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Old 07-20-2011 | 06:17 AM
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50 knots to zero in a few feet! Ouch!

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Old 07-20-2011 | 06:34 AM
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That's going to take more than a couple of Seatow boats to get it off that pile of rocks!
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Old 07-20-2011 | 07:47 AM
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"Missed it by that much."
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Old 07-20-2011 | 08:37 AM
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"Missed it by that much."
LOL! You beat me to it!
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Old 07-20-2011 | 09:47 AM
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Hope they had lanyards on.
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Old 07-20-2011 | 10:10 AM
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Ran into Great St James Cay in USVI. Another article about it here: http://virginislandsdailynews.com/ne...#axzz1SesnEwF1
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Old 07-20-2011 | 10:49 AM
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That should be a lot of fun to get off those rocks! They better hurry, one real storm and that baby is gonna get the sh!t kicked out of it!
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Old 07-20-2011 | 10:50 AM
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Ouch, I prefer my Crown & coke on the rocks!!!!
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Old 07-20-2011 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by wrinkleface
Ouch, I prefer my Crown & coke on the rocks!!!!
Yeah- me, too.
That resin on the rocks thing always leaves a bad aftertaste.
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Old 07-20-2011 | 11:04 AM
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It's clearly the rock's fault. They should remove all the rocks from the area so that this never ever happens again!

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