Couple sells off everything to buy sailboat and live at sea, sinks on second day

[pcosmar]

No license required.

yet

 

[Anti Federalist]

yet

"They" have been agitating for that for years now...I amazed that it hasn't happened yet.

 

[specsaregood]

"They" have been agitating for that for years now...I amazed that it hasn't happened yet.

New jersey already requires one.

 

[Anti Federalist]

New jersey already requires one.

ETA - I take that back. It looks like you do in NJ. Another freedom gone. Why am I not surprised.

Many states do, for lakes or other inland waters that are not accessible to the sea.

But for bays, oceans, rivers, inlets and creeks that adjoin the navigable waters of the sea, you do not need a license to operate a non-commercial vessel not engaged in trade or a commercial fishing vessel under 300 gross tons.

 

[Valli6]

Broadwell and Walsh left Colorado last year after selling off all their belongings, including a car, to buy Lagniappe for $5,000. It took a year and another $5,000 to get the boat ready to sail, Tampa Bay Times reported.

They try to make it sound like it's a retiring couple who lost everything they'd spent a lifetime saving for, but I don't think it is. If everything they owned and all the money they'd ever saved only added up to $5000, they were doing a pretty poor job of making' it to begin with - or had not been living without parental support for very many years. It was an extremely unrealistic "dream" for them to have - and then, they didn't even bother to learn about sailing a boat first?! Not just foolish, probably border-line retarded. Maybe they're just hoping for a go-fund-me windfall. Wonder if the boat was insured?

 

[specsaregood]

They try to make it sound like it's a retiring couple who lost everything they'd spent a lifetime saving for, but I don't think it is. If everything they owned and all the money they'd ever saved only added up to $5000, they were doing a pretty poor job of making' it to begin with - or had not been living without parental support for very many years. It was an extremely unrealistic "dream" for them to have - and then, they didn't even bother to learn about sailing a boat first?! Not just foolish, probably border-line retarded. Maybe they're just hoping for a go-fund-me windfall. Wonder if the boat was insured?

That was what I assumed at first, then I clicked the go fund me link and found they were in their low-mid 20's. fucking time to get back to work bums.

also, no insurance.

 

[Anti Federalist]

They try to make it sound like it's a retiring couple who lost everything they'd spent a lifetime saving for, but I don't think it is. If everything they owned and all the money they'd ever saved only added up to $5000, they were doing a pretty poor job of making' it to begin with - or had not been living without parental support for very many years. It was an extremely unrealistic "dream" for them to have - and then, they didn't even bother to learn about sailing a boat first?! Not just foolish, probably border-line retarded. Maybe they're just hoping for a go-fund-me windfall. Wonder if the boat was insured?

Nah, just a manifestation of the "participation trophy", "you're a special snowflake that can do whatever you want if you dream it" mindset.

Then this guy showed up:

 

[Valli6]

gofundme raised $14,700. They won't learn a thing.

 

[specsaregood]

gofundme raised $14,700. They won't learn a thing.

oh, they learned something alright, it just isn't personal responsibility.

 

[timosman]

oh, they learned something alright, it just isn't personal responsibility.

No idea is too stupid to be funded.