"Joe" wrote
| If you were to sail around the world
| would you go east or west? Why?



I can answer that one for ya. In the northern hemisphere there's too many continents in the way
to sail around the world. If you try to sail north of them you run into solid ice. You can sail around
the world in the southern hemisphere because there's enough room. You sail between Antarctica and
the Horn and Good Hope and Luellen. Down there the prevailing winds blow from west to east. So the
direction to sail easiest is west to east. That answers the *why*. My namesake is an expert at this!


Cheers,
Ellen

Ellen MacArthur wrote:
"Joe" wrote
| If you were to sail around the world
| would you go east or west? Why?



In the northern hemisphere there's too many continents in the way
to sail around the world. If you try to sail north of them you run
into solid ice.


Not anymore you don't.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060920...c_060920111816


//Walt

"Walt" wrote
| http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060920...c_060920111816



Kewl. I hope it keeps thawing out. Just think if all the ice around the north pole melted.
You could sail around the north pole about fifty feet from it. You could sail around the world
in less than five minutes. A new Guinness record....

Cheers,
Ellen

Ellen MacArthur wrote:

My namesake is an expert at this!

With the notable exception that, unlike you, she looks a tiny bit masculine.


--
Capt Scumbalino

"Capt. Scumbalino" wrote
| With the notable exception that, unlike you, she looks a tiny bit masculine.


I have strong shoulders and arms for a woman. I can beat some guys arm wrestling.... Regular size guys.
Not big guys. Probably because I work out with weights.


Cheers,
Ellen