Good set of photos of Ken Barnes' damaged boat and rescue over at CBS.

http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2007...y2332917.shtml

Very nice looking boat. Looks like it should have done better but it's a
very tough patch of ocean. One of those fishing boats would do well to tow
it in.

--
Roger Long

Roger ,, I took a look at this . I don't know Ken Barnes, or anything about
Ken Barnes.

But ... when I looked at the pictures, I kept thinking why isn't the Captain
( Ken ) trying to get his boat to some port?

Couldn't he rig some sort of sail? Or, couldn't he get some help doing some
type of repair on site?

It just doesn't seem right for some reason. This boat was equipped to sail
around the world. I'm assuming that it is a very well constructed, well
equipped, strong, yacht.

Am I missing something?


Also,, what of this Ken Barnes. Is he a very able sailor? Has he done
other long trips?

Tell me where I am off course.


---------------------------------
"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
Good set of photos of Ken Barnes' damaged boat and rescue over at CBS.

http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2007...y2332917.shtml

Very nice looking boat. Looks like it should have done better but it's a
very tough patch of ocean. One of those fishing boats would do well to
tow it in.

--
Roger Long

NE Sailboat wrote:
Roger ,, I took a look at this . I don't know Ken Barnes, or anything about
Ken Barnes.

But ... when I looked at the pictures, I kept thinking why isn't the Captain
( Ken ) trying to get his boat to some port?

Couldn't he rig some sort of sail? Or, couldn't he get some help doing some
type of repair on site?

It just doesn't seem right for some reason. This boat was equipped to sail
around the world. I'm assuming that it is a very well constructed, well
equipped, strong, yacht.

Am I missing something?


Also,, what of this Ken Barnes. Is he a very able sailor? Has he done
other long trips?

Tell me where I am off course.


---------------------------------
"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
Good set of photos of Ken Barnes' damaged boat and rescue over at CBS.

http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2007...y2332917.shtml

Very nice looking boat. Looks like it should have done better but it's a
very tough patch of ocean. One of those fishing boats would do well to
tow it in.

--
Roger Long


With masts broken off, steering gone, flooding over a meter deep,
hatches blown off, food soaked with salt water, engine flooded,
batteries covered with salt water, no radio, just how do you propose to
get this boat to port by yourself?
krj

With masts broken off, steering gone,

Plus... I believe that I read somewhere that he had a gash
in his thigh.

Course... like a lot of others... I sure will be interested in
reading his account of what led up to the demise of his vessel.

Just maybe... his alleged injury ocurred at or just prior to the
time of his having to deal with a severe weather situation.

Best regards

Bill

wrote
I sure will be interested in
reading his account of what led up to the demise of his vessel.

There's an audio file here where he describes what happened:
http://www.kensolo.com/

It is reported at the end of the CBS story that he had no gash. Seems like
the gash story was something his family dreamed up.


==
wrote in message
ups.com...
With masts broken off, steering gone,

Plus... I believe that I read somewhere that he had a gash
in his thigh.

Course... like a lot of others... I sure will be interested in
reading his account of what led up to the demise of his vessel.

Just maybe... his alleged injury ocurred at or just prior to the
time of his having to deal with a severe weather situation.

Best regards

Bill

NE Sailboat wrote:
It is reported at the end of the CBS story that he had no gash. Seems like
the gash story was something his family dreamed up.

Interesting, I heard on the BBC last night that the gash was "to the
bone". I didn't hear of any mention of the number of stiches taken,
which number is almost always mentioned by tradition when somebody gets
stitches.

The thing that struck me was that the waterline of the boat is visible
in the photo I've seen. It doesn't look like it's got a meter of water
inside.

Compare pictures of his boat to pictures of Tami Oldham's boat when it
limped into Hilo back in the 80's. She sailed it for nearly 2 months
after wrecking in a storm. I was living there when she came in, and the
boat was totally trashed.

It occurs to me that if Ken had been successful, he'd probably make the
news here and there for a couple days. Now, I'll bet he's getting
offers from the media, will be a star for quite a while, and many times
more than enough money to replace his boat.

I hope so.

"With masts broken off, steering gone, flooding over a meter deep, hatches
blown off, food soaked with salt water, engine flooded, batteries covered
with salt water, no radio, just how do you propose to get this boat to port
by yourself?"
==
Point it in that direction!

Yves Gelinas? Ever hear of him? His Alberg 30 suffered a roll over in the
southern ocean. He made it to port.

And he is one of many; when disaster struck these men and a couple of women
didn't leave their ship. They did what men who go out on the sea have been
doing since ??? ,,, got the boat back together as best they could and headed
for land.

How on earth did this fellow expect to sail around the world? There is
something about this whole story that doesn't pass the smell test.

If I am totally wrong , so be it. But, I heard this story on the news, I
had never heard of the sailor before, didn't know anything about the race,
or whatever he was participating in.

Then I see a picture of this absolutely beautiful yacht all banged up... but
still looking like it is floating ok ... and I am asking myself...

If this boat was built to go around the world, to take on the worst mother
nature could hand out, how did it end up like this. And if this sailor is
one of the elite who can take on the challenge of single handing around the
world, wouldn't it make sense that he would never leave his ship unless it
was upside down, or sinking?

I don't know ... just seems weird to me.





"krj" wrote in message
. ..
NE Sailboat wrote:
Roger ,, I took a look at this . I don't know Ken Barnes, or anything
about Ken Barnes.

But ... when I looked at the pictures, I kept thinking why isn't the
Captain ( Ken ) trying to get his boat to some port?

Couldn't he rig some sort of sail? Or, couldn't he get some help doing
some type of repair on site?

It just doesn't seem right for some reason. This boat was equipped to
sail around the world. I'm assuming that it is a very well constructed,
well equipped, strong, yacht.

Am I missing something?


Also,, what of this Ken Barnes. Is he a very able sailor? Has he done
other long trips?

Tell me where I am off course.


---------------------------------
"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
Good set of photos of Ken Barnes' damaged boat and rescue over at CBS.

http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2007...y2332917.shtml

Very nice looking boat. Looks like it should have done better but it's
a very tough patch of ocean. One of those fishing boats would do well
to tow it in.

--
Roger Long


With masts broken off, steering gone, flooding over a meter deep, hatches
blown off, food soaked with salt water, engine flooded, batteries covered
with salt water, no radio, just how do you propose to get this boat to
port by yourself?
krj

On Sat, 06 Jan 2007 02:35:36 GMT, "NE Sailboat"
wrote:

if this sailor is
one of the elite who can take on the challenge of single handing around the
world

I think the evidence is to the contrary on that one.

It's possible that he just got unlucky and was in the wrong place at
the wrong time but that is being charitable. More likely he was
mentally unprepared for the challenge of avoiding and surviving
storms.

The storms are out there. They happen all the time, and if they find
you, they will also find your weak spots.

NE Sailboat wrote:
"With masts broken off, steering gone, flooding over a meter deep, hatches
blown off, food soaked with salt water, engine flooded, batteries covered
with salt water, no radio, just how do you propose to get this boat to port
by yourself?"
==
Point it in that direction!

Yves Gelinas? Ever hear of him? His Alberg 30 suffered a roll over in the
southern ocean. He made it to port.

And he is one of many; when disaster struck these men and a couple of women
didn't leave their ship. They did what men who go out on the sea have been
doing since ??? ,,, got the boat back together as best they could and headed
for land.

How on earth did this fellow expect to sail around the world? There is
something about this whole story that doesn't pass the smell test.

If I am totally wrong , so be it. But, I heard this story on the news, I
had never heard of the sailor before, didn't know anything about the race,
or whatever he was participating in.

Then I see a picture of this absolutely beautiful yacht all banged up... but
still looking like it is floating ok ... and I am asking myself...

If this boat was built to go around the world, to take on the worst mother
nature could hand out, how did it end up like this. And if this sailor is
one of the elite who can take on the challenge of single handing around the
world, wouldn't it make sense that he would never leave his ship unless it
was upside down, or sinking?

I don't know ... just seems weird to me.





"krj" wrote in message
. ..
NE Sailboat wrote:
Roger ,, I took a look at this . I don't know Ken Barnes, or anything
about Ken Barnes.

But ... when I looked at the pictures, I kept thinking why isn't the
Captain ( Ken ) trying to get his boat to some port?

Couldn't he rig some sort of sail? Or, couldn't he get some help doing
some type of repair on site?

It just doesn't seem right for some reason. This boat was equipped to
sail around the world. I'm assuming that it is a very well constructed,
well equipped, strong, yacht.

Am I missing something?


Also,, what of this Ken Barnes. Is he a very able sailor? Has he done
other long trips?

Tell me where I am off course.


---------------------------------
"Roger Long" wrote in message
...
Good set of photos of Ken Barnes' damaged boat and rescue over at CBS.

http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2007...y2332917.shtml

Very nice looking boat. Looks like it should have done better but it's
a very tough patch of ocean. One of those fishing boats would do well
to tow it in.

--
Roger Long

With masts broken off, steering gone, flooding over a meter deep, hatches
blown off, food soaked with salt water, engine flooded, batteries covered
with salt water, no radio, just how do you propose to get this boat to
port by yourself?
krj



I don't know but I'm guessing physical and mental exhaustion may have
played a role here.
Gordon