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Just wonder ..
What ever happened to the sailor, Reid Stowe, who was planning to spend
1,000 days sailing without stopping. I found this old story about his trip :: "At the appointed hour sometime this winter, when the tides are right and his resolve is firmly locked in, Stowe will ease his 70-foot schooner, Anne, out of its modest berth, sandwiched between a floating restaurant and the basketball courts of New York City's Chelsea Piers. He'll set sail down the last lick of the Hudson River, past the Statue of Liberty, and barrel his way into the North Atlantic and, he hopes, the record books. ........" If he left in spring of 2006, he will be to the 730 day mark this spring .. that is lots of time onboard! Anyway,, is he still out and about or was this another nut case story. |
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I took a look at the blog.. it showed him sailing and working onboard.
I guess what I'm getting at is or has he stopped at all. The old story I read said he would not stop. Of course, he does have his little crewmate to keep him busy. ================================================== =============================== "Paul Cassel" wrote in message ... Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote: What ever happened to the sailor, Reid Stowe, who was planning to spend 1,000 days sailing without stopping. Completely impossible to determine his fate!!! Unless you read his blog with an entry dated yesterday!!!! http://1000daysatsea.blogspot.com/ geeze....and you heap abuse on Hubbard. |
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Sir,
Since he still has his blog up and is keeping it current I'd bet that he is about 224 days into his quest. I'm not sure how he defines sailing. If he takes down his sails in a storm is he sailing? If he ties up to a supply vessel is he sailing? Certainly folks throughout the ages have lived in houseboats so I presume he's doing more than just floating. Dave M. |
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If I were him, I'd define sailing as anchoring in some deserted lagoon, Then
I would dive overboard with my little playmate .. But.. I'm not trying to impress anyone, I just want to enjoy what time I have on earth ================================================== ================== "David L. Martel" wrote in message ... Sir, Since he still has his blog up and is keeping it current I'd bet that he is about 224 days into his quest. I'm not sure how he defines sailing. If he takes down his sails in a storm is he sailing? If he ties up to a supply vessel is he sailing? Certainly folks throughout the ages have lived in houseboats so I presume he's doing more than just floating. Dave M. |
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"David L. Martel" wrote
I'm not sure how he defines sailing. I'm not sure it matters. I believe the stated goal is simply to remain at sea for 1000 days without ever pulling into port or resupplying. |
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"Paul Cassel" wrote in message . .. Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote: I took a look at the blog.. it showed him sailing and working onboard. I guess what I'm getting at is or has he stopped at all. The old story I read said he would not stop. Of course, he does have his little crewmate to keep him busy. Not true. He is emulating being in space (he says right there). Thus he has to not touch land personally or tie up to a fixed dock. He can spend the entire time anchored and still meet his goals. Time you got laid. You seem to be overwhelmed by the idea that a man and a woman are sailing together. Hot flash there buddy - I've sailed with a female myself! So he's not the first nor is it worth all that fuss which it seems to be stirring up in you. ================================================== ===== Paul in the Castle.. 1,000 days in the same house or on the same boat with the same woman? Are you nuts! Hello? Wait.. a thought.. does the lady friend get to go to shore? Maybe that is what he does, send her on errands. I'm not overwhelmed by much of anything at this stage of life. Good for you, you have a female crewmate.. Whoopee. I only wanted to know if the guy was actually doing what he posted that he planned on doing .. Ya think I stepped on a land mine or something .. As for "fuss".. 1,000 days. Think about it, that is a long time to float around. It would not be something I'd do, that is for sure. I wouldn't mind sailing off to a nice warm bay somewhere so I could avoid the snow storm which is about to start. |
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"Sir Thomas of Cannondale" wrote in message news:B%G4j.6350$Lg.3124@trndny09... "Paul Cassel" wrote in message Time you got laid. You seem to be overwhelmed by the idea that a man and a woman are sailing together. Hot flash there buddy - I've sailed with a female myself! So he's not the first nor is it worth all that fuss which it seems to be stirring up in you. ================================================== ===== Paul in the Castle.. 1,000 days in the same house or on the same boat with the same woman? Are you nuts! Hello? Wait.. a thought.. does the lady friend get to go to shore? Maybe that is what he does, send her on errands. I'm not overwhelmed by much of anything at this stage of life. Good for you, you have a female crewmate.. Whoopee. I only wanted to know if the guy was actually doing what he posted that he planned on doing .. Ya think I stepped on a land mine or something .. It's hard to know beforehand what might set people off. I was impressed by the 1000-day sail until I saw the size of the boat. I can't imagine they wouldn't be able to cram enough dehydrated food on it for two people to live on for 33 months provided they have an ample supply of fresh water. I had thought they would eat seaweed and fresh fish each day. As it stands, the real trial will be suppressing the urge to kill each other after the first couple of months. |
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"Steve" wrote in message
. net... "Sir Thomas of Cannondale" wrote in message news:B%G4j.6350$Lg.3124@trndny09... "Paul Cassel" wrote in message Time you got laid. You seem to be overwhelmed by the idea that a man and a woman are sailing together. Hot flash there buddy - I've sailed with a female myself! So he's not the first nor is it worth all that fuss which it seems to be stirring up in you. ================================================== ===== Paul in the Castle.. 1,000 days in the same house or on the same boat with the same woman? Are you nuts! Hello? Wait.. a thought.. does the lady friend get to go to shore? Maybe that is what he does, send her on errands. I'm not overwhelmed by much of anything at this stage of life. Good for you, you have a female crewmate.. Whoopee. I only wanted to know if the guy was actually doing what he posted that he planned on doing .. Ya think I stepped on a land mine or something .. It's hard to know beforehand what might set people 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. Rule of thumb... a boat gets a foot shorter per day. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote:
What ever happened to the sailor, Reid Stowe, who was planning to spend 1,000 days sailing without stopping. Completely impossible to determine his fate!!! Unless you read his blog with an entry dated yesterday!!!! http://1000daysatsea.blogspot.com/ geeze....and you heap abuse on Hubbard. |
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Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote:
I took a look at the blog.. it showed him sailing and working onboard. I guess what I'm getting at is or has he stopped at all. The old story I read said he would not stop. Of course, he does have his little crewmate to keep him busy. Not true. He is emulating being in space (he says right there). Thus he has to not touch land personally or tie up to a fixed dock. He can spend the entire time anchored and still meet his goals. Time you got laid. You seem to be overwhelmed by the idea that a man and a woman are sailing together. Hot flash there buddy - I've sailed with a female myself! So he's not the first nor is it worth all that fuss which it seems to be stirring up in you. |
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