Rogue Wave Analysis

For centuries, mariners have spread stories about giant sudden waves which appeared out of nowhere without warning which were strong enough to capsize even the mightiest and largest ships. Several vessels—such as the S.S. Waratah, the M.S. Munchen, and the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald—were all rumored to have been sunk by rogue waves (Walsh par. 3). Further, rogue waves have been blamed for ripping the bow off of a Norwegian freighter near the tip of South Africa in 1974, almost capsizing the Queen Elizabeth in 1942 off the coast of Greenland, striking the Queen Elizabeth H in 1995, and for swamping military aircraft carriers and tearing tankers in half (McDonald A21). These waves have also been immortalized in popular culture, as

The article, “Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life,” by Paul Harris in The Observer from June 12, 2010 tells how some people think that Abby’s parents risked her life by letting her sail alone. Abby Sunderland and Her family grew up sailing. She and Her parents decided to let her go sailing because they believed that Addy know what she was doing. When Addy was sailing it was winter however she was in the southern hemisphere. Where the boat went down was in the southern Indian Ocean. The reasons why the boat went down was mostly because the type of boat that it was, was a racing yacht and it was not equipped for the types of waves in the winter. Addys family let her go out in the sea because they knew

According to "Parents of Rescued Teenage Sailor Abby Sunderland Accused of Risking Her Life" by Paul Harris, Abby Sunderland attempted to sail around the world by herself at age 16 to try and be the youngest to ever sail all around the world solo. Her older brother Zac had completed the journey himself at 17 the year before. Sadly Sunderland did not complete her journey like expected, her yacht was pounded by huge waves and damaged her mast, which also knocked out her satellite communications equipment but she did activate her emergency beacon and that started a huge search and rescue mission. Abby was later found drifting midway between Africa and Australia where she was rescued by a French fishing vessel. Yes Abby’s life was put in danger

To begin with , Scoot tells her brother Sully that it was always a good day to sail because it was always nice and sunny . She also thought that it was always a good day to sail . So they got there boat called the Old Sea Dog and sailed off of the dock . As they sail there was a lot of waves and they were enormous .

At 16 he purchased a small sailboat with money he had borrowed from his parents

Paddling your own canoe can have several meanings such as, doing something on your own or being your own person. In my eyes Kendra Graham is a woman who does that. Kendra is my coach for Carolina Day Middle School soccer. She is one of the many people I know that can do actions on her own. She has helped sufficiently and she is her own person. I look up to her because of that. My coach, Kendra Graham, to me is a female who paddles her own canoe, she overcomes obstacles such as, having three kids that go to different schools, having a job in the state capital Raleigh, and being a labor and delivery nurse.

This is basically the story of Abraham Lincoln’s final days in office. Pretend the ship represents America, with Lincoln as the captain. The crew symbolizes every citizen in the country and the rough waters epitomize the Civil War. Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered on April, 9th 1865 which effectively ended further unnecessary bloodshed. After billions of dollars in war damages/expenses and over 620,000 Americans had been killed the Civil War was finally over.

The underlying irony in this situation can also be seen, because the boys would have not been rescued if it weren’t for this warship sailing

there was a crew of kids that like boats and they wish to row on a boat.

As we are approaching the shoreline about to beach I try with everything I had to get the boat to tack, and she does. We were now heading back out into the lake, the wind is still increasing now 27 knots gusts of 33. We five 13-year-old girls were trying to hold down a 1,000-pound sailboat with two sails. We know in the back of our heads that capsizing could be in our near future. We ask the safety boat if we can head back to camp knowing that the wind is only going to increase and we cannot hold Sting down much longer. We get the ok from the safety boat and start heading toward our buoy. All five of us are hiking out as hard as we can, both the jib and the mainsails are all the way out to reduce speed and power. We get 50 feet away from our buoy and hit a massive puff, we try so hard to keep the boat from capsizing, but the five of us strictly don't have enough weight. I yell out to my crew that we are capsizing. We get out from underneath the boat and are all in shock. We swim around to the hull and sit on the bilge boards. All of us are freezing cold, the waves were splashing us and the brisk cold air was hitting our faces. All of us are scared and crying. There are several other boats who are capsized or having

Seagoing boats, like boats in all of the stories, can be hard to handle with just one person. Sure a teen can steer a ship, but can that teen also put up the sails, pay attention to the surrounding, and get rest, and food. The answer is no. Even an adult who has been sailing for 50 years could not do that, or even two teens, and still teens are being trusted to do all these things. That is just an accident waiting to happen. As said by the “Baltimore Sun” “Voorhis said that although the 420 is a common training boat, it is not typical for harnesses to be used unless the student is fairly advanced. Although the release mechanism on trapeze harness hooks varies among brands and models, in certain situations the pressure on the harness clasp can make it difficult to unfasten, he said”. A harness strap is more proof of hard pieces of equipment to handle. Plus when something happens at sea, like getting knocked unconscious there is no one else to call for help. This can be very dangerous. Thus also proving teens are not capable of sailing/boating by

Would you like to sail around the world alone. Let alone let your kid go and do it. This was the case of when a Abby Sunderland had to be rescued from a sinking racing boat; while trying to sail around the world by herself. She was 16 at the time and was trying to set the world record for the youngest person to sail around the world alone; had been held by her older brother, Zac Sunderland. He did it when he was 17 years old. The parents have been viewed as irresponsible parents for letting them do this. I would personally agree with that statement.

Teens should be allowed to sail because there are many benefits. For example It is a very important experience in their life. Also they gain independence and responsibility.

The first reason teens should be able to sail alone is because they can get better at solving problems and they can become more independant doing them. Zac Sunderland on ABC News said “I told her to be kind of ready for it” he said, “Some time or another you're going to have a crazy storm or something is going to break.” This is because adults won’t be there to help them, and telling them what to do to solve every problem. Also teens learn to solve problems,so when others are in trouble they will be able to assist them. Although teens might know how to solve the majority of their problems, they might not know how to solve a

     The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger was an account of an immense storm and its destructive path through the North Atlantic. In late October of 1991, many a crew of several different fishing ships left their port for their final haul. Little did they know that they would soon cross paths with one of the greatest storms ever recorded. This particular storm would create huge swells, high winds, and hard rain. The system was said to be a “perfect storm” because all of the elements were just right to create the worst imaginable storm ever seen claimed some meteorologists. Such a storm left little room for rescue if one’s boat got into trouble. But there were those daring rescues from the Coast Guard during the