. Nice job. (We own a 39’ Yorktown which is also a blue water cruiser. She rides smooth.)


49 posted on 06/20/2014 8:46:00 AM PDT by sheana
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To: sheana

mine was a blue water Hans Christian


50 posted on 06/20/2014 8:47:49 AM PDT by advertising guy ( <------------- lotta white in here ------------>)
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To: advertising guy

Nice boats. Yep, Hans Christians are built for cruising.


51 posted on 06/20/2014 8:56:17 AM PDT by sheana
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To: Tax-chick
Coast Guard rescues dumb*ss ping.... at taxpayer expense.
52 posted on 06/20/2014 9:38:37 AM PDT by citizen (There is always free government cheese in the mouse trap.....https://twitter.com/kracker0)
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To: citizen

If the taxpayers wanted every fool to be left to die, they could vote that way.


53 posted on 06/20/2014 9:58:17 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("Cynicism is a far greater spiritual danger than naivete." ~ Stephen Webb)
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To: laplata

I never realized it until I read about the explorer David Thompson. The Fur trade in Canada moved via river and lakes.


54 posted on 06/20/2014 1:10:27 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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