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Poor Skippy!
Skippy turned out to be a credit to my ability to predict the future. Many long years ago I predicted Skippy's cruising life was doomed to FAILURE because he was married and we all know that wives can't possibly embrace a sailboat as a home or *nest* as it's a nest women cherish. We all know any nest must be firmly attached to some sort of a firmament. Turns out I was 100% correct because, by hook and crook, Skippy's wife put the thumbscrews to him and turned and turned until he hollered "UNCLE" and followed her meekly to a lubberly life ashore for the remainder of his days. Oh well, may he be succored by his dreams. -- Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. "It is my learned opinion that a man should not mince words just to spare the sensibilities of the thin-skinned or the ignorant." |
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On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:17:19 -0400, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."
wrote: Skippy turned out to be a credit to my ability to predict the future. Many long years ago I predicted Skippy's cruising life was doomed to FAILURE because he was married and we all know that wives can't possibly embrace a sailboat as a home or *nest* as it's a nest women cherish. We all know any nest must be firmly attached to some sort of a firmament. Turns out I was 100% correct because, by hook and crook, Skippy's wife put the thumbscrews to him and turned and turned until he hollered "UNCLE" and followed her meekly to a lubberly life ashore for the remainder of his days. Oh well, may he be succored by his dreams. One can only speculate on which is better, a permanent life ashore or a life permanently moored? -- Cheers, Bruce |
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On 10/30/2015 5:17 PM, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote:
Skippy turned out to be a credit to my ability to predict the future. How'd you learn of this? --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:17:19 -0400, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."
wrote: Skippy turned out to be a credit to my ability to predict the future. Many long years ago I predicted Skippy's cruising life was doomed to FAILURE because he was married and we all know that wives can't possibly embrace a sailboat as a home or *nest* as it's a nest women cherish. We all know any nest must be firmly attached to some sort of a firmament. Turns out I was 100% correct because, by hook and crook, Skippy's wife put the thumbscrews to him and turned and turned until he hollered "UNCLE" and followed her meekly to a lubberly life ashore for the remainder of his days. Oh well, may he be succored by his dreams. === We ran across Skip, his wife and the Flying Pig in the Abacos last May. They were very much afloat then and they still are. |
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Poor Skippy!
On Sun, 01 Nov 2015 11:22:25 -0500, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."
wrote: We ran across Skip, his wife and the Flying Pig in the Abacos last May. They were very much afloat then and they still are. WRONG! Skippy posted soon after that that he had to return to Florida === Florida is still very much afloat is it not? |
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On Sun, 01 Nov 2015 11:22:25 -0500, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."
wrote: On Sun, 01 Nov 2015 06:37:41 -0500, wrote: On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:17:19 -0400, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote: Skippy turned out to be a credit to my ability to predict the future. Many long years ago I predicted Skippy's cruising life was doomed to FAILURE because he was married and we all know that wives can't possibly embrace a sailboat as a home or *nest* as it's a nest women cherish. We all know any nest must be firmly attached to some sort of a firmament. Turns out I was 100% correct because, by hook and crook, Skippy's wife put the thumbscrews to him and turned and turned until he hollered "UNCLE" and followed her meekly to a lubberly life ashore for the remainder of his days. Oh well, may he be succored by his dreams. === We ran across Skip, his wife and the Flying Pig in the Abacos last May. They were very much afloat then and they still are. WRONG! Skippy posted soon after that that he had to return to Florida again because his grandmother-in-law had fallen and broken her hip or arm or some such. Since she's about 90 years old she needs someone to look after her. So, until she recovers, Skippy and Lydia are shorebound playing nursemaid. The old lady might live to 100 or more needing looking after so that's ten more years out of Skippy's cruising dream. By that time, either he or Lydia will come down with some infirmity of their own that will keep them landbound. His cruising days are OVER! It's probably all for the best as it never really dawned on Skippy what cruising was really all about - it most certainly isn't all about sailing a condo! I see. "Logic in Action", from the doyen of sailors. But then, one can only speculate on how someone that is seemingly fixed in place in the bay of some good forsaken spot on a tiny island can be so wise in the ways of sailors. From reading a sailing magazine one supposes. The vaunted navigator... of the printed page. -- Cheers, Bruce |
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On 11/1/2015 9:22 AM, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote:
On Sun, 01 Nov 2015 06:37:41 -0500, wrote: WRONG! Skippy posted soon after that that he had to return to Florida again because his grandmother-in-law had fallen and broken her hip or arm or some such. Since she's about 90 years old she needs someone to look after her. We who have families have obligations to those families. I did see that post but so what? You really sneer at him for taking care of MIL? I've seen bitter people in my life, but you take the cake. -paul --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Sun, 1 Nov 2015 16:59:25 -0700, Paul Cassel
wrote: On 11/1/2015 9:22 AM, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. wrote: On Sun, 01 Nov 2015 06:37:41 -0500, wrote: WRONG! Skippy posted soon after that that he had to return to Florida again because his grandmother-in-law had fallen and broken her hip or arm or some such. Since she's about 90 years old she needs someone to look after her. We who have families have obligations to those families. I did see that post but so what? You really sneer at him for taking care of MIL? I've seen bitter people in my life, but you take the cake. -paul --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus He has no one and obviously no one cares for him. -- Cheers, Bruce |
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On 11/2/2015 4:35 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 1 Nov 2015 16:59:25 -0700, Paul Cassel He has no one and obviously no one cares for him. -- Clearly a bitterness shines through his posts about Skip. I think you hit it square. -paul --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On Mon, 2 Nov 2015 05:42:35 -0700, Paul Cassel
wrote: On 11/2/2015 4:35 AM, wrote: On Sun, 1 Nov 2015 16:59:25 -0700, Paul Cassel He has no one and obviously no one cares for him. -- Clearly a bitterness shines through his posts about Skip. I think you hit it square. The pitiful thing is that people have made extremely long voyages in boats smaller than his. Here is a reference to a young Hungarian who circumnavigated in a 6 metre sail boat. I met the guy in Thailand and he is a nice down to earth bloke, Not the "look at me, I am a hero type" at all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h167pT8u_Cg So he could go cruising, if he wanted to do something other then just play the fool on the Internet. -- Cheers, Bruce |
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On Tue, 03 Nov 2015 06:36:28 +0700, wrote:
The pitiful thing is that people have made extremely long voyages in boats smaller than his. Here is a reference to a young Hungarian who circumnavigated in a 6 metre sail boat. I met the guy in Thailand and he is a nice down to earth bloke, Not the "look at me, I am a hero type" at all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h167pT8u_Cg So he could go cruising, if he wanted to do something other then just play the fool on the Internet. === Down in the Caribbean islands we've seen boats as small as 22 feet that have sailed trans-Atlantic from Europe. |
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On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 23:18:18 -0500,
wrote: On Tue, 03 Nov 2015 06:36:28 +0700, wrote: The pitiful thing is that people have made extremely long voyages in boats smaller than his. Here is a reference to a young Hungarian who circumnavigated in a 6 metre sail boat. I met the guy in Thailand and he is a nice down to earth bloke, Not the "look at me, I am a hero type" at all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h167pT8u_Cg So he could go cruising, if he wanted to do something other then just play the fool on the Internet. === Down in the Caribbean islands we've seen boats as small as 22 feet that have sailed trans-Atlantic from Europe. Years ago a couple of Brits crossed in an 18 ft. boat and I suspect that even smaller have by now. I asked the Hungarian about crossing large bodies of water and he said something that (I suspect) most people don't think about. He said that carrying enough food and water meant he had to sleep in the cockpit for the first part of any crossing because the cabin was full of food, water and supplies. When I saw him in Phuket, and I'm sure that he had only come up from Singapore, there was just about enough room in the cabin to lay down on the floor :-) -- Cheers, Bruce |
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On 11/3/2015 3:55 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 23:18:18 -0500, wrote: Years ago a couple of Brits crossed in an 18 ft. boat and I suspect that even smaller have by now. I asked the Hungarian about crossing large bodies of water and he said something that (I suspect) most people don't think about. He said that carrying enough food and water meant he had to sleep in the cockpit for the first part of any crossing because the cabin was full of food, water and supplies. When I saw him in Phuket, and I'm sure that he had only come up from Singapore, there was just about enough room in the cabin to lay down on the floor :-) -- The Brits have an informal class of small boats which do long ocean voyages. They're called cockleshell boats and resemble a large row boat with most of the open covered so a small, can't stand in it, cabin exists. This, of course, makes the open ocean sailing feasible or the boat would swamp at the first blow. I met a guy with such a boat. He'd sailed from Vancouver, BC to SoCal. He had no issues sailing anywhere in the world in his little wooden craft. -paul --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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"Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote in message
... .... stuff and nonsense. I'm way behind in my logs, but came back to the Bahamas after getting MIL back on her feet and independent. You've not heard a lot from me of late because I've been traveling on land, for many reasons, some of them family, and some rowing affiliations (which will also take me to Philadelphia 12-15 May16 for the anniversary of my 3rd of 4 medals [three of which were gold] for collegiate rowing during my time in college). Depending on some other stuff which may come up after the first, I expect to be back in the Bahamas yet again; 300 new entry fee beats 400 plus a diver every month in Vero Beach... As to all the Neal Bashing, enjoy yourselves. Neal and I understand each other :{)) - I used to flummox both Bob and him (in his many personas, all well done and separated) on a regular basis... Right now I'm listening to my granddaughter, a composer, singing and playing some of her music; tomorrow we're going to the math and science university classes my other granddaughter (here) is taking, with her, before we go to help her finish the rework of a motorcycle gas tank she is rehabbing. Then I'm off to help my son build a deck, before going to the SSCA meeting in Melbourne... L8R, y'all Skip Morgan 461 #2 SV Flying Pig KI4MPC See our galleries at www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! Follow us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheFlyingPigLog and/or http://groups.google.com/group/flyingpiglog When a man comes to like a sea life, he is not fit to live on land. - Dr. Samuel Johnson |
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