"Drew" wrote in message
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Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
"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:


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

to be accused of cheatimg or fraud he would not have admitted to recieving
the tow, he did not

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.
so you have never asked for advice my what a clever person you must be

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.

If you knew jack **** you would be aware that he must sail back past where
he will have picked up tow to continue thereby the milage "sailed will
still be completed
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.

why must you belittle the efforts of these you adventurers, would you
prefer them to join street gangs and turn to crime.
I say again get a life


Spoken like a good liberal. There is a huge difference between effort and
accomplishment in case you've forgotten the obvious. I am not belittling
Zac's effort. I am belittling his accomplishment because, by accepting a
tow, his accomplishment is NOT what he's claiming it to be. He's a fraud and
a liar!

It's that simple. We realists still believe that accomplishment counts and
effort is something any old fool can direct or misdirect. Only when the
effort results in accomplishing the stated goal is effort worth anything.
Get it? Effort and failure is failure. Effort and success is success. In
other words effort has NO meaning as a stand alone process other than being
a starting point.


Wilbur Hubbard