Read about the man, not just the web page title:

Who is Ron Hubbard?

Who's Who in America replies:

"Hubbard, Lafayette Ronald, author, explorer, officer U.S. Naval
Reserve; born Tilden, Neb, March 13, 1911;... graduate Swavely Prep School,
Manassas, Va; commander, Caribbean Motion Picture Expedition, 1932;
commander, West Indies Minerals Survey Expedition, 1932-33; writer of
articles and fiction for magazines under his own name and six pen names;
commander, Alaskan Radio Experimental Expedition, 1940; lieutenant U.S.
Naval Reserve, 1941; served in Asiatic until spring, 1942; in command of
escort vessels in North Atlantic Ocean, summer and fall, 1942; commander
escorts in Pacific, 1943; licensed commercial glider pilot; master of motor
vessels; master of sailing vessels (any ocean); licensed radio operator;
past president American Fiction Guild; member Authors League of America,
Explorers Club, Theta Tau, Phi Theta Xi. Author: Buckskin Brigades, 1936.
Co-author: Through Hell and High Water, 1941. Contributor of articles and
fiction to 72 magazines, mostly action books, adventure, sea stories and
fantasy. Considers his greatest achievement is having scaled Mt. Pelée in
Martinique at night. Home: Explorers Club, New York, NY."

That is only the tip of the iceberg!

Amen!

Bob Crantz




"Joe" wrote in message
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This Hubbard fellow also is called a Yachtsman.
Therefore he can not be a Master Mariner.

Joe