Baltic 55... that's a nice boat! Perhaps you can get the original poster to
switch. :-)

FYI, just ignore Commode Joe. He can't have a civilized conversation lasting
more than two posts.

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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 12:07:00 GMT, Commodore Joe Redcloud
wrote:
Q. Can I drive from Maine to California in my 1968 Volkswagen Beetle?

A. (Wayne B) It would be torture "if" you survived. You would be better
off
driving a Cadillac. It's bigger and rides smoother. Nobody who has ever
driven a
Volkswagen Bug any distance would attempt what you propose. What if it got
a
flat tire? I'm sure by the sound of your post that you have never heard of
Cadillac, so I thought I'd better educate you.

LOL

Commodore Joe Redcloud
==================================

Commodore Joe, I think you should sign on for the voyage with him.

Send me a postcard when you arrive and let me know how the trip went.

Meanwhile, a "commodore" story. One of the nicest boats that I have
ever sailed on was a custom Baltic 55. I was aboard for the
Newport-Bermuda Race in 1988. The boat had a young english guy as the
owner's sailing captain who was full of pithy sayings. One of his
favorites was when he'd notice someone standing in the companionway
hatch.

He'd say: "Only two kinds of people stand in the companionway,
commodores and arse holes".

One of his buddys would then chime in and say: "Sure doesn't look like
a commodore".

You however have now proven that it doesn't have to be either/or.