On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:50:28 -0500, "Ellen MacArthur"
wrote:


"jlrogers±³©" wrote
True, at least psychologically it's not the same as being alone. And others just as young have done it before. You
can't expect reporters to know the history or do the research. They never do on anything.

Reporters are so stupid these days. Can you believe they write a story and don't
even tell what brand of boat it is? 28-foot is about all they say about it. Duh! They
went to college and got a degree to be so ignorant about what sailors are interested
in?

Cheers,
Ellen

http://www.tide28.com/

Cheers, Precious.

"Goofball_star_dot_etal" wrote:
http://www.tide28.com/


Oh my GAWD! Leave it to the Brits to figure out how to make a really ugly Macgregor 26!
Maybe I shoulda gave the reporter more credit. He didn't mention it because he didn't want
people barfing all over their computers. :-)

Cheers,
Ellen

On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:21:30 -0500, "Ellen MacArthur"
wrote:


"Goofball_star_dot_etal" wrote:
http://www.tide28.com/


Oh my GAWD! Leave it to the Brits to figure out how to make a really ugly Macgregor 26!
Maybe I shoulda gave the reporter more credit. He didn't mention it because he didn't want
people barfing all over their computers. :-)

Cheers,
Ellen

It's a Big Mac. Nice keel though. Obviously a "stunt" to advertise
dad's design.

Forgot the link:
http://www.sailmike.com/YACHTS.htm

"Goofball_star_dot_etal" wrote
Forgot the link:
http://www.sailmike.com/YACHTS.htm


"The Tide 28s being used for the record attempt have been modified and equipped
to bring them up to Ocean standards"
Yup, just a stunt for advertising. Fool people into thinking they're buying a seaworthy
boat. The MacGregor model exactly... Like they say, there's a sucker born every minute...

Cheers,
Ellen

"The Tide 28s being used for the record attempt have been modified and equipped
to bring them up to Ocean standards"

So according to the manufacture the "Boat" is not actually designed to sail
in the Ocean. A boat not designed for use in the water.........I'm not
nearly as experienced in sailing and boats as many here so please explain to
me how a boat works that is not originally designed to be put in the water.

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It doesn't say much for the quality of the rigging if a halyard chaffed thru
in 2 weeks.
Regards,
JR

"scbafreak via BoatKB.com" u25927@uwe wrote in message
news:6bb09a9af379c@uwe...
"The Tide 28s being used for the record attempt have been modified
and equipped
to bring them up to Ocean standards"

So according to the manufacture the "Boat" is not actually designed to
sail
in the Ocean. A boat not designed for use in the water.........I'm not
nearly as experienced in sailing and boats as many here so please explain
to
me how a boat works that is not originally designed to be put in the
water.

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"Goofball_star_dot_etal" wrote in message
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On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:21:30 -0500, "Ellen MacArthur"
wrote:


"Goofball_star_dot_etal" wrote:
http://www.tide28.com/


Oh my GAWD! Leave it to the Brits to figure out how to make a really
ugly Macgregor 26!
Maybe I shoulda gave the reporter more credit. He didn't mention it
because he didn't want
people barfing all over their computers. :-)

Cheers,
Ellen

It's a Big Mac. Nice keel though. Obviously a "stunt" to advertise
dad's design.

ah, confirming that my instincts are on target. I smelled bull**** and now I
see I was right.
I posted a comment to the newspaper and they have not published it. I can
only assume they are only interested in posts that support their point of
view. Shameless.
Looks like dad's design is a safe boat for a solo crossing only if done in a
convoy.
It's all well and good, except that they are hoping to top someone's genuine
and honorable record.
Scout

Scout wrote:

It's all well and good, except that they are hoping to top someone's genuine
and honorable record.
Scout

Mr. Scout;

Days of real sailors capable of self reliance are all but long gone.

Not only will Daddy be tagging along, they will have a dozen GPS's,
weather faxes, shore support, telephones, internet, automatic pumps,
radar, auto pilot, epirbs, medical monitoring, and so on.

Enough to make Captain Joshua Slocum vomit, and give Robin L. Graham
the screeming ****s.

A new class of record keeping is in order. With support, and without.

The whole stunt is sickening.

Capt. American

"Capt.American" wrote
A new class of record keeping is in order. With support, and without.

The whole stunt is sickening.

Did you notice how it says *to sail solo across the Atlantic*?
Well I just looked up solo in the dictionary and it said alone and without a companion.
Having another boat and your Daddy tagging along doesn't seem alone and without
a companion to me. I think the headline's cheesy. But, that's what passes for journalism
these days.

Cheers,
Ellen