Ehecatl 1 #1 October 31, 2017 Something fishy going on with their story: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/10/31/holes-emerge-in-hawaii-womens-tale-survival-in-pacific.html And, rumor has it that this Jennifer Appel is a former skydiver - does anyone know her? Inquiring minds want to know... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #2 October 31, 2017 They said they would have been dead in 24 hours after being rescued, yet the pic in the story shows one of them still having the strength to climb up the ladder on the rescuing boat. Uhhh riiiiight.... If my boat is disabled like they said theirs was, I'm using every goddamn piece of equipment I have to call for help. They didn't. Then there's the storm they sailed into that the weather authorities say didn't exist in that area at that time. Yep, plenty of holes in their story. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #3 October 31, 2017 BillyVance They said they would have been dead in 24 hours after being rescued,\ Why? They had a desalinator and fresh dog to eat... There's a good couple of weeks right there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #4 October 31, 2017 yoink ***They said they would have been dead in 24 hours after being rescued,\ Why? They had a desalinator and fresh dog to eat... There's a good couple of weeks right there. Depends on how long they're able to keep the dog meat fresh. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #5 October 31, 2017 EhecatlSomething fishy going on with their story: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/10/31/holes-emerge-in-hawaii-womens-tale-survival-in-pacific.html And, rumor has it that this Jennifer Appel is a former skydiver - does anyone know her? Inquiring minds want to know... This is the topic du jour on all my boating groups. The consensus is that they're trying to drum up interest in a movie, book, TV deal for their "harrowing ordeal" in which their engine went out and they decided not to use the sails because they claimed there was a teeny bit of damage in their rigging. The only risk is that if they were too dumb to fake this correctly then they were probably too dumb to keep their desalinator working and had a real risk of dying from dehydration. But people have survived worse and they had a year's worth of food."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 41 #6 November 1, 2017 BillyVance ******They said they would have been dead in 24 hours after being rescued,\ Why? They had a desalinator and fresh dog to eat... There's a good couple of weeks right there. Depends on how long they're able to keep the dog meat fresh. It stays fresh if you only cut off and cook one part at a time ;-)"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 275 #7 November 2, 2017 EhecatlAnd, rumor has it that this Jennifer Appel is a former skydiver - does anyone know her? Actually I might have jumped with her. People on sailing forums were trying to find out about her background, and found her facebook page -- which showed 2 mutual Friends when I checked it. Huh! When I asked one, he said that Jennifer had jumped at the Parachute School of Toronto for a summer in around 2008-2010, a place I occasionally jumped at. I think I recall her, as having an experienced female jumper -- from Texas I think -- showing up out of the blue in my area was unusual. (This would have been before her Hawaii days. She has very few Public photos on facebook, especially before 2015, but 1 or 2 suggest she was touring part of the eastern side of the US in summer '09 on her motorcycle.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ehecatl 1 #8 November 3, 2017 pchapman***And, rumor has it that this Jennifer Appel is a former skydiver - does anyone know her? Actually I might have jumped with her. People on sailing forums were trying to find out about her background, and found her facebook page -- which showed 2 mutual Friends when I checked it. Huh! Well for gosh sakes, man, share her web address with us! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 275 #9 November 3, 2017 jennifer.appel.186 on facebook FWIW Some other skydivers must know her.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tkhayes 255 #10 November 3, 2017 rather than drum up conspiracy theories.... it is quite possible that these people are just two of the stupidest people on earth that decided to sail across the pacific with having no clue what they were doing..... and now they are trying to save face. I am not sure why anyone gves a shit what their motices were or are. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,721 #11 November 3, 2017 Any relation to Walt Appel I wonder? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 136 #12 November 3, 2017 billvon Any relation to Walt Appel I wonder? no shit scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phillbo 11 #13 November 3, 2017 Funny shit here : https://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/boa/d/50-foot-sailboat/6370727567.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ehecatl 1 #14 November 3, 2017 Checked her Facebook friends list... Several Appel's in there, but no Walt. No friends with skydiver-theme profile photos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #15 November 3, 2017 Ehecatl Checked her Facebook friends list... Several Appel's in there, but no Walt. No friends with skydiver-theme profile photos. Walt doesn't, or didn't use his real name on Facebook. Last I knew, he was Liktur Titzoff. Say that out loud. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akarunway 1 #16 November 4, 2017 BillyVance ******They said they would have been dead in 24 hours after being rescued,\ Why? They had a desalinator and fresh dog to eat... There's a good couple of weeks right there. Depends on how long they're able to keep the dog meat fresh. saltwater and sun maybe.I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #17 November 6, 2017 EhecatlChecked her Facebook friends list... Several Appel's in there, but no Walt. No friends with skydiver-theme profile photos. She's friends with a friend of my friend, some guy who works at a Hawaii DZ."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RMK 3 #18 November 9, 2017 I'm a yachtsman and thought this looked "dodgy" upon first seeing the news announcement. I paused the TV and replayed pointing out all the questionable elements to my wife. Just clicked on their interview video. YES, they do both seem dim as shit. This is definitely a scam of some nature on their part. Here's some other yachtsmen take on the events: http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?/topic/194207-five-months-adrift/"Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to attend his classes" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #19 November 9, 2017 My facebook liveaboard sailing group is threatening to kick out anyone who posts stories about these two because they make everyone's head hurt. I think the Islander woman was brought along for the ride and the blonde woman convinced her to go along with the story, she'll cave in first. They need to get them in separate rooms, get their stories and then fine them to pay for the rescue and for being idiots."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,311 #20 November 9, 2017 A friend of mine who jumped at the new Spaceland shortly after it opened said she was a free flier there at the time. Nice, spoke with everyone, not just free fliers. I wasn't there at the time, so that's all I got. Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 275 #21 November 9, 2017 Ok, while I am curious about the psychology of liars, this has gone further than I needed to know.... the ladies made it into that esteemed publication, the Daily Mail: QuoteEXCLUSIVE: Truth about the bungling yachtswomen 'lost at sea for five months' - one was crash-prone 'kinky sailor' who paid for trip by working as a dominatrix - and the other had never sailed at all (and now they're planning to write a book) NSFW! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5063707/Bungling-yachtswoman-kinky-sailor-dominatrix.html#ixzz4xy1UTj1C Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OrangeDog 0 #22 November 10, 2017 pchapmanNSFW! Quite a healthy and fit lady! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Calvin19 0 #23 November 10, 2017 I've been on some multi-week sailing trips, never as far out as they were but I have some points to make that I think are well informed. 1-They did have a emergency sat beacon. They decided, consciously, not to use it in their circumstance because they were not in immediate danger. They had food stores and a functioning desalinator. I respect their decision, their reasons for it and would have done the same under the same conditions. You're not going to hit you SPOT device for a sprained ankle. If they were within a week of running out of food I'm sure they would have used it. 2-They're exaggerating in the heat of the moment. If there was not a premeditated plan for a book deal or just a morning show appearance I still give them a pass. No other human contact for months can make a person do stupid things. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 232 #24 November 10, 2017 pchapmanOk, while I am curious about the psychology of liars, this has gone further than I needed to know.... the ladies made it into that esteemed publication, the Daily Mail: QuoteEXCLUSIVE: Truth about the bungling yachtswomen 'lost at sea for five months' - one was crash-prone 'kinky sailor' who paid for trip by working as a dominatrix - and the other had never sailed at all (and now they're planning to write a book) NSFW! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5063707/Bungling-yachtswoman-kinky-sailor-dominatrix.html#ixzz4xy1UTj1C Wow, what a fuckin' zoo."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #25 November 10, 2017 pchapman Ok, while I am curious about the psychology of liars, this has gone further than I needed to know.... the ladies made it into that esteemed publication, the Daily Mail: Quote EXCLUSIVE: Truth about the bungling yachtswomen 'lost at sea for five months' - one was crash-prone 'kinky sailor' who paid for trip by working as a dominatrix - and the other had never sailed at all (and now they're planning to write a book) NSFW! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5063707/Bungling-yachtswoman-kinky-sailor-dominatrix.html#ixzz4xy1UTj1C So she's experienced with tying knots and lashing with a cat o nine tails. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
