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My Swimming Skills
As interest in Bobsprit swells, I think it's best to be clear about
some things, even if my participation here will be quite limited here for the next few months.... While everyone here is suddenly a retired Mark Spitz who repairs cruise ship propellers underwater and using sea sponges for air....I'll actually define my swimming ability honestly. I currently weigh in an 215 lbs at 6'3 tall. My upper body is comprised of longer muscle strands, which gives me good initial power well beyond that of most men. At the age of 12 I passed a swimming test for certificate allowing me to join in advanced water sports at PA private camps. I was one of the youngest to pass. Currently I'd rate my swimming ability as "good" but not exceptional. There are folks who get to swim everyday. That means their muscles are really in shape for that specific activity. No part time swimmer can match this. I clean my own keel and can hold my breath longer than most people. Under reasonable temps I could swim from even the widest point of the LIS back to shore, which I think is a very basic capability for folks who singlehand coastal. You should be able to swim a few miles with ease and I don't think it's unreasonable for every sailor to be capable of swimming 5-8 miles at least. I'm not a fast swimmer, but I'm strong in the water and confident. Two years ago we had a friend swimming near the boat suffer a panic attack. It instantly eshausted him, but I was easily able to pull him from the water. If you can't do this you shouldn't be on the water. RB 35s5 NY RB 35s5 NY |
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The river out front is about 1 mile wide and I regularly swim over to visit friends on the other side..yes, there are sharks in that river, but I just throw em aside if they take me on. That's great...I wish I could do that. My fear of sharks borders on illogical. Even here I worry about them. I saw Jaws too young and it effected me forever. Yet I have no fear of bears, which is a much more dangerous animal and I've certainly been around enough of them. When I clean the keel here I've really spooked myself numerous times, trying to see into the deeper water and imagining that snout of teeth suddenly coming at me. I finish the job and get the hell out of the water. The fear is also quite tiring physically. I've toyed with doing a shark dive in Florida to deal with it, but haven't worked up the courage yet. RB 35s5 NY |
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OzOne wrote:
On 14 Jun 2006 05:11:46 -0700, "Capt. Rob" scribbled thusly: The river out front is about 1 mile wide and I regularly swim over to visit friends on the other side..yes, there are sharks in that river, but I just throw em aside if they take me on. That's great...I wish I could do that. My fear of sharks borders on illogical. Even here I worry about them. I saw Jaws too young and it effected me forever. Yet I have no fear of bears, which is a much more dangerous animal and I've certainly been around enough of them. When I clean the keel here I've really spooked myself numerous times, trying to see into the deeper water and imagining that snout of teeth suddenly coming at me. I finish the job and get the hell out of the water. The fear is also quite tiring physically. I've toyed with doing a shark dive in Florida to deal with it, but haven't worked up the courage yet. RB 35s5 NY Bears scare the **** out of me....yet I've only seen a few in the wild. One in the skifields this winter when I went off piste with a couple of friends and came across one wandering around in the snow. ******* should have been asleep! Oz1...of the 3 twins. I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you. Bears aren't nearly as scary as sharks. I'd rather be around a bear than a shark any day. (except for polar bears..they're a different story...) |
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Scotty wrote:
"katy" wrote in message ... Bears aren't nearly as scary as sharks. I'd rather be around a bear than a shark any day. (except for polar bears..they're a different story...) I worry about bare sharks. Scotty Me, too.... |
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Scotty wrote:
"katy" wrote in message ... Bears aren't nearly as scary as sharks. I'd rather be around a bear than a shark any day. (except for polar bears..they're a different story...) I worry about bare sharks. Scotty I guess in the long run, I'd rather just have a heart attack in my bed one night or drop dead in the street.... |
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"katy" wrote in message ... Bears aren't nearly as scary as sharks. I'd rather be around a bear than a shark any day. (except for polar bears..they're a different story...) I worry about bare sharks. Scotty |
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I've dealt with bears on a daily basis. If you run at black bears and shoo
them they run away. Once has a troublesome bear ripping open the dumpster and turning it over every night. I went after it at night with the bow and hit it with a few archery blunts. I've hunted and shot a few. Avoid bears with cubs and grizzlies. Out in the Cascades you can't see bears as easily as in the Rockies. Usually the cub will shoot up a tree and you know the mother is right below. Steer clear of it. The most trouble I've ever had is with domestic dogs. I've been bitten several times especially when on a bike. Wild animals are the least of your worries. |
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Bears aren't nearly as scary as sharks. I'd rather be around a bear
than a shark any day. Chances are good that you've been in the water fairly close to some large sharks. They are everywhere. But even in the water with a "maneater" it's not likely you'd get attacked or even know the animal is there. If you stumble across a Black, Brown or Grizzly bear you can have a serious problem. Bears can attack over territory, fear, young nearby or even if they're hungry enough. As Ozzy points out, it's probably a slower death with more pain. But to me the shark is a real "monster." It's just as frightening as any movie monster, perhaps worse in that it inhabits our dreams as well as nightmares. The shark also hides from us, in a place we generally view as recreational, even romantic. Attacked in the water, the human being could hardly be more naked and vulnerable. http://youtube.com/watch?v=J4YjmwCs6...shark%20attack http://youtube.com/watch?v=9lgfRQi8P...shark%20attack RB 35s5 NY |
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Bob Crantz wrote:
I've dealt with bears on a daily basis. If you run at black bears and shoo them they run away. Once has a troublesome bear ripping open the dumpster and turning it over every night. I went after it at night with the bow and hit it with a few archery blunts. I've hunted and shot a few. Avoid bears with cubs and grizzlies. Out in the Cascades you can't see bears as easily as in the Rockies. Usually the cub will shoot up a tree and you know the mother is right below. Steer clear of it. The most trouble I've ever had is with domestic dogs. I've been bitten several times especially when on a bike. Wild animals are the least of your worries. I've had lots of experiences of the close up and personal with bears, also. Was trapped in a UP outhouse for several hours while one traipsed around outside...was one of the high points of my life (NOT...even 3 minutes in a primitive outhouse is 3 too many...).... |
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Bob Crantz wrote:
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks...elariskdog.htm Relatively there are less attacks by dog on man than shark on man becasue of the exposure level...how many sharks do you encounter on a day to day basis vs dogs? Work out percentages.... |
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"Swab Rob" wrote But to me the shark is a real "monster." It's just as frightening as any movie monster, perhaps worse in that it inhabits our dreams as well as nightmares. Hoo boy! this is priceless . frightened by movie monsters? Shark nightmares? This could help explain some of dip****s' behavioral problems. SV |
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Scotty wrote: "Swab Rob" wrote But to me the shark is a real "monster." It's just as frightening as any movie monster, perhaps worse in that it inhabits our dreams as well as nightmares. Hoo boy! this is priceless . frightened by movie monsters? Shark nightmares? This could help explain some of dip****s' behavioral problems. SV Also.... it might explain that big lump in his diaper! Joe |
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"Joe" wrote in message oups.com.. .. Scotty wrote: "Swab Rob" wrote But to me the shark is a real "monster." It's just as frightening as any movie monster, perhaps worse in that it inhabits our dreams as well as nightmares. Hoo boy! this is priceless . frightened by movie monsters? Shark nightmares? This could help explain some of dip****s' behavioral problems. SV Also.... it might explain that big lump in his diaper! that's BB. |
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"Scotty" wrote in message ... "Swab Rob" wrote But to me the shark is a real "monster." It's just as frightening as any movie monster, perhaps worse in that it inhabits our dreams as well as nightmares. Hoo boy! this is priceless . frightened by movie monsters? Shark nightmares? Don't forget that sharks probably look far scarier on a 13" B&W than on a big screen in color. Max |
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OzOne wrote in message ... On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 09:29:08 -0400, katy scribbled thusly: Bears aren't nearly as scary as sharks. I'd rather be around a bear than a shark any day. (except for polar bears..they're a different story...) You know what I see as the difference? A shark that will attack and kill you is usually fairly big. They chomp you in half, or take a limb and swim off. You die quite quickly and with little or no pain as shock takes care of that pretty fast. A bear, will devour you piece by little piece as you squirm under him, held solidly by those claws. Me, I'll take the quick way. Knock yourself out. I'll opt for neither. Max |
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"katy" wrote in message ... I've had lots of experiences of the close up and personal with bears, also. Was trapped in a UP outhouse for several hours while one traipsed around outside...was one of the high points of my life (NOT...even 3 minutes in a primitive outhouse is 3 too many...).... That wasn't a bear--that was just Marv. Max |
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"Scotty" wrote in message ... "katy" wrote in message ... Bears aren't nearly as scary as sharks. I'd rather be around a bear than a shark any day. (except for polar bears..they're a different story...) I worry about bare sharks. It's those bears with big, shark claws that bother me. Max |
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"katy" wrote in message ... Scotty wrote: "katy" wrote in message ... Bears aren't nearly as scary as sharks. I'd rather be around a bear than a shark any day. (except for polar bears..they're a different story...) I worry about bare sharks. Scotty I guess in the long run, I'd rather just have a heart attack in my bed one night or drop dead in the street.... I'm more likely to die on A-dock from an overdose of rum. Max |
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Maxprop wrote:
"katy" wrote in message ... I've had lots of experiences of the close up and personal with bears, also. Was trapped in a UP outhouse for several hours while one traipsed around outside...was one of the high points of my life (NOT...even 3 minutes in a primitive outhouse is 3 too many...).... That wasn't a bear--that was just Marv. Max snort coulda been...he still cooped up in his floating xodo? |
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Maxprop wrote:
"katy" wrote in message ... Scotty wrote: "katy" wrote in message ... Bears aren't nearly as scary as sharks. I'd rather be around a bear than a shark any day. (except for polar bears..they're a different story...) I worry about bare sharks. Scotty I guess in the long run, I'd rather just have a heart attack in my bed one night or drop dead in the street.... I'm more likely to die on A-dock from an overdose of rum. Max That's probably quite an accurate prediction...better be careful...think of who may give you mouth-to-mouth... |
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Absolutely correct statement..... and obviously from someone experienced in
the wilderness. CM "Bob Crantz" wrote in message . .. I've dealt with bears on a daily basis. If you run at black bears and shoo them they run away. Once has a troublesome bear ripping open the dumpster and turning it over every night. I went after it at night with the bow and hit it with a few archery blunts. I've hunted and shot a few. Avoid bears with cubs and grizzlies. Out in the Cascades you can't see bears as easily as in the Rockies. Usually the cub will shoot up a tree and you know the mother is right below. Steer clear of it. The most trouble I've ever had is with domestic dogs. I've been bitten several times especially when on a bike. Wild animals are the least of your worries. |
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"katy" wrote in message I guess in the long run, I'd rather just have a heart attack in my bed one night .... Me too, while I'm having sex at age 98. ;) |
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"katy" wrote in message ... Maxprop wrote: "katy" wrote in message ... I've had lots of experiences of the close up and personal with bears, also. Was trapped in a UP outhouse for several hours while one traipsed around outside...was one of the high points of my life (NOT...even 3 minutes in a primitive outhouse is 3 too many...).... That wasn't a bear--that was just Marv. Max snort coulda been...he still cooped up in his floating xodo? Now he has a 15' Boston Whaler with a 60hp 4-stroke outboard. He and Roni spend a lot more time on that than on the 42. Or didn't you know they bought a 42 footer? Max |
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"katy" wrote in message ... Maxprop wrote: "katy" wrote in message ... Scotty wrote: "katy" wrote in message ... Bears aren't nearly as scary as sharks. I'd rather be around a bear than a shark any day. (except for polar bears..they're a different story...) I worry about bare sharks. Scotty I guess in the long run, I'd rather just have a heart attack in my bed one night or drop dead in the street.... I'm more likely to die on A-dock from an overdose of rum. Max That's probably quite an accurate prediction...better be careful...think of who may give you mouth-to-mouth... Niki or Skye. No one else would, except, perhaps, my wife. Max |
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"Scotty" wrote in message ... "katy" wrote in message I guess in the long run, I'd rather just have a heart attack in my bed one night .... Me too, while I'm having sex at age 98. With a 114 year old? Max |
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"Capt.Mooron" wrote in message news:s_0kg.54998$S61.54754@edtnps90... Absolutely correct statement..... and obviously from someone experienced in the wilderness. Ya think Mr. Crantz eats raw kidney, too? Max |
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"Maxprop" wrote in message nk.net... "Scotty" wrote in message ... "katy" wrote in message I guess in the long run, I'd rather just have a heart attack in my bed one night .... Me too, while I'm having sex at age 98. With a 114 year old? Two 57s. |
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Bzzzzt... four 28-1/2 year olds.
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Scotty" wrote in message ... "Maxprop" wrote in message nk.net... "Scotty" wrote in message ... "katy" wrote in message I guess in the long run, I'd rather just have a heart attack in my bed one night .... Me too, while I'm having sex at age 98. With a 114 year old? Two 57s. |
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That would kill me now!
or Lisa would if she found out. Scotty "Capt. JG" wrote in message ... Bzzzzt... four 28-1/2 year olds. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Scotty" wrote in message ... "Maxprop" wrote in message nk.net... "Scotty" wrote in message ... "katy" wrote in message I guess in the long run, I'd rather just have a heart attack in my bed one night .... Me too, while I'm having sex at age 98. With a 114 year old? Two 57s. |
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Both of us. But, the two 57s would be ok?
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Scotty" wrote in message ... That would kill me now! or Lisa would if she found out. Scotty "Capt. JG" wrote in message ... Bzzzzt... four 28-1/2 year olds. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Scotty" wrote in message ... "Maxprop" wrote in message nk.net... "Scotty" wrote in message ... "katy" wrote in message I guess in the long run, I'd rather just have a heart attack in my bed one night .... Me too, while I'm having sex at age 98. With a 114 year old? Two 57s. |
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"Bob Crantz" wrote
I've dealt with bears on a daily basis. If you run at black bears and shoo them they run away. Once has a troublesome bear ripping open the dumpster and turning it over every night. I went after it at night with the bow and hit it with a few archery blunts. I've hunted and shot a few. Here in the east, Indian boys used to wrestle with black bears for fun. Although Daniel Boone bragged about killing one with just a knife, a real woodsman would not be impressed by this. Black bears are not aggressive nor do they get very big. Some years ago a neighbor of ours had one that came in her yard and ate her dog's food.... this particular dog was overfed anyway and didn't care, in fact the neighbor said he enjoyed the company. In these parts bears are not as dangerous as boars... or ticks! Avoid bears with cubs and grizzlies. Out in the Cascades you can't see bears as easily as in the Rockies. Usually the cub will shoot up a tree and you know the mother is right below. Steer clear of it. The most trouble I've ever had is with domestic dogs. I've been bitten several times especially when on a bike. Wild animals are the least of your worries. There are more wild animals in NYC than there are in the deepest woods. Capt.Mooron wrote: Absolutely correct statement..... and obviously from someone experienced in the wilderness. The worst hazards of the wilderness are not the things most people worry about... true of life in general. There's a story from some years back about a tourist lady in Yellowstone who told her little kid to go pick up a cute little bear cub, so she could take a picture of them together. She got some great pictures, too. DSK |
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"Maxprop" wrote in message nk.net... "Capt.Mooron" wrote in message news:s_0kg.54998$S61.54754@edtnps90... Absolutely correct statement..... and obviously from someone experienced in the wilderness. Ya think Mr. Crantz eats raw kidney, too? Max I grew up eating lots of game and organ meat. I don't eat organ meat anymore with the exception of heart muscle. I also eat raw fish and beef, it really helps muscle recovery. I do not understand why everyone heckles Mooron. His experiences are unique to most here and he's usually right about everything. Amen! |
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In your case 10.36 11 yr olds!
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On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:31:04 -0600, "Bob Crantz"
wrote: I've dealt with bears on a daily basis. If you run at black bears and shoo them they run away. Once has a troublesome bear ripping open the dumpster and turning it over every night. I went after it at night with the bow and hit it with a few archery blunts. I've hunted and shot a few. Avoid bears with cubs and grizzlies. Out in the Cascades you can't see bears as easily as in the Rockies. Usually the cub will shoot up a tree and you know the mother is right below. Steer clear of it. The most trouble I've ever had is with domestic dogs. I've been bitten several times especially when on a bike. Wild animals are the least of your worries. As an individual who runs 300 plus days a year an average of 5.5 miles per run, often on woods trails, I'm much more concerned with dogs than any other animal, wild or domestic. However, the recent report of a women runner in Florida eaten by an alligator was a little alarming. I've been eyeball to eyeball with sharks. They do not concern me. Frank |
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I do not understand why everyone heckles Mooron. His experiences are unique to most here and he's usually right about everything. Bob, the man bought a Nordica 30...a boat KNOWN to be poorly built. He even says so on his own website. It's kinda hard to take him seriously, though I respect him for usually having some kind of opinion, compared to folks like Doug, Scotty and Katy who run around repeating stuff they heard or read. I've reduced Scotty to simply tagging all of my threads. He used to be original and funny. Ahh well. RB 35s5 NY |
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I read somewhere that crocks move quite quickly, but can't turn, so the
strategy is to turn while running... Serpentine Shelly. Serpentine! -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Frank Boettcher" wrote in message ... On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 08:31:04 -0600, "Bob Crantz" wrote: I've dealt with bears on a daily basis. If you run at black bears and shoo them they run away. Once has a troublesome bear ripping open the dumpster and turning it over every night. I went after it at night with the bow and hit it with a few archery blunts. I've hunted and shot a few. Avoid bears with cubs and grizzlies. Out in the Cascades you can't see bears as easily as in the Rockies. Usually the cub will shoot up a tree and you know the mother is right below. Steer clear of it. The most trouble I've ever had is with domestic dogs. I've been bitten several times especially when on a bike. Wild animals are the least of your worries. As an individual who runs 300 plus days a year an average of 5.5 miles per run, often on woods trails, I'm much more concerned with dogs than any other animal, wild or domestic. However, the recent report of a women runner in Florida eaten by an alligator was a little alarming. I've been eyeball to eyeball with sharks. They do not concern me. Frank |
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11 will get you 20.
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Bob Crantz" wrote in message ... In your case 10.36 11 yr olds! |
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"Capt. JG" wrote in message ... I read somewhere that crocks move quite quickly, but can't turn, so the strategy is to turn while running... Serpentine Shelly. Serpentine! A myth. If you're within 20 feet of a big crock or alligator and he's hungry or ****ed, you're toast. RCE www.eisboch.com |
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