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.

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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Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote:
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.
================================================== =

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.

[[


Yes. His plan (I'm unsure if he did it) was to establish a garden in the
bows before setting off.

"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

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

I was wondering if I accidentally did any acid in the '60's, but I can't
remember the '60's.

Was the 60's disco ? Noo... oh,,

That's the problem with giving up alcohol and buying a sailboat..

You can never remember what it is that you are trying to forget that made
you go out and get a boat.


Yesterday I ... ??

****, I've already forgotten.


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"Evan Gatehouse" wrote in message
news:EX35j.95067$cD.2050@pd7urf2no...
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

In article 2YA5j.11566$xB.3947@trndny06,
"Sir Thomas of Cannondale" wrote:

I was wondering if I accidentally did any acid in the '60's, but I can't
remember the '60's.

Was the 60's disco ? Noo... oh,,

That's the problem with giving up alcohol and buying a sailboat..

You can never remember what it is that you are trying to forget that made
you go out and get a boat.


Yesterday I ... ??

****, I've already forgotten.

Yesterday, I moved my boat.

To be nearer to my home..

It was only about 30 miles away, but that makes the difference between
driving for 3 hours, or driving for half an hour, and with all the
maintenance and fiddling about, it made perfect sense.

Outside the old mooring place is a swing bridge, being replaced by a
solid bridge with 90' horizontal clearance. I hailed and hailed on 13,
16 and 9 whilst circling and got no reply. A passing crab boat (who
passed under the bridge earlier) told me that the swing bridge was now
shut forever, and to go round via the ICW to gain access to the lake.

It was an extra 10 miles but had no choice.

So off I went out to the Gulf and toward New Orleans on the ICW (which
wasn't marked on my GPS!).

Got to Chef Harbor and turned in toward the lake, even tho my chart said
min depth was 5' and I drew 5' 2", but it was only for a few yards
before I gained to 9', so I thought 'maybe I can barrel through those
few yards, it's only a sandy bottom'.

Got to the point where I thought I could get thro, but no. Tried three
more places, still no go.

I called BoatUS who (eventually) told me to go up the ICW to the MR-GO,
thence to the Industrial Canal and out to the lake that way. It was
another 15 miles but hey, it's a nice day.

Only problem was I didn't have a chart for those extra miles -

Anyway, off I go and got to the last but 3 swingbridge, and again hailed
and hailed to no effect. On one circling go-round there was a telephone
number posted on the bridge. I called and was answered by' Are you that
sailboat outside?'

'I've been watching you for half an hour'

'This isn't a swingbridge, its a bascule bridge'!!!

'Opening up now'.

By this time its getting dark.

I go through the bridge and am in the last half mile of canal.

The railway bridge is open so I head gingerly toward it.

The final bridge is in sight but the width of the Canal is now 30' wide,
down from 150', and the tide race is such that I'm being drawn toward
the (closed) bridge.

I bang in max reverse to slow down and (as usual) the hull starts to
back round toward the port side. This has the effect of presenting the
entire starboard side of the hull to the tide race and I am suddenly in
a white water ride in a 39' sailboat toward a solid stone bridge.

I am still turning when the mast hits the bridge.

The boat lists to 60degrees and I'm clinging to the wheel for grim life.

I kick the throttle to 'forward' and the boat creeps forward against the
tide accompanied by crashes, groans and other expensive noises from up
top.

With the engine screaming I gain more space and creep over to the side
of the canal in 21' of water. Drop the hook, plus add one other out the
starboard rear quarter side as a stabilizer. My mouth is full of cotton
wool.

It is now pitch dark so I can't see anything up above, so turn in for
the night.

Down below, everything that could move, has moved. The salon is full of
debris on the floor, and I notice diesel in the bilges.

I suck out the diesel and pick up CD's, DVDs, cushions and tools from
the floor.

Snuggle up to a half bottle of Courvosier.

Next morning at daybreak, I'm up top and see the anchors have dragged in
the night and I'm now 6' from a seawall behind me, and cosied up to
another wall on the starboard side. Luckily it's lined with wood and
plastic crash barriers, so no damage there. I wonder why I didn't go
completely backwards? I found out later the forward anchor had snagged
an old steel cable.

Using a rope and boathook, I free the anchor (Thank God for electric
windlasses), and look up.

I can't see any damage!

At all!

I am amazed, but instead of completing my journey, I am told there is a
marina back up the canal. I had passed it in the dark. If I had known it
was there, I'd have moored there.

Get to Seabrook Marina - nice, but v. expensive., moor and have a good
look up top. I still can't see anything bent or out of shape. How can
this be?

Wife comes to collect me. I find I ache in every muscle in my body -
even my palms hurt!

I shall be off this morning to complete the journey, in the daylight,
refreshed and fed, with only 3 miles to go....

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Molesworth

In article , Molesworth wrote:

Yesterday, I moved my boat.

To be nearer to my home..

It was only about 30 miles away, but that makes the difference between
driving for 3 hours,

Three hours for thirty miles? What is your car, a bike?... actually, if it *was* a bike, it shouldn't take you any more than two!

Justin.

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Justin C, by the sea.

In article ,
Justin C wrote:

In article , Molesworth wrote:

Yesterday, I moved my boat.

To be nearer to my home..

It was only about 30 miles away, but that makes the difference between
driving for 3 hours,

Three hours for thirty miles? What is your car, a bike?... actually, if it
*was* a bike, it shouldn't take you any more than two!

You forget - I had to organise the wife... by the time we've set off,
driven the 30 miles of New Orleans traffic, then allow packing stuff up
and packing away, organise the wife again.. for the drive back. It has
always taken 3 hours (there and back).

Anyway, I am now snug in the Municipal Harbor in New Orleans. As they
have only cleared away the debris from Katrina,, but not restored any
services - it's free mooring! Yippee. Something free for mariners. Not
often you hear about that!


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Molesworth

"Molesworth" wrote in message
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Get to Seabrook Marina - nice, but v. expensive., moor and have a good
look up top. I still can't see anything bent or out of shape. How can
this be?

Duhh... you broke the bridge. The bill just hasn't arrived yet.


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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com