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Retired physician sells his boat for $1 to young couple who sank their sailboat in 2 days
Fox News ^ | 3-2-18 | Alexandra Deabler

Posted on 03/04/2018 7:15:48 AM PST by dynachrome

The Colorado couple who sank their beloved sailboat two days into their journey to the Caribbean is getting another go at navigating the high seas.

Tanner Broadwell, 26, and girlfriend Nikki Walsh, 24, sold everything they owned to pursue their dream of one day sailing around the world. However, they didn’t get far – their sailboat hit a sandbar and capsized off the coast of Madeira Beach, FL, two days later, leaving them only with $90 and no home.

The story of the couple’s misfortune quickly went viral and caught the eye of retired physician and boat owner, Mark Reinecke, who turned the couple’s luck around by selling them his 1985 Cheoy Lee Pedrick 36-foot sailboat for $1, the Daily Mail reported.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: colorado; darwin; sailboat
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To: samtheman

and return as “illegal aliens” Miguel and Sara Rodriguez, to the tune of $70,000 a year in taxpayer subsidies...


61 posted on 03/04/2018 12:56:09 PM PST by thoughtomator (Number of arrested coup conspirators to date: 0)
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To: Political Junkie Too

haha my point being, the good doctor gets rid of an old albatross in the same way people offer a piano free if you’ll pick it up.


62 posted on 03/04/2018 3:00:43 PM PST by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: dynachrome

Hi.

“They have taken no classes in sailing, and will probably die this time around. “

Yep.

5.56mm


63 posted on 03/04/2018 3:08:46 PM PST by M Kehoe
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To: timestax

bttt


64 posted on 03/05/2018 9:08:56 AM PST by timestax
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