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Zac has Competition
16 year old Mike Perham from England is giving Zac a run for the
money. This kid has some serious hardware, sailing a Finot Conq Open 50. http://www.totallymoney.com/sailmike/ |
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wrote in message ... 16 year old Mike Perham from England is giving Zac a run for the money. This kid has some serious hardware, sailing a Finot Conq Open 50. http://www.totallymoney.com/sailmike/ The two of them bring to mind Francis Chichester and Alec Rose, way back when. The one had a custom built, state of the art yacht(GM IV) and the other an old cutter. I always preferred Alec Rose's approach. Quietly toddle off around the world solo and then go quietly home to run your greengrocer's shop (IIRC). Chichester had all the fanfare and a much bigger boat. Both got knighted in the end, but it took a while for anyone to notice Alec Rose. Obviously young Zac is a lot different from Alec Rose but he does appear to be doing things on a fairly modest budget and learning as he goes. Mike Perham has a pretty fancy piece of kit to sail on which he appears to have simply chartered for a few months. Nonetheless, good luck to both of them. It's an amazing feat - both physically and mentally - for such young guys. J |
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wrote in message ... 16 year old Mike Perham from England is giving Zac a run for the money. This kid has some serious hardware, sailing a Finot Conq Open 50. http://www.totallymoney.com/sailmike/ Any coconut cast adrift gives Zac a run for the money. Wilbur Hubbard |
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On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:05:27 +0200, "John Seager"
wrote: wrote in message ... 16 year old Mike Perham from England is giving Zac a run for the money. This kid has some serious hardware, sailing a Finot Conq Open 50. http://www.totallymoney.com/sailmike/ The two of them bring to mind Francis Chichester and Alec Rose, way back when. The one had a custom built, state of the art yacht(GM IV) and the other an old cutter. I always preferred Alec Rose's approach. Quietly toddle off around the world solo and then go quietly home to run your greengrocer's shop (IIRC). Chichester had all the fanfare and a much bigger boat. Both got knighted in the end, but it took a while for anyone to notice Alec Rose. Obviously young Zac is a lot different from Alec Rose but he does appear to be doing things on a fairly modest budget and learning as he goes. Mike Perham has a pretty fancy piece of kit to sail on which he appears to have simply chartered for a few months. Nonetheless, good luck to both of them. It's an amazing feat - both physically and mentally - for such young guys. J Gypsy Moth IV was completely rebuilt and is/was on a round the world trip - probably finished by now. I saw the boat in Thailandf and talked to (I believe) the professional skipper who told me that all of Chichester's complaints about the boat were justified. Cheers, Bruce (bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) |
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"Stephen Trapani" wrote in message ... wrote: 16 year old Mike Perham from England is giving Zac a run for the money. This kid has some serious hardware, sailing a Finot Conq Open 50. http://www.totallymoney.com/sailmike/ Who is younger? He wins, no matter who finishes first. Stephen Zac turns 17 next week. Bwahahahahhahahhaha! Can you say LOSER! Wilbur Hubbard |
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On 2008-11-21 10:02:13 -0500, Bruce in Bangkok
said: Gypsy Moth IV was completely rebuilt and is/was on a round the world trip - probably finished by now. I saw the boat in Thailand and talked to (I believe) the professional skipper who told me that all of Chichester's complaints about the boat were justified. Interesting. Did he cite any examples you can recall? -- Jere Lull Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/ Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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