On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:23:23 +0000, Gordon wrote:

ray lunder wrote:
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:28:40 -0000, Justin C
wrote:

What makes a boat a "high latitudes" cruiser? It's a term I've seen a
few times and I'd like to know what makes it different to a "blue water"
cruiser.

Justin.

Steel hull.
"ICE" by Tristan Jones is an amazing read for small timers thinking
about seeing an iceberg. Jones employed a dog for very little to keep
watch for floating obstructions and was trapped for a year or 18
months in ice, had an eye knocked out, was rescued by Eskimos, who
were said to be able to live a month by eating their hyde paddle
boats. He missed the northernmost small craft sailing record, his
original goal, by a small margin as I recall.
One of the sailing mags had an article about solo's going to
antarctica looking for somewhere they could still find peace and quiet
on the planet.

You need to take Tristan Jones with a grain of salt. He was known to
stretch facts to fit the tale.
Gordon

Oh, go on!! Like I wouldn't know a Welshman if I met one.