Yes And! Creating the Future, Schooner Nina

Yes And web site

When I got involved in the Nina search I thought maybe I could help.  I do mostly media things and some political things.  How could I know, the shoe would nicely fit on the other foot?

The Nina is a 1928 American treasure with seven people aboard.  They are C.U. Professor Evi Nemeth, Kyle Jackson, Danielle Wright, Matthew Wootton, and the boat's owners, David Dyche, Rosemary Dyche and David Dyche IV.  This wonderful piece of American naval history along with her 7 crew went missing on June 4th, 2013.  Nothing has been seen of the Nina or crew since then.

Rob, a friend of Kyle Jackson's, posted in Kyle's sisters, Megan Jackson's blog page:

YES AND is a mantra for embracing the now and creating the future; for moving deeper into life; for being an active participant; for flowing with what the universe has to show you and reaching out to join it.

YES can be enthusiasm: YES! I want this! I love this! This is perfect.

YES can be acceptance: yes. This is happening. This is now. This is part of everything. This is.

AND can be the next step.  The moving forward.

AND can be adding on, expanding. More. Deeper.

It’s how we move through the world, step by step, first with a YES, and then following it up with AND. Again and again, until we get to where we are, and find ourselves saying again, YES AND.

How could I know, YES!  The universe has a lot to show me, if I am willing, and a lot for me to learn. 

Getting involved in the search for 7 precious lives brought me into contact with many more precious lives.  It has been a phenomenal learning and growing experience for me.  Honestly, when people who are desperately worried about their loved ones allow perfect strangers to participate at this level, you feel very honored they have placed so much confidence in you, and the fear of somehow letting them down is always there.  Some of the people I have never met in person, but it makes little difference.  I still feel like I have new brothers and sisters in my family.  For those I have met in person, I can say, everything in Texas really is bigger, even the hearts of the ones who were only there for a short time.

If you have the chance to volunteer for a search, expect the road to be a little bumpy at times.  You will likely be dealing with many family members at a very difficult time for them, who are dealing with all of the volunteers who wish the best but sometimes don't know what is the best, who are dealing with the officials who mean the best, but sometimes don't know what is the best, along with yourself, who wants the best but does not always know what is the best.  Participating in a search is, in part, a search for our personal, best.  For those who are looking for the YES in the universe, I promise you, your collective efforts will provide some of the most moving memories you will have.  Of course, the sweetest time will come with the AND.

AND?

I can see as plain as day when the Nina floats into the gaze of a dazing fisherman, surprised to see 7 lives prancing on deck, the fisherman wiping his eyes with his hands just to be sure the AND is real.  A Salvadorean's journey across the Pacific Ocean, Jose Salvador Alvarenga, has proven 14 months at sea with no provisions is possible.  Nothing has been seen or heard from the missing crew to suggest they are not out there now.  Why shouldn't I believe?  

Yes! And...

UPDATES ABOUT THE NINA SEARCH

Nina, Nemesh, Danielle Wright Pg 8

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Page 1  Search Suspended

Milford Sound Matt Wootton

Page 2  The Story

Page 3  About the Nina

Page 4 Dyche Family Page

Page 5  Evi Nemeth

Page 6  Matt Wootton

Page 7  Kyle Jackson

Page 8  Danielle Wright

Page 9  RCCNZ

Page 10  To the Families

Page 11  What Went Wrong
Page 12  Last Message From Nina Crew

Pazge 13  Family of Nina Crew Appeal For Search Funds
Page 14  Family Anxious For Search To Begin
Page 15  RCCNZ Less Than Cooperative in New Nina Search
Page 16  Third Day Of Private Search Under Way

Page 17  New Zealand Responds
Page 18  Equusearch Seeks Satellite Specialist
Page 19  A New Generation Of Cooperation
Page 20  Wild Speculation No Help

Page 21  Sailboat Washes Up On Beach
Page 22  Nina Fund
Page 23  Nina Makes Prime Time
Page 24  Kyle Jackson, Hiya Mom!
Page 25  U.S. Coast Guard Endangers Lives of Nina 7
Page 26  Equusearch, Nina Families, Ask For Help
Page 27  Apathy From US Officials
Page 28  Families Seek More Funding

Page 29  Standing Up To Uncle Sam
Page 30  Possible New Location of Nina
Page 31  Reason For Hope Rescue After 76 Days At Sea

Page 32  Breaking News Delayed

Page 33  Positive Despite The Negatives

Page 34  Tomnod Saves Lives

Page 35  Holding
Page 36  Tasman Takes Two

Page 37  91 Days Lost At Sea
Page 38  Your Calls Needed

Danielle Wright

Danielle is "on a trip of a lifetime," according to her father, Ricky Wright of Louisiana.  Even at the tender age of 18, Danielle is an accomplished sailor, after spending time on her father's catamaran.  

The Nina, Lattitude 38 Photo

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Like many sailing families, the Wright family took a sabbatical to live the sailing life on their 38 foot boat. During a prior time, Danielle, her mother Robin and father Ricky lived on a boat for over a 14 month period. They toured from Granada to Panama and then to Florida, according to father Ricky Wright's resume. 


Danielle is a bright youth who studied psychology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.  She also studied at South Louisiana Community College.

Danielle Wright (From Robin Wright)

Danielle's father has maintained a positive outlook about the over-due yacht, the Nina. 

"Her mama and I have faith in God, and we are believing that everything is well according to normal sailing patterns,” Wright was quoted in an Associated Press article reprinted in the Advertiser.com.

Wright continues:   

“They have found nothing,” Ricky Wright said. “My conclusion, even before I knew that, is that they are on their way to Australia. Because of the current and the winds and the storm, they need almost 40 days to get there. In sailing, you have to tack and go off the wind and fight the current. You can’t do your normal course and normal speed. I’m 99 percent confident that they are on track and going to Australia.”

One can see a little bit of Danielle's playful personality from entries she made on her face book page.

"A complete stranger wrote me a poem." Danielle said on her face book page.  "He then said "Hold your head high, darling *traces a small heart on your cheek and kisses it*" So I did this." (Sic)

Danielle's note appears next to the following photograph depicting a heart on her cheek:

Danielle has a clear eye for art and photography as is evident by several striking photos she exhibits on her face book page. Some of them deal with the beauty of nature, while others delve into the soul.

Danielle is an expert diver.

"She's like a fish in the water," her father said.  "Danielle is a trained diver"

Danielle was accepted as crew on the Nina after her family and the Dyche family became friends through their mutual interest in sailing.  Dyche spent years restoring the 1928 Nina which won multiple races since, including a few races with the Dyche family at the helm.  The crew is mostly made up of experienced sailors who know how to manage emergencies at sea.  Others, like Kyle Jackson, are rugged outdoors enthusiasts  in excellent shape and ready to take the world by the horns.

From Wooden Boat

"(Danielle) knows how to sail and work the rigging. She's a good first mate. She's always been my first mate when we've gone on sailing vacations," Ricky was reported to have said to 3 KATC.com.

     Ricky Wright says there is a saying in the Dyche family:  "The Nina always comes back to port."

     With the official search suspended by the New Zealand search team, the best favor well wishers can do is keep the story fresh in the press.  Some of the best sea adventures of all time have been told by survivors of injured ships and sailors who took to a life raft.  Many surface long after the search ended.  Some tell about ships and even sailboats which cruise by, not realizing the sailors were within yards, waiting for assistance, if only people had been on the lookout. 

Wright quoted, "Ricky Wright of Lafayette, Louisiana, has told a KATC news website that the yacht which his daughter Danielle is aboard is likely to be in an area away from where New Zealand's Rescue Co-ordination Centre (RCCNZ) has been looking."

 The families are exploring the possibility of a private search since RCCNZ called off the official search.  The families of the Grain de Soleil conducted their own private search for that yacht after it's Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) was triggered manually four times during a heavy storm in late April, 2013.

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Nina Search Ends, Seeking Dyche, Jackson, Wright, Wooton, Nemeth

Pg 1  The Search Suspended

Page 2  The Story

Trimming Sail

Page 3  About the Nina
Page 4  Dyche Family Page
Page 5  Evi Nemeth
Page 6  Matt Wootton
Page 7  Kyle Jackson
Page 8  Danielle Wright
Page 9  RCCNZ
Page 10  To the Families
Page 11  What Went Wrong
Page 12 Last Message From Nina Crew
Page 13  Family of Nina Crew Appeal For Search Funds
Page 14  Family Anxious For Search To Begin
Page 15  RCCNZ Less Than Cooperative in New Nina Search
Page 16 Third Day Of Nina Search

Page 17  New Zealand Responds

Page 18  Equusearch Seeks Satellite Specialist
Page 19  A New Era Of Cooperation
Page 20  Wild Speculation No Help
Page 21  Sailboat Washes Up On Beach
Page 22  Nina Fund

Page 23  Nina Makes Prime Time
Page 24  Kyle Jackson, Hiya Mom!
Page 25  U.S. Coast Guard Endangers Lives of Nina 7
Page 26  Equusearch, Nina Families, Ask For Help
Page 27  Apathy From US Officials
Page 28  Families Seek More Funding

Page 29  Standing Up To Uncle Sam

Page 30  Possible New Location of Nina

Page 31  Reson For Hope Rescue After 76 Days At Sea
Page 32  Breaking News Delayed
Page 33  Positive Despite The Negatives
Page 34  Tomnod Saves Lives

Page 35  Holding
Page 36  Tasman Takes Two

Page 37  91 Days Lost At Sea
Page 38  Your Calls Needed

Sailors Presumed Lost At Sea

Seven Man Crew Living Dream

At Port in Whangarei  

David Dyche, 58; his wife, Rosemary Nelson Dyche, 60; their son David Dyche IV, 17; Kyle Jackson, 27; Danielle Wright, 18; Briton Matthew Wootton, 35 and Evi Nemeth, 78 set sail in a 1928 schooner from the New Zealand Bay of Islands on May 28th, 2013. The crew planned on a 14 day voyage to Newcastle, Australia.

The boat and it's crew have not been seen since.

On June 3rd, Evi Nemeth conveyed a disturbing message to meteorologist Bob McDavitt using Nemeth's satellite phone. Bob McDavitt is a nationally known meteorologist in retirement who assists yacht crews to navigate difficult weather.

Professor Evi Nemeth

"The weather's turned nasty, how do we get away from it?" asked retired University of Colorado professor, Evi Nemeth.

McDavitt asked Nemeth to call back in 30 minutes so he could better advise them.  Nemeth did call back.

McDavitt said, "She was quite controlled in her voice, it sounded like everything was under control." 

McDavitt further indicated Nemeth was obviously worried about the conditions or she never would have called in the first place.  Perhaps if Bob McDavitt knew who Evi Nemeth was, he might have paid more attention.

Nina

During his brief conversation with Nemeth, McDavitt advised the Nemeth crew they should steer South and prepare for a storm with high winds and seas.  He also advised Professor Nemeth the crew might want to heave-to, a process of putting the boat in a sort of sailor's limbo or holding pattern, while the storm passed.


     On June 3rd, McDavitt received his last communication from Evi.

"ANY UPDATE 4 NINA? ... EVI."

     Little did McDavitt know, the final message he received from Nemeth was not the final message sent.  A message retrieved later revealed the Nina in heavy seas and facing an uphill climb.

McDavitt attempted multiple text messages advising the crew aboard Nina about the storm which had overcome the crew of the Nina.

    

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