On Sat, 06 Jan 2007 02:35:36 GMT, "NE Sailboat"
wrote:

if this sailor is
one of the elite who can take on the challenge of single handing around the
world

I think the evidence is to the contrary on that one.

It's possible that he just got unlucky and was in the wrong place at
the wrong time but that is being charitable. More likely he was
mentally unprepared for the challenge of avoiding and surviving
storms.

The storms are out there. They happen all the time, and if they find
you, they will also find your weak spots.