"N1EE" wrote in message
om...
I hope he didn't pass on his genes.

This is not your typical California sailor.

http://www.soundingsonline.com/stories.html?story=2

Guernsey was STUPID and INEPT when he Redondo
Beach, Calif., last Oct. 8 without a life raft,
without a survival suit, without an EPIRB,
without a single sideband radio, without a
satellite phone. His only communications gear
was a VHF radio.

Oh for God's sake!


He knew the risks. He didn't take an EPIRB because he didn't want to place
rescuers' lives at risk.

I salute the man. He died doing what he loved - sailing.


He wasn't stupid, or inept. He made his choices. If I die at sea, I don't
want anybody to complain about the "system".


Regards


Donal
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"Donal" wrote


He knew the risks. He didn't take an EPIRB because he didn't want to
place
rescuers' lives at risk.

I salute the man. He died doing what he loved - sailing.

yeah, me too, except for what he put his wife through.

Scotty

Scotty said:
yeah, me too, except for what he put his wife through.

If she didn't want to go, she could have stayed home. And wouldn't you
think she'd know what was and was not on the boat? Your statement makes it
seem as if she was lashed to the mast and screaming to get off the boat....
--
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

No, quite the opposite. I would think it would be harder on her waiting so
long for some word.

Maybe I'm too sensitive.
SV

"katysails" wrote in message
...
Scotty said:
yeah, me too, except for what he put his wife through.

If she didn't want to go, she could have stayed home. And wouldn't you
think she'd know what was and was not on the boat? Your statement makes
it
seem as if she was lashed to the mast and screaming to get off the
boat....
--
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

Maybe he's smarter than we think and they are
getting ready to collect on a big insurance
policy--enough to pay for a villa in Mexico.

A friend of mine has a business building fire
trucks. His secretary of many years decided
to retire and announced she was leaving the
company, gave 30 days notice, and retiring to
Mexico.

He was a little concerned. He told her to leave
a few weeks earlier, did an audit and found she
stole around $300,000 from the company over five
years, by making a big deposit to a bank for
subsequent disbursement to for payroll.

She is now in jail, but my friend never recovered
any of the money. The woman's "boyfriend
disappeared and is presumed living in Mexico in
the villa they were building.


"Scott Vernon" wrote

No, quite the opposite. I would think it would be harder on her waiting so
long for some word.

Maybe I'm too sensitive.
SV

"katysails" wrote in message
...
Scotty said:
yeah, me too, except for what he put his wife through.

If she didn't want to go, she could have stayed home. And wouldn't you
think she'd know what was and was not on the boat? Your statement makes
it
seem as if she was lashed to the mast and screaming to get off the
boat....
--
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

Often thought about it myself. Will an insurance co. pay off if no body is
found? How long do they wait?
If you did this and continued sailing (on another boat) would foreign
countries report you, after you checked in?

SV


"N1EE" wrote in message
om...
Maybe he's smarter than we think and they are
getting ready to collect on a big insurance
policy--enough to pay for a villa in Mexico.

A friend of mine has a business building fire
trucks. His secretary of many years decided
to retire and announced she was leaving the
company, gave 30 days notice, and retiring to
Mexico.

He was a little concerned. He told her to leave
a few weeks earlier, did an audit and found she
stole around $300,000 from the company over five
years, by making a big deposit to a bank for
subsequent disbursement to for payroll.

She is now in jail, but my friend never recovered
any of the money. The woman's "boyfriend
disappeared and is presumed living in Mexico in
the villa they were building.


"Scott Vernon" wrote

No, quite the opposite. I would think it would be harder on her waiting
so
long for some word.

Maybe I'm too sensitive.
SV

"katysails" wrote in message
...
Scotty said:
yeah, me too, except for what he put his wife through.

If she didn't want to go, she could have stayed home. And wouldn't
you
think she'd know what was and was not on the boat? Your statement
makes
it
seem as if she was lashed to the mast and screaming to get off the
boat....
--
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

"Scott Vernon" wrote

Often thought about it myself. Will an insurance co. pay off if no body is
found? How long do they wait?
If you did this and continued sailing (on another boat) would foreign
countries report you, after you checked in?

SV

He'll be using your stolen identity Scotty.

"Scott Vernon" wrote

"Donal" wrote


He knew the risks. He didn't take an EPIRB because he didn't want to
place
rescuers' lives at risk.

I salute the man. He died doing what he loved - sailing.

yeah, me too, except for what he put his wife through.

Scotty

That's what seems fishy to me.

If you go to sea in the same manner and disappear
I'll be calling you stupid.

At least bring a SSB.

"Donal" wrote

He wasn't stupid, or inept. He made his choices. If I die at sea, I don't
want anybody to complain about the "system".

"Donal" wrote in message ...
"N1EE" wrote in message
om...
I hope he didn't pass on his genes.

This is not your typical California sailor.

http://www.soundingsonline.com/stories.html?story=2

Guernsey was STUPID and INEPT when he Redondo
Beach, Calif., last Oct. 8 without a life raft,
without a survival suit, without an EPIRB,
without a single sideband radio, without a
satellite phone. His only communications gear
was a VHF radio.

Oh for God's sake!


He knew the risks. He didn't take an EPIRB because he didn't want to place
rescuers' lives at risk.

I salute the man. He died doing what he loved - sailing.


He wasn't stupid, or inept. He made his choices. If I die at sea, I don't
want anybody to complain about the "system".


Regards


Donal
--

I agree Donal, Looks like he's done many other long distance solo
trips.
Sometime people that live on the edge fall over. And if your not
living on the edge then your just taking up space.

I wouldent give him up for dead just yet. Many have lived over 90 day
adrift in a raft, perhaps he's been dismasted and is still adrift.

Joe