tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post2413546010858101839..comments2023-07-03T06:51:05.962-07:00Comments on O Dock: Dear Abby:O Dockerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-40522165920449822392010-06-17T17:03:34.304-07:002010-06-17T17:03:34.304-07:00sorry weather routing!sorry weather routing!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417115374524861438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-10625549661389541132010-06-15T20:40:42.811-07:002010-06-15T20:40:42.811-07:00Earlier in the trip Abby had lot of quiet wind as ...Earlier in the trip Abby had lot of quiet wind as the weather rounding was very conservative, to the point to where her progress seemed quite slow. <br /><br />But, after Capetown, some commentators thought the routing got more aggressive. Interesting.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417115374524861438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-5166266020550635532010-06-15T20:12:11.050-07:002010-06-15T20:12:11.050-07:00Great book, Doc. And yes, she may very well be be...Great book, Doc. And yes, she may very well be better than you or me, but I'm just fine stayin inside and diggin for clams. My mast is still up.<br /><br /><br />WV: stille. She probably didn't have too many stille nachtsBaydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-35187614062602517252010-06-15T10:13:51.215-07:002010-06-15T10:13:51.215-07:00I think we can point to specific preparations that...I think we can point to specific preparations that would have increased Abby's chances of success.<br /><br />And I think at least some of these preparations should be part of a standard by which any prospective future voyages can be measured and tested. <br /><br />And I think that if US Sailing and the International Sailing Federation want to have any credibility in this area, that they need to speak out. Otherwise, they risk being seen as even more marginal to most sailors.<br /><br />The American Sailing Association is the only sailing organization that's been in the media in regard to Abby Sunderland, and I've not seen them or anyone talk about standards and preparation.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417115374524861438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-78143603520569218592010-06-15T06:54:47.112-07:002010-06-15T06:54:47.112-07:00Thanks for the link, O'Docker. Just a couple o...Thanks for the link, O'Docker. Just a couple of points to add. <br /><br />I'm hiding behind the oilskins of Dereck Lundy in his <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Godforsaken-Sea-Through-Worlds-Dangerous/dp/0385720009" rel="nofollow">God Foresaken Sea</a>, when he argues that the best seamanship and most competitive sailing is done by crewed boats and that <i>distance</i> solo racing has a touch (or more) of stuntsmanship that detracts from something... <i>un je ne sais quoi</i> ... 'performance'? <br /><br />Secondly, all <i>distance</i> soloists - Abby Sunderland included - are better seamen than I will ever be. Unquestionably.Doc Häagen-Dazshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00577427442824705257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-23990203584012236082010-06-15T06:23:41.537-07:002010-06-15T06:23:41.537-07:00Too not to. I knew that.
Verification word: myopm...Too not to. I knew that.<br /><br />Verification word: myopme. Excuse by old guy with bifocals as to why he made a silly spelling mistake.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-89787301063871161032010-06-15T06:22:22.306-07:002010-06-15T06:22:22.306-07:00Every day do something that does not compute. But ...Every day do something that does not compute. But don't put to much <a href="http://propercourse.blogspot.com/2006/06/pressure.html" rel="nofollow">pressure</a> on your kids.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-34059077986498214802010-06-15T05:33:09.181-07:002010-06-15T05:33:09.181-07:00Maybe parents of teen circumnavigatorwannabes shou...Maybe parents of teen circumnavigatorwannabes should have their kids wait until they are 1 day older than any recordholder, official or non. Just remove the attention-getting record thing entirely & make sure that the kid is really doing it because they have a burning desire to sail around the globe alone.<br /><br />Letting a kid go sail around the world alone? Generally doesn't seem wise but I think the only people who are really in a good position to judge individual cases are the people who actually know the kid & his or her family. <br /><br />But the request for money to save the boat, the idea that US taxpayers should foot the bill for the rescue & especially the reality show? Ugh. Just plain ugh.bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-73565459396943949162010-06-15T04:58:43.560-07:002010-06-15T04:58:43.560-07:00O'Docker - this was a good post.
My view is t...O'Docker - this was a good post.<br /><br />My view is that the number of years a person has lived is only one (and, likely not the most important) factor in determining the maturity and capability of an individual.<br /><br />I, for one, encourage this type of "walkabout", where a person is likely to discover her own self.<br /><br />If there were no uncertainties, no danger, no fear in all of one's life, what would be the point?Jack of all Tradeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893893262190693102noreply@blogger.com