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Anonymous December 20th 06 02:42 AM

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http://www.comlay.net/tilman/

jlrogers±³© December 20th 06 04:11 PM

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http://www.comlay.net/tilman/



Crazy *******! Why would anyone in their right mind, spend all that time
shivering.

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jlrogers±³©



Anonymous December 20th 06 08:22 PM

Last of the Great Sailors
 
jlrogers±³© wrote:
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http://www.comlay.net/tilman/



Crazy *******! Why would anyone in their right mind, spend all that time
shivering.

Probably to avoid the idiots in the warm climes. Tilman even had the
auxiliary engine removed from one of his boats because he thought it was
unnecessary. He did it around Cape Horn while sailing to Patagonia.

Anonymous

jlrogers±³© December 20th 06 10:20 PM

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"Anonymous" wrote in message
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jlrogers±³© wrote:
"Anonymous" wrote in message
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http://www.comlay.net/tilman/



Crazy *******! Why would anyone in their right mind, spend all that time
shivering.

Probably to avoid the idiots in the warm climes. Tilman even had the
auxiliary engine removed from one of his boats because he thought it was
unnecessary. He did it around Cape Horn while sailing to Patagonia.

Anonymous



And rightly so. Back in the old days the winds were more reliable.

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jlrogers±³©



Bart December 21st 06 08:08 PM

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"Anonymous" wrote
jlrogers±³© wrote:
"Anonymous" wrote in message
http://www.comlay.net/tilman/



Crazy *******! Why would anyone in their right mind, spend all that time
shivering.

Probably to avoid the idiots in the warm climes. Tilman even had the
auxiliary engine removed from one of his boats because he thought it was
unnecessary. He did it around Cape Horn while sailing to Patagonia.


I can see the reason to do that in a light weight boat, not in a heavy
boat.




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