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Donna Lange almost sinks
Gate valve replacement - anti siphon loops - Why are they important?
Click over to www.donnalange.com and read the latest. You armchair sailors and coastal putterers imagine sorting this stuff out while crashing around in rough weather tired and cold and far from anywhere. She didn't lose any of the tools or small parts in the bilge, that's what really separates the sailors from the yachtsmen. A tough lady who could have used a bit more systems advice before departure. She says she hasn't used the head since before she bought the boat. Now that's really, really, hard core -- Roger Long |
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Hey Roger ,,, I just looked at the web site.. she is tough, that's for
sure.... but in my opinion :: she is nuts. I'm sorry, but she just doesn't seem normal. It is as if she has a death wish. ========= "Roger Long" wrote in message ... Gate valve replacement - anti siphon loops - Why are they important? Click over to www.donnalange.com and read the latest. You armchair sailors and coastal putterers imagine sorting this stuff out while crashing around in rough weather tired and cold and far from anywhere. She didn't lose any of the tools or small parts in the bilge, that's what really separates the sailors from the yachtsmen. A tough lady who could have used a bit more systems advice before departure. She says she hasn't used the head since before she bought the boat. Now that's really, really, hard core -- Roger Long |
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"NE Sailboat" wrote in message news:0Tmyh.3067$yI1.2291@trndny01... Hey Roger ,,, I just looked at the web site.. she is tough, that's for sure.... but in my opinion :: she is nuts. I'm sorry, but she just doesn't seem normal. It is as if she has a death wish. I think that if she had a "death wish," we would have read of her demise long before now. Donna Lange has my respect and admiration. And I can't help thinking that if this was a male sailor, she wouldn't be getting comments like that from the peanut gallery. Karin |
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On Feb 7, 10:27 am, "KLC Lewis" wrote:
"NE Sailboat" wrote in message news:0Tmyh.3067$yI1.2291@trndny01... Hey Roger ,,, I just looked at the web site.. she is tough, that's for sure.... but in my opinion :: she is nuts. I'm sorry, but she just doesn't seem normal. It is as if she has a death wish. I think that if she had a "death wish," we would have read of her demise long before now. Donna Lange has my respect and admiration. And I can't help thinking that if this was a male sailor, she wouldn't be getting comments like that from the peanut gallery. Karin She has no death wish . . . she is simply not afraid to get out of bed, go out of the house, and live her life. . . in other words she is courageous. She took a decision not to simply wonder about what it would be like, but rather to find out for herself. She has my respect. John |
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KLC Lewis wrote:
Donna Lange has my respect and admiration. And I can't help thinking that if this was a male sailor, she wouldn't be getting comments like that from the peanut gallery. Hear, hear! She may not have all the knowledge of systems that she should, but you could say that about 95% of the boat owner's out there. She may not have had the money to have redone her boat soup to nuts but she has gotten a lot farther than many who did. She dealt with this stuff under difficult circumstances and she is still going, and going, and going. (But just not in the head You can be just as dead sinking a quarter mile from shore. The peanut gallery should go take a look at their own through hulls and bilge piping. -- Roger Long |
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You know, from what I could see in the online listing, the voice from the
peanut gallery has a boat more capable of making a circumnavigation than Donna's. It's the same type and next larger model as the Cape Horn wind vane guy sailed around the world. To hear him tell it, he also has a lot more sea time than Donna. Maybe he doesn't like to get far from home himself but lack of respect for some one like Donna is pretty small minded. Saying she has a death wish betrays an ignorance of the sea. Coastal waters can be every bit as dangerous, often more so, than the open ocean. Just this morning we got a sad reminder of what can happen to an even larger vessel in perfect condition. There are rogue waves but the rocks and sand are always hard and unyielding and they cover a lot more of the planet. Even after her circumnavigation, I would have more confidence in Donna's ability to do what she is doing now than making an extensive coastal cruise around an area like Maine or Newfoundland. A trip like hers takes great mental toughness, physical reserves, and preparation. Those are qualities that can be created more quickly, if you have the raw material, than the navigational expertise and judgement to spend weeks and months with rocks and ledges close at hand and lee shores only a few miles away in the fog. You'll note that she ran into South America (fortunately without damage) when she got close to it. -- Roger Long |
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KLC ,, or is that KFC ..
Look at the comments when Ken "I'm really not going around the world" Barnes decided to stay down below rather than tend to his boat ... I think many said he was an ill-prepared wack job. Male or female, it makes no difference. I idea is to take the boat from one place to another the easiest way possible and enjoy the trip. That is why boats travel at certain times of the year. Donna is a nut. She is also a very interesting nut. And a brave nut. In fact, I kinda like her. That she is a nut is only one part of the overall picture. I still think that there is a demon or something inside her which she is trying to deal with. Hope she figures it out before she is dead. ====== "KLC Lewis" wrote in message et... "NE Sailboat" wrote in message news:0Tmyh.3067$yI1.2291@trndny01... Hey Roger ,,, I just looked at the web site.. she is tough, that's for sure.... but in my opinion :: she is nuts. I'm sorry, but she just doesn't seem normal. It is as if she has a death wish. I think that if she had a "death wish," we would have read of her demise long before now. Donna Lange has my respect and admiration. And I can't help thinking that if this was a male sailor, she wouldn't be getting comments like that from the peanut gallery. Karin |
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Roger ,, why are you making a personal attack on me? I am only expressing
my opinion. The Cape Horn wind vane guy ?? He and I own the same model boat, same size. One big difference. His has over $100,000 dollars of seaworthyness added to it. Sails, electronics, redesign of cockpit, etc. An opinion is not lack of respect. It is an opinion. When a solo sailor goes forth in a boat which you yourself posted was ill equipped ;;; Then the question must be asked;; why? ================================ "Roger Long" wrote in message ... You know, from what I could see in the online listing, the voice from the peanut gallery has a boat more capable of making a circumnavigation than Donna's. It's the same type and next larger model as the Cape Horn wind vane guy sailed around the world. To hear him tell it, he also has a lot more sea time than Donna. Maybe he doesn't like to get far from home himself but lack of respect for some one like Donna is pretty small minded. Saying she has a death wish betrays an ignorance of the sea. Coastal waters can be every bit as dangerous, often more so, than the open ocean. Just this morning we got a sad reminder of what can happen to an even larger vessel in perfect condition. There are rogue waves but the rocks and sand are always hard and unyielding and they cover a lot more of the planet. Even after her circumnavigation, I would have more confidence in Donna's ability to do what she is doing now than making an extensive coastal cruise around an area like Maine or Newfoundland. A trip like hers takes great mental toughness, physical reserves, and preparation. Those are qualities that can be created more quickly, if you have the raw material, than the navigational expertise and judgement to spend weeks and months with rocks and ledges close at hand and lee shores only a few miles away in the fog. You'll note that she ran into South America (fortunately without damage) when she got close to it. -- Roger Long |
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"NE Sailboat" wrote in message news:gPoyh.9743$_d4.2937@trndny05... KLC ,, or is that KFC .. Look at the comments when Ken "I'm really not going around the world" Barnes decided to stay down below rather than tend to his boat ... I think many said he was an ill-prepared wack job. Male or female, it makes no difference. I idea is to take the boat from one place to another the easiest way possible and enjoy the trip. That is why boats travel at certain times of the year. Donna is a nut. She is also a very interesting nut. And a brave nut. In fact, I kinda like her. That she is a nut is only one part of the overall picture. I still think that there is a demon or something inside her which she is trying to deal with. Hope she figures it out before she is dead. ====== "KLC Lewis" wrote in message et... "NE Sailboat" wrote in message news:0Tmyh.3067$yI1.2291@trndny01... Hey Roger ,,, I just looked at the web site.. she is tough, that's for sure.... but in my opinion :: she is nuts. I'm sorry, but she just doesn't seem normal. It is as if she has a death wish. I think that if she had a "death wish," we would have read of her demise long before now. Donna Lange has my respect and admiration. And I can't help thinking that if this was a male sailor, she wouldn't be getting comments like that from the peanut gallery. Karin Is she nuts? I think a voyage like that will make someone nuts whether or not they were nuts to start with. That's not really what I object to in your continued commentary on Donna Lange -- it's your repeated pronouncements that she must have a "death wish." Is she "normal"? No, she's not. Thank God she's not "normal," because "normal" people sit at home wishing they had half the guts this woman has, while calling her a nut case. |
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On Wed, 7 Feb 2007 13:20:10 -0600, "KLC Lewis"
wrote: Is she "normal"? No, she's not. Thank God she's not "normal," because "normal" people sit at home wishing they had half the guts this woman has, while calling her a nut case. Chuckle. |
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