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Re: [PUP] Lightning strikes Domino

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Georgs Kolesnikovs
Sat, Oct 20, 2012 9:14 PM

Marie Dufour wrote:

We are staying one year in Panama City . . . then Galapagos and Marquesas and beyond.

On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Georgs Kolesnikovs gxk@earthlink.net wrote:

Ah, Marie, I see you've uploaded an update-- http://dominocatamaran.blogspot.ca/2012/10/big-fuses.html --right after I posted to Power Catamaran World and Passagemaking Under Power.

Once you depart Panama City, where will Domino be headed in the Pacific?

--Georgs

On 2012-10-20, at 10:23 AM, Marie Dufour wrote:

George, Hi... just a erratum... the boat was built in Paraguay.  The strike happened 4 months ago and we have now fixed all damage.  We have learned a lot from the experience and since have made the boat better and safer.  Check the blog for details.  dominomarie

On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Georgs Kolesnikovs gxk@earthlink.net wrote:

Domino, the power catamaran built by Jean-Pierre and Marie DuFour in Paraguay, was struck by lightning while anchored in the San Blas Islands.

From the Domino blog:

http://www.dominocatamaran.blogspot.ca/#!http://dominocatamaran.blogspot.com/2012/07/strike-one.html
http://www.dominocatamaran.blogspot.ca/#!http://dominocatamaran.blogspot.com/2012/09/little-fuses.html

Incidentally, a photo book of the building of Domino now is available online:

http://www.dominocatamaran.blogspot.ca/#!http://dominocatamaran.blogspot.com/2012/10/domino-picture-book.html

Domino was launched in 2009:

http://powercatamaran.typepad.com/homeport/2009/12/domino-is-splashed-in-paraguay.html

--Georgs

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Marie Dufour wrote: We are staying one year in Panama City . . . then Galapagos and Marquesas and beyond. > On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Georgs Kolesnikovs <gxk@earthlink.net> wrote: > Ah, Marie, I see you've uploaded an update-- http://dominocatamaran.blogspot.ca/2012/10/big-fuses.html --right after I posted to Power Catamaran World and Passagemaking Under Power. > > Once you depart Panama City, where will Domino be headed in the Pacific? > > --Georgs > > On 2012-10-20, at 10:23 AM, Marie Dufour wrote: > >> George, Hi... just a erratum... the boat was built in Paraguay. The strike happened 4 months ago and we have now fixed all damage. We have learned a lot from the experience and since have made the boat better and safer. Check the blog for details. dominomarie >> >> On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 9:37 AM, Georgs Kolesnikovs <gxk@earthlink.net> wrote: >> Domino, the power catamaran built by Jean-Pierre and Marie DuFour in Paraguay, was struck by lightning while anchored in the San Blas Islands. >> >> From the Domino blog: >> >> http://www.dominocatamaran.blogspot.ca/#!http://dominocatamaran.blogspot.com/2012/07/strike-one.html >> http://www.dominocatamaran.blogspot.ca/#!http://dominocatamaran.blogspot.com/2012/09/little-fuses.html >> >> Incidentally, a photo book of the building of Domino now is available online: >> >> http://www.dominocatamaran.blogspot.ca/#!http://dominocatamaran.blogspot.com/2012/10/domino-picture-book.html >> >> Domino was launched in 2009: >> >> http://powercatamaran.typepad.com/homeport/2009/12/domino-is-splashed-in-paraguay.html >> >> --Georgs >> >> Georgs Kolesnikovs >> Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering since 1997 >> http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com >> Your host at TrawlerCrawler.net since 2009 >> http://www.trawlercrawler.net >> >>