"NE Sailboat" wrote in
news:gkhoh.3663$1h.712@trndny09:

All these goofballs going on and on about some nut who gets his yacht
sunk and you are true to the cause...

I think they were, initially, trying to figure out how to SALVAGE the
boat, to hell with Barnes. You couldn't see it direct, but you could
feel it.


I don't see old Larry sailing off around the world alone .. no way. I
see you knocking on the door, the door of a lost sailor ..whose boat
just sunk.. and the beautiful lady of the house answers and old Larry
says "I'm here to offer my support at this difficult time" as you
place the 4 bottles of wine, the cd "love poems" and your arm around
this sobbing beauty.

Nobody died, except one ego, so no harm done. I wonder who pays the bill
for the rescue, which probably cost a hundred grand or so. They'll be in
court for years trying to force the insurance company to pony up for the
boat. I've never seen a policy with a stupidity adventurer clause.

Me, I follow a very important rule:

"It is far, far better to be standing on the dock, wishing you were at
sea.....Than to be at sea, pukin' your guts out, wishing you were
standing on the dock."

I've been to both and the former is where I don't mind being....at my
age.

I've always been concerned with stupids putting to sea, alone, for these
adventures. You just KNOW they're in DIRECT VIOLATION of internation
laws concerning "keeping a sharp watch" on duty 24/7 while underway.
They are NOT omnipotent while the boat is sailing off on its own while
they're asleep. But, for some stupid reason, the world lets them all get
away with it and even ENCOURAGES it! Remember, Charleston is where lots
of Around Alone races started, with all the promos and spam-coated boats.

I cannot feel sorry for someone who does something THAT stupid....no
matter how much money he has or spends on it....