Luke V. Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Hopefully this wasnt anyone on here. Stay safe out there folks http://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/canada/toronto-man-ok-after-rescue-from-sinking-boat-on-lake-simcoe-1.987407 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Out in a 16 footer. Was it windy out there yesterday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke V. Posted October 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 It was windy down here (niagara region) yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 And a healthy portion of gratitude to the private pilot who not only spotted the disabled vessel but was able to transmit the exact location to the authorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke V. Posted October 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Roy you got it! Cudos to him!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 And a healthy portion of gratitude to the private pilot who not only spotted the disabled vessel but was able to transmit the exact location to the authorities. Another good guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttahhan Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) Lucky guy ! Cudos to the private pilot for noticing and reacting by calling the authorities....putting it out there... IF ITS WINDY STAY OFF SIMCOE...Simply not worth it, that lake for some reason can change from almost mirror lake to a swell breading monster...Be Safe Check, The Weather before going out...... Edited October 8, 2012 by Topwater Strikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Lucky guy ! Cudos to the private pilot for noticing and reacting by calling the authorities....putting it out there... IF ITS WINDY STAY OFF SIMCOE...Simply not worth it, that lake for some reason can change from almost mirror lake to a swell breading monster...Be Safe Check, The Weather before going out...... Have seen it many times over the last 25 years. Sure can get scary in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_paluch Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Was at the cottage on Fox Island this weekend. Friday was nice, a little choppy, but nice. Saturday was absolutely crazy. Had to pick up some people for the Thanksgiving dinner and really should not have been out on the water, and this is in a 19" bowrider. I saw a guy on a ~15 footer out there near Snake Island...wonder if it was him? This is my first year on Simcoe, and still don't know the lake well (got the cottage Aug1. and only been there on weekends). We got into some large swells, easily 6foot on Saturday... Thankfully all that happened was I got wet, lesson learned that day that's forsure. Stay safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krixxer Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 I like fishing around Fox, was out on sunday but I guess it was calmed down by the time I got out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 The main part of the story is "engine trouble". Most any boat can be transom swamped (or rolled) in swells without power to keep it moving forward. Kudos to the eye in the sky that got him picked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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