Roger ,, I'm not sure but I think it is the Pardey's who wrote something to
the effect:

Cruising under sail is getting from one place to the next as pleasantly as
possible.. or at least that was the meaning of their thoughts.

Could be wrong on the author .. but the thinking seems to be sound.


While I admire Donna's toughness, I also think she is reckless. She isn't
the first sailor to sail around the globe. Many have done it.
Most have a crew. And most of the sailors who are off cruising around the
globe watch the weather, the seasons, and plan accordingly.

No one would set out during hurricane season to cross the Atlantic, it would
be crazy. The smart sailor waits, plans according to the season and
weather. Then heads off for a safe pleasant trip.

I almost seems to me as if Donna wants to push her boat and herself to the
edge, so her accomplishment of arriving is considered a
major accomplishment, not just a pleasant cruise.

Watching and reading of her near disaster sailing is getting tiresome.

I do hope she gets to Bermuda .. and then calls it quits.

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"Roger Long" wrote in message
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What mistake?

Well, as an engineer, I know that objective data can look quite different
depending on your mindset when you start looking at it.

If you look at your weather reports in terms of your schedule, you are
very apt to come up with a different answer than if you look at your
schedule in terms of the weather reports.

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Roger Long