Capt. JG wrote:

Rule of thumb... a boat gets a foot shorter per day.


That would mean you either take short trips or have a large boat!

When we were last out for a year, I said the boat got an inch smaller
each day - we made it home just in time!

1. There is nothing in his plan preventing him from being re-provisioned
by dink from a supplier ashore. He is afloat - not isolated. He has a
radio and probably all sorts of contacts ashore. He obvious had email and
Web access unless he's posting his blog by majicks.
2. Among the various ideas he's trying is a garden aboard.
3. His experiment is similar to those guys living in the biospheres
underground in AZ except his scenery changes.
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He will need soil, and water for the garden. Did he bring this with him,
the soil?
There was an article about growing vegetables onboard in one of the boating
mags,
worked but took up lots of room.

Every time I think of this guy never touching land, I'm thinking ... not me.

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"jeff" wrote in message
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Capt. JG wrote:

Rule of thumb... a boat gets a foot shorter per day.


That would mean you either take short trips or have a large boat!

When we were last out for a year, I said the boat got an inch smaller each
day - we made it home just in time!




Heh... I guess it depends on the ratio of good-looking women to me.

The last long trip started on a 48 and ended up a 38. Only two women and
four guys... not a good ratio.

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"Paul Cassel" wrote
There is nothing in his plan preventing him from being re-provisioned by
dink from a supplier ashore.

What do you make of this? (sounds to me like reprovisioning is against the
rules)

http://1000days.net/home/images/stor...inglepages.pdf
"The object of the voyage is to leave the land and all support, sail for
1,000 days, non-stop at sea without receiving help, to live at sea, to be
healthy, to send back good messages and have the whole world follow the
voyage and understand the importance of it and then we'll be back sailing
back into New York City after 1,000 Days." - Capt. Reid Stowe

I thought this was interesting: Fifteen days out he knocked his bowsprit off
on a stray freighter.
http://1000days.net/home/index.php?o...17&Item id=70

On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:44:04 GMT, "Sir Thomas of Cannondale"
wrote:

Anyway,, is he still out and about or was this another nut case story.

Either way, the guy is clearly nuts.

Casady

On Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:48:52 GMT, "Steve"
wrote:

As it stands, the real trial will be suppressing the urge to kill each other
after the first couple of months.

Supplies are not an issue. Bumboats exist.

Casady

"Paul Cassel" wrote in message
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Steve wrote:
"Sir Thomas of Cannondale" wrote in message


It's hard to know beforehand what might set people off.

People who didn't read the Web site about the purpose of the trip may be
one thing which sets folks off.

I was impressed by the 1000-day sail until I saw the size of the boat. I
can't imagine they wouldn't be able to cram enough dehydrated food on it
for two people to live on for 33 months provided they have an ample
supply of fresh water. I had thought they would eat seaweed and fresh
fish each day. As it stands, the real trial will be suppressing the urge
to kill each other after the first couple of months.


1. There is nothing in his plan preventing him from being re-provisioned
by dink from a supplier ashore. He is afloat - not isolated. He has a
radio and probably all sorts of contacts ashore. He obvious had email and
Web access unless he's posting his blog by majicks.
2. Among the various ideas he's trying is a garden aboard.
3. His experiment is similar to those guys living in the biospheres
underground in AZ except his scenery changes.

If he can re-provision from an external source then is really isn't similar
to Biosphere 2, which was a closed system behind an airtight seal (until
being abandon during the previous century). Boy, people who don't read the
Web site about the purposes of these experiments is one thing that sets me
off!

No, a kayak.



On Dec 4, 4:24 am, Paul Cassel
wrote:
Capt. JG wrote:

Heh... I guess it depends on the ratio of good-looking women to me.

The last long trip started on a 48 and ended up a 38. Only two women and
four guys... not a good ratio.

How did your boat shorten by 10 feet? Hit an iceberg?

Ernest Scribbler wrote:
"Paul Cassel" wrote
There is nothing in his plan preventing him from being re-provisioned by
dink from a supplier ashore.

What do you make of this? (sounds to me like reprovisioning is against the
rules)

http://1000days.net/home/images/stor...inglepages.pdf
"The object of the voyage is to leave the land and all support, sail for
1,000 days, non-stop at sea without receiving help, to live at sea, to be
healthy, to send back good messages and have the whole world follow the
voyage and understand the importance of it and then we'll be back sailing
back into New York City after 1,000 Days." - Capt. Reid Stowe

I thought this was interesting: Fifteen days out he knocked his bowsprit off
on a stray freighter.
http://1000days.net/home/index.php?o...17&Item id=70

He's a total clown. His typical speed is "drifting". Even in 15 knots
of wind the boat does 2 - 3 knots. He was cleaning the bottom of the
boat with a snow shovel. Who takes off on a 1000 day voyage with
really bad antifouling?

Reading his blog posting you get the sense he did way too much acid in
the 60's.

Evan Gatehouse

"Paul Cassel" wrote in message
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Capt. JG wrote:



Heh... I guess it depends on the ratio of good-looking women to me.

The last long trip started on a 48 and ended up a 38. Only two women and
four guys... not a good ratio.


How did your boat shorten by 10 feet? Hit an iceberg?


If you have to ask, you'll never know... which might be a good thing.

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www.sailnow.com