Jonathan Ganz wrote:
In article .com,
Joe wrote:
Who here has been in the middle of an ocean?

Even Better who here has crossed an Ocean?

Croseed a sea, but not an ocean. Only out to about 200 NM on the
PAcific.

Thats a nice jaunt offshore, what were you doning, heading to the sea
of cortez?

For 2 ASA points.

Why would anyone want to be out in the middle of an ocean?

So you don't hit land?

Thats true, but ...

Bonus question

For those old timers here they might remember me asking this question
as the first question I ever posted here, and BTW I never got a
straight answer. I ask you this. If you were to sail around the world
would you go east or west? Why?

I'd sail west, because there's land east.

you could go south than east thru the canal.

Joe

BTW Ol Thom, when I asked that question, you said that a friend of
yours had just died , and he asked that very same question...who was
that?

Joe



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Joe,

His name was Ed ( for the life of me, I can't remember his Last name) He
was heading for England to pick up his new boat. He was asking which way
was the best way to Travel back to Australia.

I suggested going East on the "Roaring Forties" He agreed but said it
was probably more than he could handle on his own.

We; I, didn't know just how sick he was. He died in England. It was, is,
an unfinished Story!!

Oz, help me! I can't remember ED's last name. I'm in the middle of a
"Senior Moment"




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Thom Stewart wrote:
Joe,

His name was Ed ( for the life of me, I can't remember his Last name) He
was heading for England to pick up his new boat. He was asking which way
was the best way to Travel back to Australia.

I suggested going East on the "Roaring Forties" He agreed but said it
was probably more than he could handle on his own.

We; I, didn't know just how sick he was. He died in England. It was, is,
an unfinished Story!!

Oz, help me! I can't remember ED's last name. I'm in the middle of a
"Senior Moment"




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That was Edchell...a friend of OZ's....it was very sad.

katy wrote:
Thom Stewart wrote:
Joe,

His name was Ed ( for the life of me, I can't remember his Last name) He
was heading for England to pick up his new boat. He was asking which way
was the best way to Travel back to Australia.

I suggested going East on the "Roaring Forties" He agreed but said it
was probably more than he could handle on his own.

We; I, didn't know just how sick he was. He died in England. It was, is,
an unfinished Story!!

Oz, help me! I can't remember ED's last name. I'm in the middle of a
"Senior Moment"




http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ThomPage

http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ILLDRINKTOTHAT

That was Edchell...a friend of OZ's....it was very sad.

How old was he?

Joe

Joe wrote:
katy wrote:
Thom Stewart wrote:
Joe,

His name was Ed ( for the life of me, I can't remember his Last name) He
was heading for England to pick up his new boat. He was asking which way
was the best way to Travel back to Australia.

I suggested going East on the "Roaring Forties" He agreed but said it
was probably more than he could handle on his own.

We; I, didn't know just how sick he was. He died in England. It was, is,
an unfinished Story!!

Oz, help me! I can't remember ED's last name. I'm in the middle of a
"Senior Moment"




http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ThomPage

http://community.webtv.net/tassail/ILLDRINKTOTHAT

That was Edchell...a friend of OZ's....it was very sad.

How old was he?

Joe

Obe;ieve he was somewhere in his 50's...

In article .com,
Joe wrote:

Thats a nice jaunt offshore, what were you doning, heading to the sea
of cortez?

Yep... SF to Cabo non-stop. A strange direction for a delivery. The
owner wanted the boat in the Carib, but I only had time for the first
leg. It was a full-keel 48 CT.

For 2 ASA points.

Why would anyone want to be out in the middle of an ocean?

So you don't hit land?

Thats true, but ...

I'm not sure if 200 NM qualifies for an ocean crossing, but if there's
a storm, I'd rather be there than just a couple of miles off. Of
course, there are few places left where one can see the stars like
that.

as the first question I ever posted here, and BTW I never got a
straight answer. I ask you this. If you were to sail around the world
would you go east or west? Why?

I'd sail west, because there's land east.

you could go south than east thru the canal.

South, then west to get through the canal... the Carib entrance is
west of the Pacific entrance. :-)

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