Bob Crantz wrote:
Read about the man, not just the web page title:

Who is Ron Hubbard?

Who's Who in America replies:


My point is he would never call himself a Yachtsman.
Another lubbery term used by weekend warriors to the most extent to
prop up the perception of mostly **** poor skills.

Sailing daddy's yacht all your life just dont stack up to the
accomplishments of working sailors.

Joe







"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=2ES.
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.
Pel=E9e 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
oups.com...
This Hubbard fellow also is called a Yachtsman.
Therefore he can not be a Master Mariner.

Joe