"Edgar" wrote in message
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"Joe" wrote in message
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I've always agreeded that the only difference from adversity and
adventure is attitude.

Here's proof.

Well, I criticise his attitude. He was unbelievably lucky in the selfless
assistance he received from all and sundry after the wreck and now appears
to be rushing again into the same set of circumstances.
OK, there was a storm and he had sea room, but decided to make for a lee
shore instead of riding it out. His mainsail came 'crashing' down.
Obviously not a bermudan one then, probably an old boat with a heavy gaff
and rotten halyards. He should have overhauled them. Then his engine had
'blown'. what was that? Flooded? Seems unlikely. Probably lack of
maintenance again.
I can accept that they were exhausted but they should have been hove-to
well
offshore waiting for it to blow itself out (Long foretold, long last.
Short
fortold, soon past-as the old sailors used to say about storms)
Then, on a sea anchor drifting towards shore he waits till he goes aground
on an uncharted rock that 'rose from the sea' (note this was 300 yards
from
shore where he would have been in trouble anyway) before he calls for
help.
Then he and his wife had to be rescued from his 41 foot yacht by guys in a
15 foot open boat!!
The boat becomes a total wreck, luckily no lives were lost.
Finally he says that 'overall we had a good experience'. Tell that to his
insurance company when he tries to go to sea again.




Exactly right... you don't head into shore in the middle of a storm, you
head out. I'm wondering which sailing school it was... cause the ones I know
would never tell someone to do that.

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