"Herodotus" wrote in message
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On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:47:53 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:
On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:01:05 +0100, "Dennis Pogson"
wrote:
Give the guy a break, Slocum had a few bad experiences too, and they
weren't
all down to bad seamanship!
We don't know why Slocum disappeared.
Casady
It is my firm belief that, when his time came, he was taken up to
heaven and instituted as the patron saint of solo sailors.
I have prayed to him in my time of need and sacrificed a can of
chicken sausages and he helped me survive very bad weather.
That's all the proof I need.
Peter
It is well known (by us real sailors, at least) that Capt. Slocum was lost
in a gale off Martha's Vineyard.
"On November 14, 1909 he was sailing off Martha's Vineyard when a gale came
up. He and the Spray were never seen again."
This is quoted from a book called "Seafaring America." Copyright 1974 by
American Heritage Publishing Company.
VK23.L29 378'.0973 74-5301
ISBN 0-07-035847-8
Wilbur Hubbard