They could put a yellow line on the water like they do on the football field
to show first downs.

The point is the imaginary finish line is a trick to make her time better than
it really was.

CN


"Wally" wrote in message k...
Capt. Neal® wrote:

An "imaginary finish line"??? So, they stick a finish line anywhere
it's convenient, now?

Your ignorace of the most basic of racing basics is blatant. Did you think
they paint a line on the water? A trail of sawdust, maybe?


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Capt. Neal® wrote:

They could put a yellow line on the water like they do on the
football field to show first downs.

That's not football, that's hand-ball - and hand-ball is a foul.


The point is the imaginary finish line is a trick to make her time
better than it really was.

It would have had to be 500 miles further east to make beating the record
difficult.


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He's going to use his yellow boat as the finish line. It never moves, it's
ugly and unmistakeable... seems perfect for the job.


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"Wally" wrote in message
k...
Capt. Neal® wrote:

They could put a yellow line on the water like they do on the
football field to show first downs.

That's not football, that's hand-ball - and hand-ball is a foul.


The point is the imaginary finish line is a trick to make her time
better than it really was.

It would have had to be 500 miles further east to make beating the record
difficult.


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www.wally.myby.co.uk

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
They could put a yellow line on the water like they do on the football
field
to show first downs.

The point is the imaginary finish line is a trick to make her time better
than
it really was.


Neal, you're a complete wally.

She started her trip around the world at Ushant. When she got back to
Ushant, she had sailed around the world.


What on Earth makes you suggest that the finish line was imaginary?



Regards


Donal
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Donal wrote:
"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...

They could put a yellow line on the water like they do on the football

field

to show first downs.

The point is the imaginary finish line is a trick to make her time better

than

it really was.



Neal, you're a complete wally.

She started her trip around the world at Ushant. When she got back to
Ushant, she had sailed around the world.


No. When she got back to Ushant she crossed the somewhat arbitrary line
designated as the start/finish line. She "sailed around the world" when
her path crossed her antipodal path. Curiously, if that happened at
all, it would have been fairly close to Ushant.



What on Earth makes you suggest that the finish line was imaginary?

Maybe because most of the news reports described it that way. Frankly,
I never much liked the term, but it seems that people have to me
reminded that there isn't a line actually painted on the ocean.

"Donal" wrote


Neal, you're a complete wally.


Does that make Wally a half Neal?

Scotty