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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

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"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


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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


Not only is the stunt a disgusting attempt to mar a genuine record, the
Daily News is a disgraceful rag for publishing only those views that agree
with them. I wouldn't wipe my ass with their newspaper.
Scout


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Daily News is a disgraceful rag for publishing only those views that agree
with them. I wouldn't wipe my ass with their newspaper.


Do you often get requests for that?

-IE-

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Daily News is a disgraceful rag for publishing only those views that
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with them. I wouldn't wipe my ass with their newspaper.


Do you often get requests for that?


You've never wiped your ass with a newspaper?
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Scout wrote:
You've never wiped your ass with a newspaper?


On rare occasions with incorrect or misleading tech manuals, yes.

Newspaper, no.

-signed- Injun Ear (formerly known as Eagle Eye)

 
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