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.

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

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. :-)

--
Capt. JG @@
www.sailnow.com

"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

Joe wrote:
Who here has been in the middle of an ocean?

I've been pretty far out a few times.

Even Better who here has crossed an Ocean?

I've made a few long passages but never what
I'd consider a full ocean crossing--continent to
continent.

For 2 ASA points.

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

To see albatross and biolumiscence, and a clear view of
the stars, and to eat tasty, uncontaminated, fresh fish!


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 go the easy way because it is faster.

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?

I remembered him recently. Sad story but he lived his life
well.

Bart