can we get him to post here?
 

Isn't Donut the one who believes there shouldn't be any laws or rules
against drunk boating?

Scotty

"Scout" wrote in message
...
Enjoy this one,
Scout

A retired couple's dream of sailing round the world has been wrecked by a
calamitous Icelandic fisherman who crashed into their yacht twice in one
year.

The second collision occurred when Eriker Olafsson, still feeling
remorseful, tried to sail alongside to reinforce earlier apologies for the
first mishap.
Jim and Trish Hughes, who had just completed repairs to their 45ft yacht
Dragon Song when Olafsson hove into view the second time, now say they
will
feel safe only when he has left British waters for good.

Olafsson's drunken antics landed him in court facing a charge of criminal
damage. Nigel Hodkinson, defending at Fareham magistrates' court, Hants,
said
that the case was proof that lightning can strike twice in one place.

On the first occasion Olafsson caused £25,000 of damage, forcing Mr and
Mrs
Hughes to cancel their trip of a lifetime. He paid them in cash for the
cost
of the repairs.

A year and a day later, after drinks at a party, Olafsson was sailing down
the Solent when he spotted the Dragon Song lying at its moorings.

Graham Heath, prosecuting, said: "He was overcome with a desire to give a
more formal and heartfelt apology to the yacht owner for the trouble he
caused the previous year. But instead he smashed into the yacht again,
getting caught in its swinging moorings for the second time."

Mr and Mrs Hughes were not aboard their yacht. Witnesses saw Olafsson
"taking slugs from a bottle of wine" as he tried in vain to free his 45ft
yacht from the moorings of the other. He then "steamed off with the luxury
yacht in tow".

Harbour police arrested Olafsson after he had dragged the Dragon Song five
miles from its moorings at Gosport, Hants, to near Portsmouth. Olafsson, a
59-year-old bachelor, admitted causing criminal damage of £18,000.

Mr Heath told the court: "This case is based around an amazing blunder by
Olafsson who managed to wreck the same yacht twice." He said the
Icelander,
a retired fisherman, had been drinking heavily at a party in Chichester,
West Sussex, before setting sail up the Solent, bound for Ireland.

Mr Hodkinson said: "The fact that Olafsson managed to make this mistake of
hitting the same yacht and getting entangled on two separate occasions is
proof that lightning really does strike twice.

"This was a hugely unusual and unlucky mistake. Olafsson has been at sea
all
his life and, as a former Icelandic fisherman, has sailed in probably some
of the worst waters in the world.

"He is distinctly hazy about what happened but remembers wanting to
apologise to the yacht owner for the incident a year before, and the next
thing he knew, bang, the two boats struck again. Olafsson is a gentleman
who
just panicked."

The defendant, who has already paid compensation for the damage caused by
his yacht on June 6 this year, was fined £200 and ordered to pay £118
costs.

Speaking after the case, Mr Hughes, 55, said the collisions had shattered
his life's dream of sailing across the Atlantic for two years in a row.

He and his wife had sold their house and put their savings into their
£150,000 yacht. Mr Hughes, a former builder and developer, said: "What
that
man has done to me is absolutely incredible. I don't want him ever to
apologise to me again. Both times he caused massive damage to the hull and
mast."

He and his wife have been forced to live on a small motorboat while Dragon
Song is repaired. "I can never rest sound or leave her alone again unless
Olafsson has sailed off into the distance, never to return," he said.

"I, for one, will never, ever sail anywhere near Iceland, just on the
off-chance that he will be there."

can we get him to post here?
 

Let's face it.... that Jim & Trish Hughes must have done something terrible
in this or a past life to have this kind of karma following them. I noticed
nobody feels sorry about the damage to Olafsson's boat!
Keep the Sea ... Anal Free!!

CM


"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
| Isn't Donut the one who believes there shouldn't be any laws or rules
| against drunk boating?
|
| Scotty
|
| "Scout" wrote in message
| ...
| Enjoy this one,
| Scout
|
| A retired couple's dream of sailing round the world has been wrecked by
a
| calamitous Icelandic fisherman who crashed into their yacht twice in one
| year.
|
| The second collision occurred when Eriker Olafsson, still feeling
| remorseful, tried to sail alongside to reinforce earlier apologies for
the
| first mishap.
| Jim and Trish Hughes, who had just completed repairs to their 45ft yacht
| Dragon Song when Olafsson hove into view the second time, now say they
| will
| feel safe only when he has left British waters for good.
|
| Olafsson's drunken antics landed him in court facing a charge of
criminal
| damage. Nigel Hodkinson, defending at Fareham magistrates' court, Hants,
| said
| that the case was proof that lightning can strike twice in one place.
|
| On the first occasion Olafsson caused £25,000 of damage, forcing Mr and
| Mrs
| Hughes to cancel their trip of a lifetime. He paid them in cash for the
| cost
| of the repairs.
|
| A year and a day later, after drinks at a party, Olafsson was sailing
down
| the Solent when he spotted the Dragon Song lying at its moorings.
|
| Graham Heath, prosecuting, said: "He was overcome with a desire to give
a
| more formal and heartfelt apology to the yacht owner for the trouble he
| caused the previous year. But instead he smashed into the yacht again,
| getting caught in its swinging moorings for the second time."
|
| Mr and Mrs Hughes were not aboard their yacht. Witnesses saw Olafsson
| "taking slugs from a bottle of wine" as he tried in vain to free his
45ft
| yacht from the moorings of the other. He then "steamed off with the
luxury
| yacht in tow".
|
| Harbour police arrested Olafsson after he had dragged the Dragon Song
five
| miles from its moorings at Gosport, Hants, to near Portsmouth. Olafsson,
a
| 59-year-old bachelor, admitted causing criminal damage of £18,000.
|
| Mr Heath told the court: "This case is based around an amazing blunder
by
| Olafsson who managed to wreck the same yacht twice." He said the
| Icelander,
| a retired fisherman, had been drinking heavily at a party in Chichester,
| West Sussex, before setting sail up the Solent, bound for Ireland.
|
| Mr Hodkinson said: "The fact that Olafsson managed to make this mistake
of
| hitting the same yacht and getting entangled on two separate occasions
is
| proof that lightning really does strike twice.
|
| "This was a hugely unusual and unlucky mistake. Olafsson has been at sea
| all
| his life and, as a former Icelandic fisherman, has sailed in probably
some
| of the worst waters in the world.
|
| "He is distinctly hazy about what happened but remembers wanting to
| apologise to the yacht owner for the incident a year before, and the
next
| thing he knew, bang, the two boats struck again. Olafsson is a gentleman
| who
| just panicked."
|
| The defendant, who has already paid compensation for the damage caused
by
| his yacht on June 6 this year, was fined £200 and ordered to pay £118
| costs.
|
| Speaking after the case, Mr Hughes, 55, said the collisions had
shattered
| his life's dream of sailing across the Atlantic for two years in a row.
|
| He and his wife had sold their house and put their savings into their
| £150,000 yacht. Mr Hughes, a former builder and developer, said: "What
| that
| man has done to me is absolutely incredible. I don't want him ever to
| apologise to me again. Both times he caused massive damage to the hull
and
| mast."
|
| He and his wife have been forced to live on a small motorboat while
Dragon
| Song is repaired. "I can never rest sound or leave her alone again
unless
| Olafsson has sailed off into the distance, never to return," he said.
|
| "I, for one, will never, ever sail anywhere near Iceland, just on the
| off-chance that he will be there."
|
|
|
|

can we get him to post here?
 

"Simple Simon" wrote in message news:afidnb_z-

This story is more proof of how people become
stupider the more north they live.

By that logic, considering we have the same IQ, it could just as validly be
argued that people become stupider the more south they live.


--
Wally
I demand rigidly-defined areas of uncertainty!
www.art-gallery.myby.co.uk

can we get him to post here?
 

The Captains Master wrote in message

This story is more proof of how people become
stupider the more north they live.

By that logic, considering we have the same IQ, it could just as validly
be
argued that people become stupider the more south they live.

And that depends entirely onwhich way is up.

Do ozzie charts have south at the top?


--
Wally
I demand rigidly-defined areas of uncertainty!
www.art-gallery.myby.co.uk

can we get him to post here?
 

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message ...
Keep the Sea ... Anal Free!!

So, that's why you don't sail any more?

can we get him to post here?
 

No... that's why *You* never sail..... Bristol Butt!! :-D

CM

"Simple Simon" wrote in message
...
|
| "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...
| Keep the Sea ... Anal Free!!
|
| So, that's why you don't sail any more?
|
|

can we get him to post here?
 

At least when I sail I have the full use of BOTH my hands.

Bwwaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhahhahahhahahahahah!


"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message ...
No... that's why *You* never sail..... Bristol Butt!! :-D

CM

"Simple Simon" wrote in message
...
|
| "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...
| Keep the Sea ... Anal Free!!
|
| So, that's why you don't sail any more?
|
|

can we get him to post here?
 

That's a low down kick.... but expected! My hand will heal... but you'll
never get off the flats.

CM

"Simple Simon" wrote in message
...
| At least when I sail I have the full use of BOTH my hands.
|
| Bwwaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhahhahahhahahahahah!
|
|
| "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...
| No... that's why *You* never sail..... Bristol Butt!! :-D
|
| CM
|
| "Simple Simon" wrote in message
| ...
| |
| | "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
| ...
| | Keep the Sea ... Anal Free!!
| |
| | So, that's why you don't sail any more?
| |
| |
|
|
|
|

can we get him to post here?
 

We don't have to go offshore for this type... we have a congressman
in North Dakota I believe who runs into other cars on a regular basis.
I'm sure we could adapt him to boats.

"Scout" wrote in message
...
Enjoy this one,
Scout

A retired couple's dream of sailing round the world has been wrecked by a
calamitous Icelandic fisherman who crashed into their yacht twice in one
year.

The second collision occurred when Eriker Olafsson, still feeling
remorseful, tried to sail alongside to reinforce earlier apologies for the
first mishap.
Jim and Trish Hughes, who had just completed repairs to their 45ft yacht
Dragon Song when Olafsson hove into view the second time, now say they
will
feel safe only when he has left British waters for good.

Olafsson's drunken antics landed him in court facing a charge of criminal
damage. Nigel Hodkinson, defending at Fareham magistrates' court, Hants,
said
that the case was proof that lightning can strike twice in one place.

On the first occasion Olafsson caused £25,000 of damage, forcing Mr and
Mrs
Hughes to cancel their trip of a lifetime. He paid them in cash for the
cost
of the repairs.

A year and a day later, after drinks at a party, Olafsson was sailing down
the Solent when he spotted the Dragon Song lying at its moorings.

Graham Heath, prosecuting, said: "He was overcome with a desire to give a
more formal and heartfelt apology to the yacht owner for the trouble he
caused the previous year. But instead he smashed into the yacht again,
getting caught in its swinging moorings for the second time."

Mr and Mrs Hughes were not aboard their yacht. Witnesses saw Olafsson
"taking slugs from a bottle of wine" as he tried in vain to free his 45ft
yacht from the moorings of the other. He then "steamed off with the luxury
yacht in tow".

Harbour police arrested Olafsson after he had dragged the Dragon Song five
miles from its moorings at Gosport, Hants, to near Portsmouth. Olafsson, a
59-year-old bachelor, admitted causing criminal damage of £18,000.

Mr Heath told the court: "This case is based around an amazing blunder by
Olafsson who managed to wreck the same yacht twice." He said the
Icelander,
a retired fisherman, had been drinking heavily at a party in Chichester,
West Sussex, before setting sail up the Solent, bound for Ireland.

Mr Hodkinson said: "The fact that Olafsson managed to make this mistake of
hitting the same yacht and getting entangled on two separate occasions is
proof that lightning really does strike twice.

"This was a hugely unusual and unlucky mistake. Olafsson has been at sea
all
his life and, as a former Icelandic fisherman, has sailed in probably some
of the worst waters in the world.

"He is distinctly hazy about what happened but remembers wanting to
apologise to the yacht owner for the incident a year before, and the next
thing he knew, bang, the two boats struck again. Olafsson is a gentleman
who
just panicked."

The defendant, who has already paid compensation for the damage caused by
his yacht on June 6 this year, was fined £200 and ordered to pay £118
costs.

Speaking after the case, Mr Hughes, 55, said the collisions had shattered
his life's dream of sailing across the Atlantic for two years in a row.

He and his wife had sold their house and put their savings into their
£150,000 yacht. Mr Hughes, a former builder and developer, said: "What
that
man has done to me is absolutely incredible. I don't want him ever to
apologise to me again. Both times he caused massive damage to the hull and
mast."

He and his wife have been forced to live on a small motorboat while Dragon
Song is repaired. "I can never rest sound or leave her alone again unless
Olafsson has sailed off into the distance, never to return," he said.

"I, for one, will never, ever sail anywhere near Iceland, just on the
off-chance that he will be there."

can we get him to post here?
 

"Scout" wrote in
:

Enjoy this one,

Well, he does sound like he's a poor enough sailor for it...

bertei
Scout

A retired couple's dream of sailing round the world has been wrecked
by a calamitous Icelandic fisherman who crashed into their yacht twice
in one year.

The second collision occurred when Eriker Olafsson, still feeling
remorseful, tried to sail alongside to reinforce earlier apologies for
the first mishap.
Jim and Trish Hughes, who had just completed repairs to their 45ft
yacht Dragon Song when Olafsson hove into view the second time, now
say they will feel safe only when he has left British waters for good.

Olafsson's drunken antics landed him in court facing a charge of
criminal damage. Nigel Hodkinson, defending at Fareham magistrates'
court, Hants, said
that the case was proof that lightning can strike twice in one place.

On the first occasion Olafsson caused £25,000 of damage, forcing Mr
and Mrs Hughes to cancel their trip of a lifetime. He paid them in
cash for the cost of the repairs.

A year and a day later, after drinks at a party, Olafsson was sailing
down the Solent when he spotted the Dragon Song lying at its moorings.

Graham Heath, prosecuting, said: "He was overcome with a desire to
give a more formal and heartfelt apology to the yacht owner for the
trouble he caused the previous year. But instead he smashed into the
yacht again, getting caught in its swinging moorings for the second
time."

Mr and Mrs Hughes were not aboard their yacht. Witnesses saw Olafsson
"taking slugs from a bottle of wine" as he tried in vain to free his
45ft yacht from the moorings of the other. He then "steamed off with
the luxury yacht in tow".

Harbour police arrested Olafsson after he had dragged the Dragon Song
five miles from its moorings at Gosport, Hants, to near Portsmouth.
Olafsson, a 59-year-old bachelor, admitted causing criminal damage of
£18,000.

Mr Heath told the court: "This case is based around an amazing blunder
by Olafsson who managed to wreck the same yacht twice." He said the
Icelander, a retired fisherman, had been drinking heavily at a party
in Chichester, West Sussex, before setting sail up the Solent, bound
for Ireland.

Mr Hodkinson said: "The fact that Olafsson managed to make this
mistake of hitting the same yacht and getting entangled on two
separate occasions is proof that lightning really does strike twice.

"This was a hugely unusual and unlucky mistake. Olafsson has been at
sea all his life and, as a former Icelandic fisherman, has sailed in
probably some of the worst waters in the world.

"He is distinctly hazy about what happened but remembers wanting to
apologise to the yacht owner for the incident a year before, and the
next thing he knew, bang, the two boats struck again. Olafsson is a
gentleman who just panicked."

The defendant, who has already paid compensation for the damage caused
by his yacht on June 6 this year, was fined £200 and ordered to pay
£118 costs.

Speaking after the case, Mr Hughes, 55, said the collisions had
shattered his life's dream of sailing across the Atlantic for two
years in a row.

He and his wife had sold their house and put their savings into their
£150,000 yacht. Mr Hughes, a former builder and developer, said: "What
that man has done to me is absolutely incredible. I don't want him
ever to apologise to me again. Both times he caused massive damage to
the hull and mast."

He and his wife have been forced to live on a small motorboat while
Dragon Song is repaired. "I can never rest sound or leave her alone
again unless Olafsson has sailed off into the distance, never to
return," he said.

"I, for one, will never, ever sail anywhere near Iceland, just on the
off-chance that he will be there."

Hey Asatru nazis! another soul for you!
 

"Simple Simon" wrote in
:

This story is more proof of how people become
stupider the more north they live.

Oh I simply must introduce you to the cyber nazis.


Bertei

S.Simon


"Scout" wrote in message
...
A retired couple's dream of sailing round the world has been
wrecked by a calamitous Icelandic fisherman who crashed into their
yacht twice in one year.

The second collision occurred when Eriker Olafsson, still feeling
remorseful, tried to sail alongside to reinforce earlier apologies
for the first mishap.
Jim and Trish Hughes, who had just completed repairs to their 45ft
yacht Dragon Song when Olafsson hove into view the second time, now
say they
will
feel safe only when he has left British waters for good.

Olafsson's drunken antics landed him in court facing a charge of
criminal damage. Nigel Hodkinson, defending at Fareham magistrates'
court, Hants, said
that the case was proof that lightning can strike twice in one
place.

On the first occasion Olafsson caused £25,000 of damage, forcing Mr
and
Mrs
Hughes to cancel their trip of a lifetime. He paid them in cash for
the
cost
of the repairs.

A year and a day later, after drinks at a party, Olafsson was
sailing down the Solent when he spotted the Dragon Song lying at
its moorings.

Graham Heath, prosecuting, said: "He was overcome with a desire to
give a more formal and heartfelt apology to the yacht owner for the
trouble he caused the previous year. But instead he smashed into
the yacht again, getting caught in its swinging moorings for the
second time."

Mr and Mrs Hughes were not aboard their yacht. Witnesses saw
Olafsson "taking slugs from a bottle of wine" as he tried in vain
to free his 45ft yacht from the moorings of the other. He then
"steamed off with the luxury yacht in tow".

Harbour police arrested Olafsson after he had dragged the Dragon
Song five miles from its moorings at Gosport, Hants, to near
Portsmouth. Olafsson, a 59-year-old bachelor, admitted causing
criminal damage of £18,000.

Mr Heath told the court: "This case is based around an amazing
blunder by Olafsson who managed to wreck the same yacht twice." He
said the
Icelander,
a retired fisherman, had been drinking heavily at a party in
Chichester, West Sussex, before setting sail up the Solent, bound
for Ireland.

Mr Hodkinson said: "The fact that Olafsson managed to make this
mistake of hitting the same yacht and getting entangled on two
separate occasions is proof that lightning really does strike
twice.

"This was a hugely unusual and unlucky mistake. Olafsson has been
at sea
all
his life and, as a former Icelandic fisherman, has sailed in
probably some of the worst waters in the world.

"He is distinctly hazy about what happened but remembers wanting to
apologise to the yacht owner for the incident a year before, and
the next thing he knew, bang, the two boats struck again. Olafsson
is a gentleman
who
just panicked."

The defendant, who has already paid compensation for the damage
caused by his yacht on June 6 this year, was fined £200 and ordered
to pay £118
costs.

Speaking after the case, Mr Hughes, 55, said the collisions had
shattered his life's dream of sailing across the Atlantic for two
years in a row.

He and his wife had sold their house and put their savings into
their £150,000 yacht. Mr Hughes, a former builder and developer,
said: "What
that
man has done to me is absolutely incredible. I don't want him ever
to apologise to me again. Both times he caused massive damage to
the hull and mast."

He and his wife have been forced to live on a small motorboat while
Dragon Song is repaired. "I can never rest sound or leave her alone
again unless Olafsson has sailed off into the distance, never to
return," he said.

"I, for one, will never, ever sail anywhere near Iceland, just on
the off-chance that he will be there."

can we get him to post here?
 

Then I should be super intelgent ... intellygent ... clever!

Cheers MC

Simple Simon wrote:

This story is more proof of how people become
stupider the more north they live.

S.Simon



"Scout" wrote in message
...

A retired couple's dream of sailing round the world has been wrecked by a
calamitous Icelandic fisherman who crashed into their yacht twice in one
year.

The second collision occurred when Eriker Olafsson, still feeling
remorseful, tried to sail alongside to reinforce earlier apologies for the
first mishap.
Jim and Trish Hughes, who had just completed repairs to their 45ft yacht
Dragon Song when Olafsson hove into view the second time, now say they

will

feel safe only when he has left British waters for good.

Olafsson's drunken antics landed him in court facing a charge of criminal
damage. Nigel Hodkinson, defending at Fareham magistrates' court, Hants,
said
that the case was proof that lightning can strike twice in one place.

On the first occasion Olafsson caused £25,000 of damage, forcing Mr and

Mrs

Hughes to cancel their trip of a lifetime. He paid them in cash for the

cost

of the repairs.

A year and a day later, after drinks at a party, Olafsson was sailing down
the Solent when he spotted the Dragon Song lying at its moorings.

Graham Heath, prosecuting, said: "He was overcome with a desire to give a
more formal and heartfelt apology to the yacht owner for the trouble he
caused the previous year. But instead he smashed into the yacht again,
getting caught in its swinging moorings for the second time."

Mr and Mrs Hughes were not aboard their yacht. Witnesses saw Olafsson
"taking slugs from a bottle of wine" as he tried in vain to free his 45ft
yacht from the moorings of the other. He then "steamed off with the luxury
yacht in tow".

Harbour police arrested Olafsson after he had dragged the Dragon Song five
miles from its moorings at Gosport, Hants, to near Portsmouth. Olafsson, a
59-year-old bachelor, admitted causing criminal damage of £18,000.

Mr Heath told the court: "This case is based around an amazing blunder by
Olafsson who managed to wreck the same yacht twice." He said the

Icelander,

a retired fisherman, had been drinking heavily at a party in Chichester,
West Sussex, before setting sail up the Solent, bound for Ireland.

Mr Hodkinson said: "The fact that Olafsson managed to make this mistake of
hitting the same yacht and getting entangled on two separate occasions is
proof that lightning really does strike twice.

"This was a hugely unusual and unlucky mistake. Olafsson has been at sea

all

his life and, as a former Icelandic fisherman, has sailed in probably some
of the worst waters in the world.

"He is distinctly hazy about what happened but remembers wanting to
apologise to the yacht owner for the incident a year before, and the next
thing he knew, bang, the two boats struck again. Olafsson is a gentleman

who

just panicked."

The defendant, who has already paid compensation for the damage caused by
his yacht on June 6 this year, was fined £200 and ordered to pay £118

costs.

Speaking after the case, Mr Hughes, 55, said the collisions had shattered
his life's dream of sailing across the Atlantic for two years in a row.

He and his wife had sold their house and put their savings into their
£150,000 yacht. Mr Hughes, a former builder and developer, said: "What

that

man has done to me is absolutely incredible. I don't want him ever to
apologise to me again. Both times he caused massive damage to the hull and
mast."

He and his wife have been forced to live on a small motorboat while Dragon
Song is repaired. "I can never rest sound or leave her alone again unless
Olafsson has sailed off into the distance, never to return," he said.

"I, for one, will never, ever sail anywhere near Iceland, just on the
off-chance that he will be there."

can we get him to post here?
 

'spose not, It's really hard to get a handle on you lately.

Why would you want to? Get a handle on him, that is?

--=20
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

can we get him to post here?
 

I'll agree with that.

PDW

On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 08:46:42 -0400, "Simple Simon"
wrote:

This story is more proof of how people become
stupider the more north they live.

S.Simon


"Scout" wrote in message
...
A retired couple's dream of sailing round the world has been wrecked by a
calamitous Icelandic fisherman who crashed into their yacht twice in one
year.

The second collision occurred when Eriker Olafsson, still feeling
remorseful, tried to sail alongside to reinforce earlier apologies for the
first mishap.
Jim and Trish Hughes, who had just completed repairs to their 45ft yacht
Dragon Song when Olafsson hove into view the second time, now say they
will
feel safe only when he has left British waters for good.

Olafsson's drunken antics landed him in court facing a charge of criminal
damage. Nigel Hodkinson, defending at Fareham magistrates' court, Hants,
said
that the case was proof that lightning can strike twice in one place.

On the first occasion Olafsson caused £25,000 of damage, forcing Mr and
Mrs
Hughes to cancel their trip of a lifetime. He paid them in cash for the
cost
of the repairs.

A year and a day later, after drinks at a party, Olafsson was sailing down
the Solent when he spotted the Dragon Song lying at its moorings.

Graham Heath, prosecuting, said: "He was overcome with a desire to give a
more formal and heartfelt apology to the yacht owner for the trouble he
caused the previous year. But instead he smashed into the yacht again,
getting caught in its swinging moorings for the second time."

Mr and Mrs Hughes were not aboard their yacht. Witnesses saw Olafsson
"taking slugs from a bottle of wine" as he tried in vain to free his 45ft
yacht from the moorings of the other. He then "steamed off with the luxury
yacht in tow".

Harbour police arrested Olafsson after he had dragged the Dragon Song five
miles from its moorings at Gosport, Hants, to near Portsmouth. Olafsson, a
59-year-old bachelor, admitted causing criminal damage of £18,000.

Mr Heath told the court: "This case is based around an amazing blunder by
Olafsson who managed to wreck the same yacht twice." He said the
Icelander,
a retired fisherman, had been drinking heavily at a party in Chichester,
West Sussex, before setting sail up the Solent, bound for Ireland.

Mr Hodkinson said: "The fact that Olafsson managed to make this mistake of
hitting the same yacht and getting entangled on two separate occasions is
proof that lightning really does strike twice.

"This was a hugely unusual and unlucky mistake. Olafsson has been at sea
all
his life and, as a former Icelandic fisherman, has sailed in probably some
of the worst waters in the world.

"He is distinctly hazy about what happened but remembers wanting to
apologise to the yacht owner for the incident a year before, and the next
thing he knew, bang, the two boats struck again. Olafsson is a gentleman
who
just panicked."

The defendant, who has already paid compensation for the damage caused by
his yacht on June 6 this year, was fined £200 and ordered to pay £118
costs.

Speaking after the case, Mr Hughes, 55, said the collisions had shattered
his life's dream of sailing across the Atlantic for two years in a row.

He and his wife had sold their house and put their savings into their
£150,000 yacht. Mr Hughes, a former builder and developer, said: "What
that
man has done to me is absolutely incredible. I don't want him ever to
apologise to me again. Both times he caused massive damage to the hull and
mast."

He and his wife have been forced to live on a small motorboat while Dragon
Song is repaired. "I can never rest sound or leave her alone again unless
Olafsson has sailed off into the distance, never to return," he said.

"I, for one, will never, ever sail anywhere near Iceland, just on the
off-chance that he will be there."

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So in effect you are not challenging the fact that he is smarter... just
that you think he's a prick?

CM

"Gary L. Burnore" wrote in message

| All top posters are assholes.

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Stupidity is relative. Who or what are you using as a baseline for
comparison?

PDW

On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 11:00:28 +1000, The Captains Master wrote:

On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 23:42:30 GMT, (Peter
Wiley) wrote:

I'll agree with that.

PDW

On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 08:46:42 -0400, "Simple Simon"
wrote:

This story is more proof of how people become
stupider the more north they live.

S.Simon

Hmm so do you get smarter if you move south or still stay as stupid as
ever?


Oz1...of the 3 twins.
I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.

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I though Kook lashed out here -or are you going to dress up?

Cheers MC


Huh? BTW, you can't call me Kook anymore, since now there's a whole =
alt. group of kooks, and I have not a scintilla of desire to be named =
amongst them.
--=20
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

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On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 20:33:11 -0400, a team of surgeons from
alt.sailing.asa removed the following benign growth from Gary L.
Burno

On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 23:42:30 GMT, (Peter
Wiley) wrote:

I'll agree with that.

All top posters are assholes.

They post upside down because they hang upside down from the trees.

--
PJR :-)
mhm34x8
Alcatroll Labs Inc. (Executive Vice-President)

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On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 02:24:31 GMT, a team of surgeons from
alt.sailing.asa removed the following benign growth from Peter Wiley:

Top posting annoys Gawwy and the Bunnies.
^^^^^^
ITYMTS "amuses".

Most asa people don't seem to care one way or another if not prefer
it.

That's one of the reasons you're loved.

Gawwy is in my kf.

Double bonus.

I think it's 20 points by alt.troll rules, but since alt.troll is a
dead wasteland full of people almost as stupid as you, alt.troll rules
probably don't apply.

A coprolite is smarter than Gawwy.

What, it wears three-piece suits?

PDW


On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 22:02:01 -0300, "Capt. Mooron"
wrote:

So in effect you are not challenging the fact that he is smarter... just
that you think he's a prick?

CM

"Gary L. Burnore" wrote in message

| All top posters are assholes.


--
PJR :-)
mhm34x8
Alcatroll Labs Inc. (Executive Vice-President)

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What shall I call your instead -Sweety?

too icky-poo....

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katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

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Ok too Icky-poo it is.

Cheers MC

katysails wrote:
What shall I call your instead -Sweety?

too icky-poo....

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Ok too Icky-poo it is.

Cheers MC

If I were a very rich person, I would fly down to New Zealand and shake =
my finger in your face.

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katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

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"katysails" wrote in message

If I were a very rich person, I would fly down to New Zealand and shake my
finger in your face.

Ask Oz to buy you a ticket.... he claims he's rich!

CM

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"The Captains Master" wrote in message

| Ahh the distortions, never claimed that at all!

Ahh the evasions.... from the thesaurus

So what's with this statement from you Oz? .... "I actually am very well off
and am an Oz," [thread-Alien Trip Report]

Rich :
wealthy, well-off, affluent, prosperous, well-heeled, loaded, moneyed,
well-to-do
antonym: poor

Your becoming more like Bob everyday..... Ha Ha Ha Ha ha ha ha

CM

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Come on down! Ella awaits.

Cheers MC

katysails wrote:

Ok too Icky-poo it is.

Cheers MC

If I were a very rich person, I would fly down to New Zealand and shake my finger in your face.

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Ask Oz to buy you a ticket.... he claims he's rich!

Heck, he was supposed to visit Greenville at Christmas and he never =
showed....if he can't even get himself here, how will he get me there?
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katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

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tad vulgar

Now what has Taddy done to deserve that???

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katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

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Come on down! Ella awaits.

I am not a rich person and my finger won't stretch that far...I'm lucky =
I make it to Muskegon every weekend....

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katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

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"Capt. Mooron" wrote in
:

So in effect you are not challenging the fact that he is smarter... just
that you think he's a prick?

Hmm.

Bertie

CM

"Gary L. Burnore" wrote in message

| All top posters are assholes.

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The Captains Master wrote:

Ok already if it makes you feel better about yourself I'll admit to
being rich. Rich life, rich in family, rich in past experiences and
well endowed.

Happy now?


I will be, if that means I can put you down as a potential
backer/sponsor for production.

--
Flying Tadpole

-------------------------
Learn what lies below the waves of cyberspace!
http://www.internetopera.netfirms.com

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Hey I'll be in NY mid Sept.

Gonna go sailing with Booby?

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katysails
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Kirie Elite 32
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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

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sailing with Bubbles may not
be covered :-)

You see how sensitive I am! You better come sailing, but hurry...season wraps
up for most by Oct. 31st.

RB

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"The Captains Master" wrote in message
...
| On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 07:43:51 -0400, "katysails"
| wrote:
|
| Hey I'll be in NY mid Sept.
|
| Gonna go sailing with Booby?
|
| I'll have to check my insurance.
| They'll cover me for ocean racing, motor racing, hang gliding,
| sailplanes, skiing and light aircraft.....sailing with Bubbles may not
| be covered :-)

I believe that falls under the "Natural Disasters" clause.

CM

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"Capt. Mooron" wrote:

"The Captains Master" wrote in message
...
| On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 07:43:51 -0400, "katysails"
| wrote:
|
| Hey I'll be in NY mid Sept.
|
| Gonna go sailing with Booby?
|
| I'll have to check my insurance.
| They'll cover me for ocean racing, motor racing, hang gliding,
| sailplanes, skiing and light aircraft.....sailing with Bubbles may not
| be covered :-)

I believe that falls under the "Natural Disasters" clause.

CM

Wrong again, Mooron. Bobsprit is undoubtedly an UN-natural
disaster.


--
Flying Tadpole

-------------------------
Learn what lies below the waves of cyberspace!
http://www.internetopera.netfirms.com

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What's the UN got to do with him?

Cheers MC

Flying Tadpole wrote:


"Capt. Mooron" wrote:

"The Captains Master" wrote in message
. ..
| On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 07:43:51 -0400, "katysails"
| wrote:
|
| Hey I'll be in NY mid Sept.
|
| Gonna go sailing with Booby?
|
| I'll have to check my insurance.
| They'll cover me for ocean racing, motor racing, hang gliding,
| sailplanes, skiing and light aircraft.....sailing with Bubbles may not
| be covered :-)

I believe that falls under the "Natural Disasters" clause.

CM


Wrong again, Mooron. Bobsprit is undoubtedly an UN-natural
disaster.

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Sing for your supper?

Cheers MC

katysails wrote:

Come on down! Ella awaits.

I am not a rich person and my finger won't stretch that far...I'm lucky I make it to Muskegon every weekend....

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"Scott Vernon" wrote in news:bimd57$b6rfv$1@ID-
154502.news.uni-berlin.de:

"Donut" wrote

Isn't Donut the one who believes there shouldn't be any laws or rules
against drunk boating?


Absolutely!!

This was a freak accident.

Yeah, the freak was drunk!


As opposed to what all you guys are? How can you tell?

Bertie

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"Donut" wrote

Isn't Donut the one who believes there shouldn't be any laws or rules
against drunk boating?


Absolutely!!

This was a freak accident.

Yeah, the freak was drunk!



SV

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United Nayboor?

Cheers MC

Flying Tadpole wrote:

Well, he's a Neighbour!

The navigator© wrote:

What's the UN got to do with him?

Cheers MC

Flying Tadpole wrote:


"Capt. Mooron" wrote:


"The Captains Master" wrote in message
m...
| On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 07:43:51 -0400, "katysails"
| wrote:
|
| Hey I'll be in NY mid Sept.
|
| Gonna go sailing with Booby?
|
| I'll have to check my insurance.
| They'll cover me for ocean racing, motor racing, hang gliding,
| sailplanes, skiing and light aircraft.....sailing with Bubbles may not
| be covered :-)

I believe that falls under the "Natural Disasters" clause.

CM


Wrong again, Mooron. Bobsprit is undoubtedly an UN-natural
disaster.

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I believe that falls under the "Natural Disasters" clause.

I could send him a St. Jude medal....

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katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein