"Drew" wrote in message
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Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
Young Zac has blown his chance to sail alone around the world. This from
his blog:

http://www.zacsunderland.com/blog/

"The shipping out there was so heavy - there was a constant stream of
ships coming in and out and 60 standing off the entrance. So I tacked out
to about two miles from the harbor and went hove-to. The guys from the
yacht club were having trouble finding me in the maze of lights so I
turned on my strobe. When they found me they threw me a line and a cold
Coke and towed me in. Now I was so tired coming in that I was falling
asleep with the wind in my face. I finally got docked about 4:30 in the
morning and went over to Phil's boat for a very light dinner.

No honor! Even Donald Crowhurst is probably spinning in his grave.

Wilbur Hubbard
and the most demanding trip you have made is ?????
what do you expect of the guy die trying to get into port.
Zac is having a go at something many of us wish we could do, a short tow
into port is irrelavent, its like saying you cant pass someone your lines
at the dock
Get a life.


Sorry, but Zac is now an admitted fraud and a cheater. Your opinion and low
standards don't matter a lick.

So your really think accepting a tow is irrelevant when sailing alone around
the world??? Well then, if he can be towed two miles into port then why not
five miles, or ten? A hundred, maybe? What if he gets becalmed in the middle
of an ocean? Can he allow himself to be craned aboard a freighter and ride
as deck cargo for 500 miles or until the winds pick back up? A thousand
miles? Where is the cut-off point?

What ever happened to people actually doing what they claim to be doing?
He's claiming to sail alone around the world. Never mind that he's already
cheating by sailing "by committee" with legions helping him with anything
and everything. He can't repair a boom himself. He has no mechanical
aptitude. He can't keep his motor running. He spends more time blabbing on
satellite telephones than a teenage girl. That's hardly sailing alone. But,
in a very strict sense it could be interpreted to mean he's the only one at
the helm of his boat and making his own way.

But even this loose interpretation all comes to a screeching halt the minute
he accepts a tow. Then, he's definitely NOT sailing alone around the world.
His boat is being TOWED for heaven's sake. Unless he makes his way ALL the
way around the world under his own power he has NOT sailed alone around the
world. And don't give me this crap that sailing into and out of port doesn't
count. It definitely DOES count as it's all part of the voyage around the
world. You can't snip a chunk out here and another chunk out there and
legitimately claim you have sailed alone around the world.

It saddens me that so many people like you have such low ethical standards
that you actually condone blatant and obvious cheating. Ask yourself why
you're like that. Is it because you are also a cheater in any life's
pursuit? Probably.

Wilbur Hubbard