On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:25:23 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

"silverdragon" wrote in message
...
On Aug 27, 12:31 pm, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:
The Guinness Book of Records does not recognize Zac Sunderland's
circumnavigation because he had too much outside help. Bwaahahahhahahaha.

I told you so.

"The previous youngest to complete a similar voyage was American Zac
Sunderland last month, but his effort is not recognized by Guinness World
Records."

http://www.reuters.com/article/lifes...57Q2V220090827

Wilbur Hubbard

:: I really dont think his goal was to get into "the book".
::
:: He set out to single handedly circumnavigate the world by sailboat,
:: and that he did.


Wrong! His stated goal was to be the youngest person to sail alone around
the world.

He failed miserable as he did not sail alone around the world. He had help
with tows into and out of various ports. He used the Panama Canal which is
not sailing. He had all sorts of people constantly working on his boat. He
dilly-dallied around for months at a time and had a birthday en route while
workmen refitted his boat time after time. Fail, fail, fail. The entire
journey was an embarrassment to us real sailors.

Sailing alone around the world involves the three great capes - Leeuwin,
Good Hope, Horn. Using the Panama Canal or the Suez canal is not a
circumnavigation. That alone makes a travesty out of it.

It's time we sailors started to face the facts that our pride and joy is
being *******ized by publicity hound parents who live vicariously through
their brats. Even worse is those arm chair sailors who seem to approve of
and support this trash sailing.

Wilbur Hubbard




Neal is very familiar with being alone.