Solo Circumnavigation

On Jun 15, 10:46 pm, Frank <PVM... DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 15, 7:31 pm, Scott Sexton <n... DeleteThis @spam.here> wrote:
>
> > Zac departed on leg 1 of his quest this weekend:
> >http://www.zacsunderland.com/blog/2008_06_14_archive.html
> > I'll be keeping an eye on this.  What an experience this will be for
> > him.
> > Green with envy,
> > Scott Sexton
>
> Those of us who are sailors and homeschoolers/unschoolers are
> certainly cheering him on.
>
> Frank and his krewe

As are those of us who are powerboaters and used to homeschool;) Keep
us posted, it should be interesting.
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On Jun 16, 6:29 am, Larry <no... DeleteThis @home.com> wrote:
> Scott Sexton <n... DeleteThis @spam.here> wrote innews:MPG.22bf8c85f21449b69896a0@news-
> server.austin.rr.com:
>
> >http://www.zacsunderland.com/blog/2008_06_14_archive.html
>
> Why doesn't the CG enforce the laws requiring you to "keep a sharp lookout
> at all times" and stop these insane thrill seekers, so they don't have to
> look for them later?

Why do you think he is "insane"?

Is it because he is following his dream, a goal he set for himself ?

Could it be that you hate the fact that he is able to cast off on a
voyage of discovery, that he is living his dream, and you are not?

Like Wilbur I suspect you will never do anything for fear of
failure.

This young man will helm his vessel with hope in his mind, leaving
fear in his wake.

Security at sea, is denial of life to a sailor.

Fred
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On Jun 16, 2:12 am, Salomon Fringe <s... RemoveThis @nycmail.com> wrote:
> Larry wrote:
> > Why doesn't the CG enforce the laws requiring you to "keep a sharp lookout
> > at all times" and stop these insane thrill seekers, so they don't have to
> > look for them later?
>
> The CG has no jurisdiction outside the 200nm zone I think

They think differently if you're flying a USA flag, and they've got
guns.

As to the other, well, I'd rather bump into a small, slow moving,
plastic boat that wasn't keeping a proper watch than a huge, fast
moving, steel one. I much prefer sailing with two and am obsessive
about watch keeping. Still, I don't think he's putting anyone in
danger save himself. I wish him well.

--Tom.
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On Jun 16, 10:36 am, 7seassin... RemoveThis @gmail.com wrote:
> On Jun 16, 6:29 am, Larry <no... RemoveThis @home.com> wrote:
>
> > Scott Sexton <n... RemoveThis @spam.here> wrote innews:MPG.22bf8c85f21449b69896a0@news-
> > server.austin.rr.com:
>
> > >http://www.zacsunderland.com/blog/2008_06_14_archive.html
>
> > Why doesn't the CG enforce the laws requiring you to "keep a sharp lookout
> > at all times" and stop these insane thrill seekers, so they don't have to
> > look for them later?
>
> Why do you think he is "insane"?
>
> Is it because he is following his dream, a goal he set for himself ?
>
> Could it be that you hate the fact that he is able to cast off on a
> voyage of discovery, that he is living his dream, and you are not?
>
>  Like Wilbur I suspect you will never do anything for fear of
> failure.
>
> This young man will helm his vessel with hope in his mind, leaving
> fear in his wake.
>
> Security at sea, is denial of life to a sailor.
>
> Fred

Great speech. Hope it's enough for his parents if he dies before he is
really old enough to make life and death decisions.. it's called
parenting, and the fact that you attack shows you have little balance
here, but nice speech anyway;)
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Scott Sexton <no DeleteThis @spam.here> wrote in news:MPG.22bf8c85f21449b69896a0@news-
server.austin.rr.com:

> http://www.zacsunderland.com/blog/2008_06_14_archive.html

Why doesn't the CG enforce the laws requiring you to "keep a sharp lookout
at all times" and stop these insane thrill seekers, so they don't have to
look for them later?
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"Scott Sexton" <no.DeleteThis@spam.here> wrote in message
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> Zac departed on leg 1 of his quest this weekend:
>
> http://www.zacsunderland.com/blog/2008_06_14_archive.html
>
> I'll be keeping an eye on this. What an experience this will be for
> him.


He'll fail. I doubt he manages even a single ocean crossing. As for actually
completing a circumnavigation; there ain't a snowball's chance of hell of
that ever happening. When will they ever learn that a circumnavigation is
not something to trifle with?

Wilbur Hubbard
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justwaitafrekinminute.TakeThisOut@gmail.com wrote:
> On Jun 16, 10:36 am, 7seassin....TakeThisOut@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Jun 16, 6:29 am, Larry <no....TakeThisOut@home.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Scott Sexton <n....TakeThisOut@spam.here> wrote innews:MPG.22bf8c85f21449b69896a0@news-
>>> server.austin.rr.com:
>>>> http://www.zacsunderland.com/blog/2008_06_14_archive.html
>>> Why doesn't the CG enforce the laws requiring you to "keep a sharp lookout
>>> at all times" and stop these insane thrill seekers, so they don't have to
>>> look for them later?
>> Why do you think he is "insane"?
>>
>> Is it because he is following his dream, a goal he set for himself ?
>>
>> Could it be that you hate the fact that he is able to cast off on a
>> voyage of discovery, that he is living his dream, and you are not?
>>
>> Like Wilbur I suspect you will never do anything for fear of
>> failure.
>>
>> This young man will helm his vessel with hope in his mind, leaving
>> fear in his wake.
>>
>> Security at sea, is denial of life to a sailor.
>>
>> Fred
>
> Great speech. Hope it's enough for his parents if he dies before he is
> really old enough to make life and death decisions.. it's called
> parenting, and the fact that you attack shows you have little balance
> here, but nice speech anyway;)


It's sort of like putting little kids on motorcycles...
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HK wrote:
> justwaitafrekinminute.RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Jun 16, 10:36 am, 7seassin....RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
>>> On Jun 16, 6:29 am, Larry <no....RemoveThis@home.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Scott Sexton <n....RemoveThis@spam.here> wrote
>>>> innews:MPG.22bf8c85f21449b69896a0@news-
>>>> server.austin.rr.com:
>>>>> http://www.zacsunderland.com/blog/2008_06_14_archive.html
>>>> Why doesn't the CG enforce the laws requiring you to "keep a sharp
>>>> lookout
>>>> at all times" and stop these insane thrill seekers, so they don't
>>>> have to
>>>> look for them later?
>>> Why do you think he is "insane"?
>>>
>>> Is it because he is following his dream, a goal he set for himself ?
>>>
>>> Could it be that you hate the fact that he is able to cast off on a
>>> voyage of discovery, that he is living his dream, and you are not?
>>>
>>> Like Wilbur I suspect you will never do anything for fear of
>>> failure.
>>>
>>> This young man will helm his vessel with hope in his mind, leaving
>>> fear in his wake.
>>>
>>> Security at sea, is denial of life to a sailor.
>>>
>>> Fred
>>
>> Great speech. Hope it's enough for his parents if he dies before he is
>> really old enough to make life and death decisions.. it's called
>> parenting, and the fact that you attack shows you have little balance
>> here, but nice speech anyway;)
>
>
> It's sort of like putting little kids on motorcycles...
>

Just like the poor guy and his son sitting in their living room watching
TV when a car comes crashing through the wall and kills them both. I
guess you could blame it on bad parenting because the father let the kid
watch TV.
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Donna Lange did it with less boat and less experience. Of course, she was a
woman. I noticed during the time I was involved with sail training vessels
and their approximately 50 / 50 mix of sexes that women generally respond
better to the challenges of the sea. When not crew under the thumb of a man
doing his hero thing, I think they are better sailors at the same experience
level more often than not.

They also make better pilots. I'm always glad to see that swell under the
white shirts in the cockpit when I fly commercial (usually can't see the
faces from the jetway:)

I've also noticed that men with a combination of boastful bragging about
their abilities and disdain for the other gender are usually suffering from
a deep seated insecurity that is a pretty accurate reflection of their own
actual ability.

--
Roger Long
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"Roger Long" <strider RemoveThis @maine.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Donna Lange did it with less boat and less experience. Of course, she was
> a woman. I noticed during the time I was involved with sail training
> vessels and their approximately 50 / 50 mix of sexes that women generally
> respond better to the challenges of the sea. When not crew under the
> thumb of a man doing his hero thing, I think they are better sailors at
> the same experience level more often than not.
>
> They also make better pilots. I'm always glad to see that swell under the
> white shirts in the cockpit when I fly commercial (usually can't see the
> faces from the jetway:)
>
> I've also noticed that men with a combination of boastful bragging about
> their abilities and disdain for the other gender are usually suffering
> from a deep seated insecurity that is a pretty accurate reflection of
> their own actual ability.


Hrmmmmph! And I was about to chime in on another thread and compliment you
on your knowledge of lines. Right hand lay should be coiled counter
clockwise and vice versa. All us real seamen know that.

Wilbur Hubbard
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<salty DeleteThis @dog.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:04:25 -0400, "Roger Long"
> <strider DeleteThis @maine.rr.com> wrote:
>
>>Donna Lange did it with less boat and less experience. Of course, she was
>>a
>>woman. I noticed during the time I was involved with sail training
>>vessels
>>and their approximately 50 / 50 mix of sexes that women generally respond
>>better to the challenges of the sea. When not crew under the thumb of a
>>man
>>doing his hero thing, I think they are better sailors at the same
>>experience
>>level more often than not.
>>
>>They also make better pilots. I'm always glad to see that swell under the
>>white shirts in the cockpit when I fly commercial (usually can't see the
>>faces from the jetway:)
>>
>>I've also noticed that men with a combination of boastful bragging about
>>their abilities and disdain for the other gender are usually suffering
>>from
>>a deep seated insecurity that is a pretty accurate reflection of their own
>>actual ability.
>
> Tania Abei, a mere girl, circumnavigated at age 18 in a Contessa 26.
> She wrote a book about it, "Maiden Voyage". Her's may be the record
> for youngest circumnavigator that this fellow is trying to beat.
>
>


Great book... she also just revisited her Pacific crossing with her two
sons... 21 years later. Just read it in Cruising World.


--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com
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<salty.DeleteThis@dog.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:04:25 -0400, "Roger Long"
> <strider.DeleteThis@maine.rr.com> wrote:
>
>>Donna Lange did it with less boat and less experience. Of course, she was
>>a
>>woman. I noticed during the time I was involved with sail training
>>vessels
>>and their approximately 50 / 50 mix of sexes that women generally respond
>>better to the challenges of the sea. When not crew under the thumb of a
>>man
>>doing his hero thing, I think they are better sailors at the same
>>experience
>>level more often than not.
>>
>>They also make better pilots. I'm always glad to see that swell under the
>>white shirts in the cockpit when I fly commercial (usually can't see the
>>faces from the jetway:)
>>
>>I've also noticed that men with a combination of boastful bragging about
>>their abilities and disdain for the other gender are usually suffering
>>from
>>a deep seated insecurity that is a pretty accurate reflection of their own
>>actual ability.
>
> Tania Abei, a mere girl, circumnavigated at age 18 in a Contessa 26.
> She wrote a book about it, "Maiden Voyage". Her's may be the record
> for youngest circumnavigator that this fellow is trying to beat.
>
>

Tania cheated. Her's is an unofficial record. She had help on a couple
occasions from her boyfriend who sailed along with her for about 1/4 the
voyage.

Wilbur Hubbard
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