Rob Konrad swims 9 miles to shore

[YankeeVol]

Pretty f'n impressive

Ex-Miami Dolphins fullback Rob Konrad swims 9 miles after fall - ESPN

 

[golfballs]

That's not cool but awesome at the same time. Wow

 

[mdrew27]

Wow. Ocean swimming blows. Night time and 9 miles is probably nuts.

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

He must still be a dolphin.

 

[TOP]

All those years of dolphin practice helped him keep his head above water.

 

[TennesseeFan07]

What a man!

 

[joevol33]

Wow, I would've drowned after about 15 feet.

 

[Cyclopskiller]

Wow. If it were a woman, she woulda just swam further out sea

 

[hog88]

Wow. Ocean swimming blows. Night time and 9 miles is probably nuts.

Amazing, almost unbelievable sense of direction.

 

[Dave1967]

Rob is one tough mother

 

[vader]

Holy crap.

 

[Dave1967]

Wow. If it were a woman, she woulda just swam further out sea

:hi::good!::thumbsup::salute::clap:

 

[davethevol]

Who takes a boat that small that far out on the Ocean?

 

[hog88]

Who takes a boat that small that far out on the Ocean?

Me.

 

[kiddiedoc]

Holy crap. That's insane. 10-12 hours of ocean swimming at night???

 

[Crew]

....triumph of the human spirit.




If it's all true.

 

[hog88]

....triumph of the human spirit.




If it's all true.

I'd like to know what if any navigational tools he had.

 

[MphsBlues]

I'd like to know what if any navigational tools he had.

My thoughts exactly. I guarantee you that if his boat was 9 miles off shore he swam a lot more than 9 miles to get there.

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

I'd like to know what if any navigational tools he had.

Must have been a clear night when he could see the glow of town or the stars. You cant see objects over the horizon at 9 miles at sea level.

 

[barknoxbrawler]

He must still be a dolphin.

Lol

 

[barknoxbrawler]

I'm amazed he didn't sink from the weight of his tremendously large balls.

 

[davethevol]

Me.

I've spent a lot of time around boat captains down there, and the highly paid ones say that anything less than 80 feet isn't really suitable for the ocean. Yea, it can be done, but if you get big swells then a 30 footer can be sunk pretty easily.

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

I'm amazed he didn't sink from the weight of his tremendously large balls.

More win :good!:

 

[hog88]

I've spent a lot of time around boat captains down there, and the highly paid ones say that anything less than 80 feet isn't really suitable for the ocean. Yea, it can be done, but if you get big swells then a 30 footer can be sunk pretty easily.

People do it all the time. I've went from Miami to Bimini on 30'ish boats a few times. Good weather and sea condition forecast is key.

BTW, I'm not buying his story.

 

[kiddiedoc]

BTW, I'm not buying his story.

After mulling over this story today, I've decided I don't buy it. 9 miles, in the dark, with no navigational tools... no way.

As to taking out smaller fishing boats, people do it all the time. A 36-footer is actually pretty dang big compared to a lot of the center consoles common in FL. Last summer, I bet we were at least 10 miles out when we went deep sea fishing on a charter near Sarasota, and that boat was nowhere near 36 feet!