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Whole lotta shakin' goin' on revisited, part 6
On Wed, 12 Nov 2014 08:34:28 -0500, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."
wrote: On Wed, 12 Nov 2014 08:27:33 +0700, wrote: One thing that most either don't realize or ignore is that most of the earlier sailor authors actually sailed and wrote from some pretty primitive (in today's terms) boats. Simple, small, and cheap. The Pardey's first boat, Serafyn was 22'2" waterline in which they sailed for 15 years, and their second (BIG) boat Taleisin was 27'6" W/L in which they sailed from 1983. Neither boat had much in the way of amenities. The Hiscock's first boat was 18', Wanderer II was engineless and 22'2" W/L and Wanderer III, that they sailed on for 17 years, had a 4 HP auxiliary engine and was 27'6" W/L. If you read or talk to people that have done extensive cruising it seems like their problems have seldom involved the basic boat and rig but have commonly been confined to, what one might call, the luxuries. Which is not to say that one should squat, unclothed, in a bare boat reading by a candle, but one should realize that the little additional things may well break, while the "basic boat" probably won't. So, tell us, Bruce, the reason(s) why your attempted circumnavigation failed only about half-way around? Which "attempted circumnavigation" was that? Was it because you didn't have a basic boat but, instead, fell prey to a failing and failed, loaded-with-luxuries slowcoach, motor sailer that quickly commenced crumbling down around you? No, I can't remember ever having "boat problems' But again, what luxuries were to talking about? You see, you are just imagining things - as I previously said you live in a dream world where you are an intrepid sailorman and the rest of the world are lubbers, when in fact it is very different. You never sail anywhere, except for your epic voyage down the bay to avoid listening to a loud band that you regaled us with, while others, Wayne for one, seem to get about quite often. I know that you will reply with the fiction that, "Your voyages are for yourself alone", a private matter, but that is so obvious a lie that it doesn't bare repeating. Everything you do is posted here in an attempt to demonstrate just how wonderfully nautical you are. As I said, you even posted a description of your fantastic trip down the bay, bravely anchoring out, and returning the following morning. "My God! How brave he is! An overnight trip! Oh My God, what a great sailorman he is!" One can only stand amazed, mouth agape, listening to these earth shaking feats. Face it, Capt. Neil, or whatever you are calling yourself today, you are a phony. Good Lord, you don't even know that those who are actually entitled to use the title "Captain" do not abbreviate it, nor do they use it as part of their signature. -- Cheers, Bruce in Bangkok |
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