It's good to hear that Abbey is alive, at least.

But, I just wanted to take this opportunity to say, "I told you so!"

My detractors, who disrespect my vast storehouse of sailing knowledge and
experience, attempted to pooh-pooh my earlier statement that Abbey had too
much boat and she'd probably end up being dismasted. Anybody can Google my
postings at the start of her hapless record attempt and see where I made
that statement.

You don't take a know-nothing, inexperienced, scatterbrained, teen girl and
put her entirely in charge of a forty-foot, fickle race boat around the
world and expect anything but trouble. Everybody knows the rigs on these
boats are too light and flimsy. Everybody knows a single-hander must sleep,
etc. where no eye is on the ship. The ship simply cannot be expected to
survive on her own. Stupid parents, stupid sailing team, stupid weather
routers, stupid, stupid, stupid.

Well, it turns out good old Wilbur was right again. When are you people
going to learn that you'd just better not doubt me? Huh? I can't hear you.


Wilbur Hubbard

Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
It's good to hear that Abbey is alive, at least.

But, I just wanted to take this opportunity to say, "I told you so!"

My detractors, who disrespect my vast storehouse of sailing knowledge and
experience, attempted to pooh-pooh my earlier statement that Abbey had too
much boat and she'd probably end up being dismasted. Anybody can Google my
postings at the start of her hapless record attempt and see where I made
that statement.

You don't take a know-nothing, inexperienced, scatterbrained, teen girl and
put her entirely in charge of a forty-foot, fickle race boat around the
world and expect anything but trouble. Everybody knows the rigs on these
boats are too light and flimsy. Everybody knows a single-hander must sleep,
etc. where no eye is on the ship. The ship simply cannot be expected to
survive on her own. Stupid parents, stupid sailing team, stupid weather
routers, stupid, stupid, stupid.

Well, it turns out good old Wilbur was right again. When are you people
going to learn that you'd just better not doubt me? Huh? I can't hear you.


Wilbur Hubbard


If you are so smart, why aint you filthy rich ???

"Sjouke Burry" wrote in message
...
Wilbur Hubbard wrote:
It's good to hear that Abbey is alive, at least.

But, I just wanted to take this opportunity to say, "I told you so!"

My detractors, who disrespect my vast storehouse of sailing knowledge and
experience, attempted to pooh-pooh my earlier statement that Abbey had
too much boat and she'd probably end up being dismasted. Anybody can
Google my postings at the start of her hapless record attempt and see
where I made that statement.

You don't take a know-nothing, inexperienced, scatterbrained, teen girl
and put her entirely in charge of a forty-foot, fickle race boat around
the world and expect anything but trouble. Everybody knows the rigs on
these boats are too light and flimsy. Everybody knows a single-hander
must sleep, etc. where no eye is on the ship. The ship simply cannot be
expected to survive on her own. Stupid parents, stupid sailing team,
stupid weather routers, stupid, stupid, stupid.

Well, it turns out good old Wilbur was right again. When are you people
going to learn that you'd just better not doubt me? Huh? I can't hear
you.


Wilbur Hubbard
If you are so smart, why aint you filthy rich ???




One can't be happy and carefree and filthy rich at the same time.


Wilbur Hubbard

On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:23:10 -0400, Gogarty
wrote this crap:

One can't be happy and carefree and filthy rich at the same time.

I'll give it a try.


It certainly works for me.

Vote for Palin-Brown in 2012. Repeal the nightmares.




I'm Horvath and I approve of this post.

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"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote

Well, it turns out good old Wilbur was right again. When are you people
going to learn that you'd just better not doubt me? Huh? I can't hear you.

The gene pool can always use some chlorine from time to time...

LP

"Gogarty" wrote in message
...
In article s.com,
llid says...
It's good to hear that Abbey is alive, at least.

But, I just wanted to take this opportunity to say, "I told you so!"

My detractors, who disrespect my vast storehouse of sailing knowledge and
experience, attempted to pooh-pooh my earlier statement that Abbey had too
much boat and she'd probably end up being dismasted. Anybody can Google my
postings at the start of her hapless record attempt and see where I made
that statement.

You don't take a know-nothing, inexperienced, scatterbrained, teen girl
and
put her entirely in charge of a forty-foot, fickle race boat around the
world and expect anything but trouble. Everybody knows the rigs on these
boats are too light and flimsy. Everybody knows a single-hander must
sleep,
etc. where no eye is on the ship. The ship simply cannot be expected to
survive on her own. Stupid parents, stupid sailing team, stupid weather
routers, stupid, stupid, stupid.

Well, it turns out good old Wilbur was right again. When are you people
going to learn that you'd just better not doubt me? Huh? I can't hear you.


Wilbur Hubbard


How's your refrigerator?



What's that got to do with anything? BTW, it's been working just great
since I fixed the leak in the tubing behind the evaporator with electrical
tape.

Wilbur Hubbard

Gogarty wrote:
In article s.com,
llid says...
It's good to hear that Abbey is alive, at least.

But, I just wanted to take this opportunity to say, "I told you so!"

My detractors, who disrespect my vast storehouse of sailing knowledge and
experience, attempted to pooh-pooh my earlier statement that Abbey had too
much boat and she'd probably end up being dismasted. Anybody can Google my
postings at the start of her hapless record attempt and see where I made
that statement.

You don't take a know-nothing, inexperienced, scatterbrained, teen girl and
put her entirely in charge of a forty-foot, fickle race boat around the
world and expect anything but trouble. Everybody knows the rigs on these
boats are too light and flimsy. Everybody knows a single-hander must sleep,
etc. where no eye is on the ship. The ship simply cannot be expected to
survive on her own. Stupid parents, stupid sailing team, stupid weather
routers, stupid, stupid, stupid.

Well, it turns out good old Wilbur was right again. When are you people
going to learn that you'd just better not doubt me? Huh? I can't hear you.


Wilbur Hubbard


How's your refrigerator?


I have to agree with WH on the poor choice of boats for this trip,
but then even the last young girl to go around got knocked down a few
times and she was in a much better boat for this type of trip.
Gordon

"Gordon" wrote in message
m...
Gogarty wrote:
In article s.com,
llid says...
It's good to hear that Abbey is alive, at least.

But, I just wanted to take this opportunity to say, "I told you so!"

My detractors, who disrespect my vast storehouse of sailing knowledge
and experience, attempted to pooh-pooh my earlier statement that Abbey
had too much boat and she'd probably end up being dismasted. Anybody can
Google my postings at the start of her hapless record attempt and see
where I made that statement.

You don't take a know-nothing, inexperienced, scatterbrained, teen girl
and put her entirely in charge of a forty-foot, fickle race boat around
the world and expect anything but trouble. Everybody knows the rigs on
these boats are too light and flimsy. Everybody knows a single-hander
must sleep, etc. where no eye is on the ship. The ship simply cannot be
expected to survive on her own. Stupid parents, stupid sailing team,
stupid weather routers, stupid, stupid, stupid.

Well, it turns out good old Wilbur was right again. When are you people
going to learn that you'd just better not doubt me? Huh? I can't hear
you.


Wilbur Hubbard

How's your refrigerator?


I have to agree with WH on the poor choice of boats for this trip, but
then even the last young girl to go around got knocked down a few times
and she was in a much better boat for this type of trip.
Gordon

I won't agree with Wilburrr but I will with you. This was a point of
discussion when Abby first took off with a couple of us arguing that anyone,
especially without serious support, would be better off with a blue water
boat.

"Gordon" wrote in message
m...
Gogarty wrote:
In article s.com,
llid says...
It's good to hear that Abbey is alive, at least.

But, I just wanted to take this opportunity to say, "I told you so!"

My detractors, who disrespect my vast storehouse of sailing knowledge
and experience, attempted to pooh-pooh my earlier statement that Abbey
had too much boat and she'd probably end up being dismasted. Anybody can
Google my postings at the start of her hapless record attempt and see
where I made that statement.

You don't take a know-nothing, inexperienced, scatterbrained, teen girl
and put her entirely in charge of a forty-foot, fickle race boat around
the world and expect anything but trouble. Everybody knows the rigs on
these boats are too light and flimsy. Everybody knows a single-hander
must sleep, etc. where no eye is on the ship. The ship simply cannot be
expected to survive on her own. Stupid parents, stupid sailing team,
stupid weather routers, stupid, stupid, stupid.

Well, it turns out good old Wilbur was right again. When are you people
going to learn that you'd just better not doubt me? Huh? I can't hear
you.


Wilbur Hubbard

How's your refrigerator?


I have to agree with WH on the poor choice of boats for this trip, but
then even the last young girl to go around got knocked down a few times
and she was in a much better boat for this type of trip.
Gordon

I just checked out what boat her brother had sailed on his circumnavigation
and it was an Islander 36 with a 13,600 lb displacement and Abby's
"Wildeyes" displace 7,407 lbs.
Even though it's 4 feet longer than Zac's, it is literally half the boat.
I used to work with a guy that said he "planned for success". It took me a
while to figure out that his planning was based on nothing ever going wrong.
Poor, poor strategy.

I just checked out what boat her brother had sailed on his
circumnavigation
and it was an Islander 36 with a 13,600 lb displacement and Abby's
"Wildeyes" displace 7,407 lbs.
Even though it's 4 feet longer than Zac's, it is literally half the boat.
I used to work with a guy that said he "planned for success". It took me a
while to figure out that his planning was based on nothing ever going
wrong.
Poor, poor strategy.


The hull did not fail. People have circumnavigated sucessfully in
properly prepared and equipped Catalina 27's and Cal 33's, both of
which were obviously intended as coastal cruisers.

Not me brother. I've had my ass kicked thoroughly by mother ocean and it
wasn't fun.

The boat was not
the weakest link in this adventure, and was not what failed.

She deserves a lot of credit. She had the nads to get out there and give it
her best. Not many 16 yos have sailed that far by themselves (I'm half a
friggin century and haven't!) and it's not like she just quit.
Guess we'll find out what happened when she gets home.