I don't know.
I would depend on whether it made a difference for a man in his trade in
those days, I suppose.

"John Cairns" wrote in message
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"Steve Thomas" wrote in message
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And he was from Nova Scotia.

Well, All I can say is that IIRC I'd seen him referred to as an "American"
on more than one occasion. Maybe he became an American citizen?

John Cairns

"John Cairns" wrote in message
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"Joe" wrote in message
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Why do you have to politicalize everything up Donal?

Most people do not cross during hurricane season, why did he ?

I like the line "In the dark I could see little of the waves apart
from
plumes of white, high above, like ghost horses galloping down on me."

Now if he was a United States Navy Seal, he would of made it without
a
problem.

Joe

Joe, Americans haven't excelled at solo sailing since Joshua Slocum.

John Cairns