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)