On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 21:01:46 -0400, "Roger Long"
wrote:

Hear hear.

Their incredible roster of deficiencies is primarily a function of their
openess, complete reporting, and the dynamics of this newsgroup. I doubt
that many now experienced long distance cruisers did as well on their first
long passage.

I'm tracking their progress and ETA closely as I plan to go out and meet
them. I think they might have finally relented and set the iron genny since
they are suddenly on a rumb line for Portland at 5.2 knots and I can't see
anything in the buoy reports to account for it. It would be a wise use of
diesel fuel since they are predicting rain and low visibility tomorrow. Of
course, that could be just about any day in the last 30. I haven't spoken
to anyone recently who claims to remember a worse summer in this part of the
world.

There is an old saying, supposedly about sailing on Chesapeake Bay:
"There are sailors who have been aground, there are sailors that are
going to go aground, and Damned Liars"

I suggest that everyone who has done any sailing to amount to anything
has made mistakes, and learned from them. People who have never made a
mistake are probably lying.

Thus, Skip is right there with the rest of us. Except he is out there
doing it and the nay sayers are sitting at home.

Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)

On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:07:54 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote:



Thus, Skip is right there with the rest of us. Except he is out there
doing it and the nay sayers are sitting at home.

Maybe because they aren't prepared yet. Gotta be ready.
Can't have anything go wrong. Must be shipshape.
Just not quite ready. Few things to take care of first.
Won't be long. Have to be patient. Why take any chances?
Could lead to disaster. Or even embarrassment.
Must be a good sailor, so want all just right.
Anything less would be lubberly.
Now, my legs are just right on the ottoman.
Gimme another beer. And turn on the light - it's getting dark.
No sense I risk tripping on the dog when walking to bed.
That could be embarrassing if somebody found out.

--Vic

On Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:26:57 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:07:54 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote:



Thus, Skip is right there with the rest of us. Except he is out there
doing it and the nay sayers are sitting at home.

Maybe because they aren't prepared yet. Gotta be ready.
Can't have anything go wrong. Must be shipshape.
Just not quite ready. Few things to take care of first.
Won't be long. Have to be patient. Why take any chances?
Could lead to disaster. Or even embarrassment.
Must be a good sailor, so want all just right.
Anything less would be lubberly.
Now, my legs are just right on the ottoman.
Gimme another beer. And turn on the light - it's getting dark.
No sense I risk tripping on the dog when walking to bed.
That could be embarrassing if somebody found out.

--Vic

Yup. to quote Frank Hill, a 78 year old Australian mate of mine, "you
can spend your whole damned life getting ready to go. Or you can just
GO!"

Apparently Skip listened to the latter part of the quote.


Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)

wrote:
On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:30:13 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote:


On Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:26:57 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:


On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:07:54 +0700, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote:



Thus, Skip is right there with the rest of us. Except he is out there
doing it and the nay sayers are sitting at home.


Maybe because they aren't prepared yet. Gotta be ready.
Can't have anything go wrong. Must be shipshape.
Just not quite ready. Few things to take care of first.
Won't be long. Have to be patient. Why take any chances?
Could lead to disaster. Or even embarrassment.
Must be a good sailor, so want all just right.
Anything less would be lubberly.
Now, my legs are just right on the ottoman.
Gimme another beer. And turn on the light - it's getting dark.
No sense I risk tripping on the dog when walking to bed.
That could be embarrassing if somebody found out.

--Vic

Yup. to quote Frank Hill, a 78 year old Australian mate of mine, "you
can spend your whole damned life getting ready to go. Or you can just
GO!"

Apparently Skip listened to the latter part of the quote.



Clearly you are not familiar with the Skip Gundlach story from the beginning.
It's the story of a man who constantly puts obstacles in his own path to
sabotage himself. He does not want success. He delayed this trip in every way
possible, until he could delay it no longer, and then continued to try and cut
it short, even to the point of creating the setting for a shipwreck to try and
end it.

I forget how many years he wrote about the search for "the perfect boat". He set
unrealistic goals for this imaginary craft, so he hopefully wouldn't find one.
Once he found the perfect boat and that excuse no longer washed, he spent many
years refitting "the perfect boat" to make it more perfect. People commented
upon the endless boat search and the endless refit that followed.

The man may have a goal, but it has nothing to do with sailing. Some people with
a similar goal, jump in front of trains.






It's called "Life", dog.

As is "Having One".



--

Richard

(remove the X to email)

It's called "Life", dog.

As is "Having One".


Very odd assessment, unless you have a condition similar to Skip's.




I - actually we - are looking forward to it.

Have you ever thought about what you would do when off watch and
not sleeping?

Skip writes.

--

Richard

(remove the X to email)

How far did you sail in the last 10 days?

--
Roger Long

On 2008-08-06 07:07:32 -0400, "Roger Long" said:

How far did you sail in the last 10 days?

Dang, Roger...

Could you include some of who you're responding to?

In the meantime, for us it was a quiet long weekend, only about 70-80 nm.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:16:28 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 07:07:32 -0400, "Roger Long"
wrote:

How far did you sail in the last 10 days?


A false and foolish yardstick, Roger. Do you work part time as an
advisor to Carl Rove?


No it isn't! You will probably find that Roger has not been out for 9
days.

On 2008-08-06 09:08:28 -0400, Goofball_star_dot_etal
said:

No it isn't! You will probably find that Roger has not been out for 9
days.

As it happens, we have independent confirmation that he sailed out and
escorted Flying Pig into the harbor, then got them some fuel.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:16:28 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 07:07:32 -0400, "Roger Long"
wrote:

How far did you sail in the last 10 days?


A false and foolish yardstick, Roger. Do you work part time as an
advisor to Carl Rove?

And please learn to reply properly, with at least enough of the post
you reply to quoted to give your reply some sort of context. I had to
go back and see where your post was in the thread or I would have not
known you were addressing me, or why you were asking the asinine
question. Your post without context is jibberish.



I suppose that changing the subject is one way of avoiding an answer
that might show you in less then heroic light.

But tell us - how far HAVe you sailed in the past 10 days?


Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)