www.iFourWinns.com

A retired couple traveling the world since 2004 in their sailing vessel Quest has been murdered by somali pirates...very sad.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/02/22/501364/main20034691.shtml
See their blog here
http://www.svquest.com/

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2005 268 Vista "Sea Pickle II"
1979 AMF Alcort Puffer
Previous:
2003 FW190 Horizon
1973 Startcraft 18ft "Sea Pickle"

Just read that before coming here. Very tragic. I would not be in open waters unarmed these days, especially in that part of the world.

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
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Agreed, but something tells me the end result would have been the same. It sounded like there were a lot of heavily armed pirates.

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Current boat: 2011 Yamaha AR210
Previous boat: 1998 Horizon RX 4.3GL SX

They've never encountered a heavily armed boater.

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic

My Heart goes out to those family's.

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2007 Four Winns H210 SS
1996 16' Lund (fishing boat)
2008 Ford Expedition Max Limited

Very sad indeed but something doesn't add up. Typically those low-life scumbag pirates hold out for a very long time and never give up their hostages. Time to send in some drones Pakistani style.

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Current Boat: 2000 Four Winns 298 Vista
Previous Boat: 2000 Carver 406MY

Agreed, Did anyone ever see the video a few years back where the pirates hi-jacked a boat and got in a stand off with the Navy, they broke down and got a tow from the Navy Ship and the Capt who was held captive stayed in the same spot, so he could be identified. They then had 5 or 6 snipers shoot at the same time to take out all of the pirates at once. It was pretty impressive. But it is definitely tragic, what happened to those two couples.

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2001 Four Winns 215 Sundowner