On Wed, 12 Nov 2014 08:34:28 -0500, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."
wrote:

On Wed, 12 Nov 2014 08:27:33 +0700, wrote:


One thing that most either don't realize or ignore is that most of the
earlier sailor authors actually sailed and wrote from some pretty
primitive (in today's terms) boats. Simple, small, and cheap.

The Pardey's first boat, Serafyn was 22'2" waterline in which they
sailed for 15 years, and their second (BIG) boat Taleisin was 27'6"
W/L in which they sailed from 1983. Neither boat had much in the way
of amenities.

The Hiscock's first boat was 18', Wanderer II was engineless and 22'2"
W/L and Wanderer III, that they sailed on for 17 years, had a 4 HP
auxiliary engine and was 27'6" W/L.

If you read or talk to people that have done extensive cruising it
seems like their problems have seldom involved the basic boat and rig
but have commonly been confined to, what one might call, the luxuries.

Which is not to say that one should squat, unclothed, in a bare boat
reading by a candle, but one should realize that the little additional
things may well break, while the "basic boat" probably won't.


So, tell us, Bruce, the reason(s) why your attempted
circumnavigation failed only about half-way around?


Which "attempted circumnavigation" was that?


Was it because you didn't have a basic boat but, instead,
fell prey to a failing and failed, loaded-with-luxuries
slowcoach, motor sailer that quickly commenced crumbling
down around you?

No, I can't remember ever having "boat problems' But again, what
luxuries were to talking about?

You see, you are just imagining things - as I previously said you live
in a dream world where you are an intrepid sailorman and the rest of
the world are lubbers, when in fact it is very different.

You never sail anywhere, except for your epic voyage down the bay to
avoid listening to a loud band that you regaled us with, while others,
Wayne for one, seem to get about quite often.

I know that you will reply with the fiction that, "Your voyages are
for yourself alone", a private matter, but that is so obvious a lie
that it doesn't bare repeating.

Everything you do is posted here in an attempt to demonstrate just how
wonderfully nautical you are. As I said, you even posted a description
of your fantastic trip down the bay, bravely anchoring out, and
returning the following morning. "My God! How brave he is! An
overnight trip! Oh My God, what a great sailorman he is!" One can only
stand amazed, mouth agape, listening to these earth shaking feats.

Face it, Capt. Neil, or whatever you are calling yourself today, you
are a phony.

Good Lord, you don't even know that those who are actually entitled to
use the title "Captain" do not abbreviate it, nor do they use it as
part of their signature.
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Cheers,

Bruce in Bangkok