Skipper wrote:
wrote:
Scooter Libby was one of the original New American Century gang. If he
is convicted, may he spend his New American Century in jail.
A bit surprised you'd like to see incompetent lying charlatans go to
jail. Thought you might have some sort of fraternal affinity for
them...birds of a feather, or some such, don't you know.
BTW, care to quantify your earlier position that one *must* have a
$500,000 Nordhavn or better to safely and comfortably cruise Alaska to
the Cortez and back? We'd really like to see you detail why vessels
selling for under $200,000 cannot accomplish that task. And finally, do
you think such a voyage is better handled by power or sail?
--
Skipper
Poor Psuedo. As soon as the discussion of current events seems not to
be going his way, he changes the header on the thread and takes up an
unwarranted personal attack.
Accomplished seapersons can cruise around the world in a walnut shell,
Psuedo.
Why would *you* need a Krogen, or Nordhavn, or other full displacement
deep draft boat for coastal cruising between Cabo and the Gulf of
Alaska?
Because you lack the knowledge and physical agility to sail, and you
probably can't afford the type of vessel you truly belong on- a
passenger liner. One has to compare the experience of the skipper with
the anticipated voyage to see whether the prospective vessel makes any
sense. Sir Francis Chichester sailed around the world in
"Gypsy Moth" (14-16 feet?). When a guy from East Outhouse, KS, (with a
boating resume that consists primarily of making up stories about
trailering a 22-foot Bayliner to the Gulf of California and riding out
hurricanes), says he wants to go cruising offshore no responsible
person is going to encourage him to do so in a clapped-out old
high-hours semi-displacement inland waterways boat- and "Gypsy Moth" is
out of the question entirely.
You might consider flying all around the world and taking some Carnival
or
NCL cruises. They even have special venues for seniors. You could get a
cabin on the main deck, so your bad knees wouldn't be required to climb
stairs as often. Those monster floating hotels are large enough that
even an aquaphobic might feel comfortable, and just think of the
stories you could tell about your experiences "boating" in the
Caribbean, the Med, Polynesia, etc!