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[pipsqueak]

Rand, do you know their position??

Going SE, even at 3 knots, they should make Bermuda today..

in spite of urgings, unless sinking, medical emergency or crashing ashore, Stowe will not divert for bermuda. he would risk scampering crew and invoke a very expensive pit stop's clearance fees. not going to happen unless the situation is utterly desperate.
come out with it RW. he won't cooperate, or you're just waiting to say i told you so.. what is the fking point?
you are the armchair dick. sailors aren't ambiguous to score publicity. they state their position, course and speed.

[Harpoon]

If you are calling me a dick pip, you must address me as mr big dick,sir, or Sir Big Dick for short. SBD

[pipsqueak]

If you are calling me a dick pip, you must address me as mr big dick,sir, or Sir Big Dick for short. SBD

bend over bitch. you are making me very mad.

[seacat]

AFTER temporarily jumping back into this long running mega-obsessive crack smoking spec ulation thread on all things Reidian, as much as I would love to join the goofy and at times funny comraderie (especially liked Tabman's gonna hit that--- someone should set it to music, a reid Stowe rap) got to tell you, some of you guys are truly & frighteningly nuts. It makes me think that it would be understandable to possibly prefer bilge pumping poop deck shitting sail sewing turn buckle cotter pin inserting mug gluing rudder fixing rice and beans and sprouts eating sailing on a leaky ship than to hang with some of truly crazed wackos right here.

Rand, just tell us where he is..

[barleymalt]

AFTER temporarily jumping back into this long running mega-obsessive crack smoking spec ulation thread on all things Reidian, as much as I would love to join the goofy and at times funny comraderie (especially liked Tabman's gonna hit that--- someone should set it to music, a reid Stowe rap) got to tell you, some of you guys are truly & frighteningly nuts. It makes me think that it would be understandable to possibly prefer bilge pumping poop deck shitting sail sewing turn buckle cotter pin inserting mug gluing rudder fixing rice and beans and sprouts eating sailing on a leaky ship than to hang with some of truly crazed wackos right here.

Mr. Kettle, meet Mr. Pot.

It is ironic that you rant earlier about Tempesta allowing conduct and name calling you apparently don't approve of...and then engage in worse behavior in the same post. Hypocrisy much?

[Harpoon]

Pip et al I know less than u all for I am not as obsessed. Talked to R Stowe in the flesh a couple of weeks b4 he left. Sent him an email after the rudder break wishing him and the crew well. You poor lost reidites, desperate to know more, looking for a leader to guide you to the ghostly ship Anne off at sea. From the obsessively addicted interest shown here alone, I think this trip and the Guyana refit should they make it there, would be reality tv of a kind that has joisey shore potential for hit making. Some smart entrepreneur type should pay to put good tv cameras on board. Carly Rachel Reid Soanya Darshen Andy and the boys would be riveting tv. Better than watching the fishermen risk life and limb in the Bering Sea. I am telling you, if you never met the guy, Love him or hate him, he'd be compelling on the tube.

[pipsqueak]

Pip et al know less than u all for I am not as obsessed. Talked to R Stowe in the flesh a couple of weeks b4 he left. Snt him an email a after the rudder break wishing him and the crew well. You poor lost reidites, desperate to know more, looking for a leader to guide you to the ghostly ship Anne off at sea. From the interest shown here alone, I think this trip and the Guyana refit should hey make it there, would be reality tv of a kind that has joisey shire potential for hit making.

go fuck yrself.

[Harpoon]

And pip, you could write the review of the show for SA, you wouldn't even need to watch it first.

[seacat]

Pip et al I know less than u all for I am not as obsessed. Talked to R Stowe in the flesh a couple of weeks b4 he left. Sent him an email after the rudder break wishing him and the crew well. You poor lost reidites, desperate to know more, looking for a leader to guide you to the ghostly ship Anne off at sea. From the obsessively addicted interest shown here alone, I think this trip and the Guyana refit should they make it there, would be reality tv of a kind that has joisey shore potential for hit making. Some smart entrepreneur type should pay to put good tv cameras on board. Carly Rachel Reid Soanya Darshen Andy and the boys would be riveting tv. Better than watching the fishermen risk life and limb in the Bering Sea. I am telling you, if you never met the guy, he'd be compelling on the tube.

You're right..it would be perfect! With all that shit flying around the cockpit, people puking, sails tearing, kid's crying, etc..

[Harpoon]

AFTER temporarily jumping back into this long running mega-obsessive crack smoking spec ulation thread on all things Reidian, as much as I would love to join the goofy and at times funny comraderie (especially liked Tabman's gonna hit that--- someone should set it to music, a reid Stowe rap) got to tell you, some of you guys are truly & frighteningly nuts. It makes me think that it would be understandable to possibly prefer bilge pumping poop deck shitting sail sewing turn buckle cotter pin inserting mug gluing rudder fixing rice and beans and sprouts eating sailing on a leaky ship than to hang with some of truly crazed wackos right here.

Mr. Kettle, meet Mr. Pot.

It is ironic that you rant earlier about Tempesta allowing conduct and name calling you apparently don't approve of...and then engage in worse behavior in the same post. Hypocrisy much?

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Moi worse? My dear mr beer, your reading comprehension of these past posts must be suffering from over consumption of the brew. Are you blind drunk? In a stupor lacking understanding of what you read?


And pip whatever the fuck ur man woman or beast u can go fuck yerself babe

[pipsqueak]

And pip, you could write the review of the show for SA, you wouldn't even need to watch it first.

no worries covergirl.
i'm working up a mini series pitch right now for telemundo.
now that you've finally admitted you're a clueless impotent, there's no point in my wasting another second on you right now twisted sister..i'm too upset.
maybe later we can rekindle our 'sketchy' friendship you fking rancid stuffed chew toy.
meanwhile, in the real world..night has already fallen in the cold december north atlantic.

[Harpoon]

U read somewhere in ur dusturbed alternative universe mind that i said I'm impotent? Man you sa'ers truly are sick wackos, pip, how could I be impotent when I'm your father!

[Harpoon]

Come back to the force pip. Do not let the crazy people drive you astray any further. You're not a bad person pip. Just temporarily deranged. Timmy and his turkey do that to some people when they are in full Reid warp.

[barleymalt]

AFTER temporarily jumping back into this long running mega-obsessive crack smoking spec ulation thread on all things Reidian, as much as I would love to join the goofy and at times funny comraderie (especially liked Tabman's gonna hit that--- someone should set it to music, a reid Stowe rap) got to tell you, some of you guys are truly & frighteningly nuts. It makes me think that it would be understandable to possibly prefer bilge pumping poop deck shitting sail sewing turn buckle cotter pin inserting mug gluing rudder fixing rice and beans and sprouts eating sailing on a leaky ship than to hang with some of truly crazed wackos right here.

Mr. Kettle, meet Mr. Pot.

It is ironic that you rant earlier about Tempesta allowing conduct and name calling you apparently don't approve of...and then engage in worse behavior in the same post. Hypocrisy much?

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Moi worse? My dear mr beer, your reading comprehension of these past posts must be suffering from over consumption of the brew. Are you blind drunk? In a stupor lacking understanding of what you read?


And pip whatever the fuck ur man woman or beast u can go fuck yerself babe

"These fake sailors sitting on their asses talking jive shit are frankly talking much too fucking stupid 'n crazy to try to make much sense of any of the crap which passes for truth here. The usual lies, slurs, viciousness and dumshit innuendo. I regret having reappeared if only for the momento. You may all go back to yer usual state of utter confusion, apathy, and dumbshitness which would make forest gump a Rhodes scholar candidate by comparison. It is truly a shame that Tempesta allows this sort of crazed bad mouthing crap to flourish on his erstwhile sailing site. I suppose the 'tude starts from the top dudes. The casualness of the caustic behavior portrayed, beyond a shadow of doubt, has been and continues to be, to the detriment of sailors in general, and reflects poorly upon the sport of sailing itself. It remains an unfortunate study in the abnormal psychology of the anarchic infantile days of the Internet experiment.


Tuba the shillerman is soooo far off the mark, he couldn't find a proper course well enough to beat the fully loaded rudderless schooner Anne around a race course, even if he were racing on a hobiecat on a blustery day.He couldn't find his own dick to beat it off if he had just overdosed on a major swallow of viagra. He couldn't figure out what was coming if you stuck him in a locked cage match wrapped in Israeli flags and blown up photos of bibi netanyahu, with Bullshit Gaytor and AkaGeorgeGoebbels as the tag team opponents."

Just keep telling yourself that.

[Life Buoy 15]

Pip et al I know less than u all for I am not as obsessed. Talked to R Stowe in the flesh a couple of weeks b4 he left. Sent him an email after the rudder break wishing him and the crew well. You poor lost reidites, desperate to know more, looking for a leader to guide you to the ghostly ship Anne off at sea. From the obsessively addicted interest shown here alone, I think this trip and the Guyana refit should they make it there, would be reality tv of a kind that has joisey shore potential for hit making. Some smart entrepreneur type should pay to put good tv cameras on board. Carly Rachel Reid Soanya Darshen Andy and the boys would be riveting tv. Better than watching the fishermen risk life and limb in the Bering Sea. I am telling you, if you never met the guy, Love him or hate him, he'd be compelling on the tube.

I am with you RW. The show should be called ' I am a fringe dwelling unemployed no hoper who wants to be a celebrity - get me out of here.'

'Survivor' could work as show title too, but the way things are panning out, that may be a tad optimistic.

[tabman]

I'm thinking Guyana Shore would be a good title.

[Aloha 27]

I'm thinking Guyana Shore would be a good title.

Now that's Goddam funny right there!

[pipsqueak]

okay..sunrise, sunset here..

just wanted to ask does anyone else think ANDY has turned out to be Chuck NOrrris?

"i saw jellyfish"
the newest nautical meme!


hoooly shit..hire that boy as crew *after running a criminal check about the mercedes thing..

[Harpoon]

Pip, ru really a sock puppet of the fearless and driven offshore legend---the king and still campeon of Cheese Scow haters from the shores of telemundo to the napalmed jungles of vietnam- the famous, el Rey su mismo:

Rigatoni regaaaattttaa Dawg?



No? Oops so sorry, I must have been affected by the I see sock puppets everywhere dis ease going around the Stowe site.

[pipsqueak]

Pip, ru really a sock puppet of the Demi gawd's of Reid towe haters himself, rigatoni dawg?

one name one love jackass.
let's hope dawn brings good news.

[Harpoon]

No worries pepper, they will be listening to marley before too long.

No woman no cry. Wot, me worry?

[Harpoon]

Flying in Snookie for sweeps week to stir the cheese and rice pot would mean mega ratings next week on Guyana Shore.

[pipsqueak]

Wot, me worry?

real men worry buddy.
you don't have to over butch with me.
i like you just the way you are. surly brat.
nitey nite..it's country time here uptown girl.

[Harpoon]

Darshen will either become quite an offshore sailor someday, or never again wish to set foot upon a sailing vessel when he reaches the age of independence.

[Harpoon]

No pip, you've got it wrong. real men don't wear plaid, they don't eat quiche and they don't dance.

If you think worrying your poor lil self while that boat you hate's at sea will make things better for them or you, go right ahead and worry ur little pubic short hairs till the cows come home if it'll make you feel better thinking you've done some good.

[Harpoon]

Pip. Ru a woman with gender issues? A pre op tranny waiting on a loan from B of A?

[Harpoon]

Do you think I should worry about whether you should let em cut yer tiny weenie offf cause your new puss would never get to feel the joy of orgasm. Or I should just worry about your dear SA friend Reid with all his kind concerned friends here cause that would be the right thang to do according to u?

[pipsqueak]

it's no joke to be at that latt lon tonight.
i am worried.

[billy backstay]

Pip et al I know less than u all for I am not as obsessed. Talked to R Stowe in the flesh a couple of weeks b4 he left. Sent him an email after the rudder break wishing him and the crew well. You poor lost reidites, desperate to know more, looking for a leader to guide you to the ghostly ship Anne off at sea. From the obsessively addicted interest shown here alone, I think this trip and the Guyana refit should they make it there, would be reality tv of a kind that has joisey shore potential for hit making. Some smart entrepreneur type should pay to put good tv cameras on board. Carly Rachel Reid Soanya Darshen Andy and the boys would be riveting tv. Better than watching the fishermen risk life and limb in the Bering Sea. I am telling you, if you never met the guy, Love him or hate him, he'd be compelling on the tube.

Not nearly as compelling as that asshole Watson on the Sea Shepherds!!

At least Watson has capable people maintaining his vessels.

Otherwise, he is just as dangerous a psychopath as Reid Stowe....

[Harpoon]

If you add up all Stowe's offshore nautical miles on one side of the ledger, and then added up all of the offshore nautical miles of the all the SA regular Stowe thread posters on the original thread and this one, I wonder which way the numbers would tip! Do you really think he's about to go down fer the last time cause his terlit's stopped up and his rudder dun busted?

[Aloha 27]

If you add up Stowe's offshore nauticals miles on one side of the ledger, and the added up all of the offshore nautical miles of regular and repeat posters on the original thread and this one, I wonder which way the numbers would tip! Do you really think he's about to go down fer the last time cause his terlit's stopped up and his rudder dun busted?

I, for one, would be more than happy to see the way the results of that "ledger" would tip.
Stowe has more offshore miles than I do, but everyone here combined?
Good luck with that.

[Life Buoy 15]

If you add up Stowe's offshore nauticals miles on one side of the ledger, and the added up all of the offshore nautical miles of regular and repeat posters on the original thread and this one, I wonder which way the numbers would tip! Do you really think he's about to go down fer the last time cause his terlit's stopped up and his rudder dun busted?

Sing along!
'If not for the courage of the fearless crew the Schooner would be lost'

[Aloha 27]

If you add up Stowe's offshore nauticals miles on one side of the ledger, and the added up all of the offshore nautical miles of regular and repeat posters on the original thread and this one, I wonder which way the numbers would tip! Do you really think he's about to go down fer the last time cause his terlit's stopped up and his rudder dun busted?

Sing along!
'If not for the courage of the fearless crew the Schooner would be lost'

Naive crew would be a better choice of words I think

Oh yeah, RW, here's an update for your signature:
Only the Brave idiotic go down to the Sea in poorly maintained Ships.

[pipsqueak]

RW, i have to say goodnight.
but i thought i would try to explain something about sailing to you.
there is no
someday this or that will happen
what do you wager
i did this last week, last year, last life.
it's all present tense au bleu.
i'll check in tomorrow morning.
i hope Andy might update the spot.

[Harpoon]

'nite Pip. Worrying and stressing will never help you if you are sailing nor in daily life. Action when possible, preparation, calm and considered problem solving. Your being worried bout those aboard the Schooner will not help you nor them. Wish 'em well from afar p'haps, send some good vibes their way if you'd like. Me, I don't think I am being insensitive to say I imagine they will work their way out of this fine mess, and at some point get a good long break in the weather to calmly assess the situation as well. Worry all you want. It does seem funny though, that your expression of real worry and concern for Stowe and his crew is coming from the epicenter of the we hate Reid Stowe and everything he stands for on the planet Earth, the world infamous SA thread.

sleep tight.

[Aloha 27]

?
What Stowe STANDS FOR?
Holy crap.

About all we've seen him stand for is HIMself and "Heavenly Deception". (You might have to research that one.)

YCMTSU

[couchsurfer]

RW. .......you are the armchair dick.......

.....HEY,,don't insult armchairs,,they are your friend

[couchsurfer]

....... real men don't wear plaid, they don't eat quiche and they don't dance.

..oh,mannn,,I'm down on all three,,,
..........and melikes to sing and play flute too

.....please tell me whut REAL men do!?!?























..................jerkoff!!!.........(??)


...and why did your posts double as soon as 'AC' threw in the towel??

[couchsurfer]

Darshen will either become quite an offshore sailor someday, or never again wish to set foot upon a sailing vessel when he reaches the age of independence.

...you're assuming he lives beyond this 'adventure'

...it's good to be hopeful.

[Aloha 27]

It's a simple concept really.
Drama SELLS!

Whether it's careening headlong into the side of a commercial vessel, watching as standing rigging clevis pins wear to the breaking point or a rudder malfunction, it's drama.

Trouble is Reidy... NOBODY IS BUYING.
If RW says he thinks they'll make it through this, I for one can rest assured it isn't as serious an issue as we've been led to believe.

Carry on.

[Asymptote]

If you add up all Stowe's offshore nautical miles on one side of the ledger, and then added up all of the offshore nautical miles of the all the SA regular Stowe thread posters on the original thread and this one, I wonder which way the numbers would tip! Do you really think he's about to go down fer the last time cause his terlit's stopped up and his rudder dun busted?

Not a regular poster, but heck, I'll toss my 40,000 - 50,000 off-shore miles into the pot...and, hey, I even sailed in from 500 miles out with a busted rudder once. (Note: Sailed in and not carried on. That is possibly one difference between rational behavior and "Stowemanship". Although, I'm not sure that the bondo-scow could actually sail back home from their current position until the weather system changes to southeasterlies.)

What Stowe has accomplished, without a doubt, is the record for the least distance sailed per day on the water of anyone in recent (or likely ancient) history.



As for your tag line. I've always preferred to go down to the sea in a car and then take the ship from there. Although I guess it would be kind of fun and perhaps even "brave" to take the ship down to the sea. Hell of a squeeze at the toll bridge, though.

[couchsurfer]

It's a simple concept really.
Drama SELLS!
If RW says he thinks they'll make it through this, I for one can rest assured it isn't as serious an issue as we've been led to believe.
Carry on.

............good point,,but Iimagine it's all based on some basic snippets of 'truth',whatever that is

[Regatta Dog]

If you add up all Stowe's offshore nautical miles on one side of the ledger, and then added up all of the offshore nautical miles of the all the SA regular Stowe thread posters on the original thread and this one, I wonder which way the numbers would tip! Do you really think he's about to go down fer the last time cause his terlit's stopped up and his rudder dun busted?

Why didn't you sign on for the mission to Guyana delivery to a third world boatyard? How many off shore miles in your ledger, fucknut? By your own logic, if you don't have as many off shore miles as Reid, you have no business commenting .... so shut up.

Pip et al I know less than u all for I am not as obsessed. Talked to R Stowe in the flesh a couple of weeks b4 he left. Sent him an email after the rudder break wishing him and the crew well. You poor lost reidites, desperate to know more, looking for a leader to guide you to the ghostly ship Anne off at sea. From the obsessively addicted interest shown here alone, I think this trip and the Guyana refit should they make it there, would be reality tv of a kind that has joisey shore potential for hit making. Some smart entrepreneur type should pay to put good tv cameras on board. Carly Rachel Reid Soanya Darshen Andy and the boys would be riveting tv. Better than watching the fishermen risk life and limb in the Bering Sea. I am telling you, if you never met the guy, Love him or hate him, he'd be compelling on the tube.

No shit, RW, your obsession with Reid and this thread is creeeeepy. Read the past couple pages of this thread and do a bit of introspection.

The reality show would be a great idea, RW, but Jersey Shore was first to market with a parody reality show. Maybe a show about how drifting around the world's oceans on a piece of shit will lead to a world full of love and the betterment of humanity would get some ratings?

I know you must miss Reid to the point where it hurts, but anger at others goes against his teachings. Embrace your loss and move on, friend, knowing that through the positive aura of Reid's love-vibes, you'll never be apart when looking at the same moon at night, and that he is always there to give you a magical, mystical reach-around.

EDIT - Thank's Life Buoy for the levity. I love this place.

[Regatta Dog]

If you add up all Stowe's offshore nautical miles on one side of the ledger, and then added up all of the offshore nautical miles of the all the SA regular Stowe thread posters on the original thread and this one, I wonder which way the numbers would tip! Do you really think he's about to go down fer the last time cause his terlit's stopped up and his rudder dun busted?

Not a regular poster, but heck, I'll toss my 40,000 - 50,000 off-shore miles into the pot...and, hey, I even sailed in from 500 miles out with a busted rudder once. (Note: Sailed in and not carried on. That is possibly one difference between rational behavior and "Stowemanship". Although, I'm not sure that the bondo-scow could actually sail back home from their current position until the weather system changes to southeasterlies.)

What Stowe has accomplished, without a doubt, is the record for the least distance sailed per day on the water of anyone in recent (or likely ancient) history.



As for your tag line. I've always preferred to go down to the sea in a car and then take the ship from there. Although I guess it would be kind of fun and perhaps even "brave" to take the ship down to the sea. Hell of a squeeze at the toll bridge, though.

I think Rail Meat did a Bermuda Race once. This is adding up.

On a serious note, Reid had a problem on his last trip where people here actually gave some good advice. I forget what the problem was, but if Reid has serious stearage problems, he should post the specifics on his website. The specifics will end up here and there's no doubt in my mind that the experienced haters here will give him much better advice on how to fix or jury rig than he'd get from his friends in NY.

Just sayin'

[Life Buoy 15]

I just found this... Not a hoax. Has this story emerged before?




Reid Stowe & Soanya AhmadReid Stowe is a lifelong sailor and artist. Soanya Ahmad is a landscape photographer.
Posted: November 5, 2010 08:43 AM BIO Become a Fan Get Email Alerts Bloggers' Index
The Catamaran Tantra





This very atmospheric old photo was sent to me by a French couple who took it from their sailboat. In 1974, I was with them on their sailboat on the Amazon River when we were captured by pirates. We were tied up for three nights and two days while the pirates stripped the boat and argued amongst themselves. They let us live and left us tied up on the floor. We untied ourselves and sailed out of the Amazon to Martinique. My little catamaran TANTRA was left anchored alone in the pirate's den.

Everyone is aware of the danger of pirates today. Around ten years ago, the world's most famous sailor, Sir Peter Blake, took over leadership of the Cousteau Society and was murdered by pirates on the Amazon River close to where I was captured many years before. It is dangerous to sail to the wild places of the world, even today.

Four months after my pirate experience at the age of 22, I went back to the Amazon and stole my catamaran out of the pirate's den. I sailed up to Martinique where I rejoined my French sailing friends. That was when they took this photo of me on my catamaran. Imagine sailing to four continents on this 1,400 pound, 27 ft boat navigating with an old brass sextant and having no motor, no electricity, no radio, or life raft. Those were the days! Those years of sailing set the stage for me to conceive of accomplishing the longest sea voyage in history.

Reid

[Regatta Dog]

I just found this... Not a hoax. Has this story emerged before?




Reid Stowe & Soanya AhmadReid Stowe is a lifelong sailor and artist. Soanya Ahmad is a landscape photographer.
Posted: November 5, 2010 08:43 AM BIO Become a Fan Get Email Alerts Bloggers' Index
The Catamaran Tantra





This very atmospheric old photo was sent to me by a French couple who took it from their sailboat. In 1974, I was with them on their sailboat on the Amazon River when we were captured by pirates. We were tied up for three nights and two days while the pirates stripped the boat and argued amongst themselves. They let us live and left us tied up on the floor. We untied ourselves and sailed out of the Amazon to Martinique. My little catamaran TANTRA was left anchored alone in the pirate's den.

Everyone is aware of the danger of pirates today. Around ten years ago, the world's most famous sailor, Sir Peter Blake, took over leadership of the Cousteau Society and was murdered by pirates on the Amazon River close to where I was captured many years before. It is dangerous to sail to the wild places of the world, even today.

Four months after my pirate experience at the age of 22, I went back to the Amazon and stole my catamaran out of the pirate's den. I sailed up to Martinique where I rejoined my French sailing friends. That was when they took this photo of me on my catamaran. Imagine sailing to four continents on this 1,400 pound, 27 ft boat navigating with an old brass sextant and having no motor, no electricity, no radio, or life raft. Those were the days! Those years of sailing set the stage for me to conceive of accomplishing the longest sea voyage in history.

Reid

Oh yes, as did the story where In the early 90's he was captured by "police"....

One story's source is Reid himself, and the other source consists of mere court transcripts.

[couchsurfer]

I just found this... Not a hoax. Has this story emerged before?




Reid Stowe & Soanya AhmadReid Stowe is a lifelong sailor and artist. Soanya Ahmad is a landscape photographer.
Posted: November 5, 2010 08:43 AM BIO Become a Fan Get Email Alerts Bloggers' Index
The Catamaran Tantra





This very atmospheric old photo was sent to me by a French couple who took it from their sailboat. In 1974, I was with them on their sailboat on the Amazon River when we were captured by pirates. We were tied up for three nights and two days while the pirates stripped the boat and argued amongst themselves. They let us live and left us tied up on the floor. We untied ourselves and sailed out of the Amazon to Martinique. My little catamaran TANTRA was left anchored alone in the pirate's den.

Everyone is aware of the danger of pirates today. Around ten years ago, the world's most famous sailor, Sir Peter Blake, took over leadership of the Cousteau Society and was murdered by pirates on the Amazon River close to where I was captured many years before. It is dangerous to sail to the wild places of the world, even today.

Four months after my pirate experience at the age of 22, I went back to the Amazon and stole my catamaran out of the pirate's den. I sailed up to Martinique where I rejoined my French sailing friends. That was when they took this photo of me on my catamaran. Imagine sailing to four continents on this 1,400 pound, 27 ft boat navigating with an old brass sextant and having no motor, no electricity, no radio, or life raft. Those were the days! Those years of sailing set the stage for me to conceive of accomplishing the longest sea voyage in history.
Reid

....holy hempfest,,,,I have t'say that guys got BALLS
.............or is it just a crazy,slow motion deathwish??

[Evo]

I've always preferred to go down to the sea in a car and then take the ship from there. Although I guess it would be kind of fun and perhaps even "brave" to take the ship down to the sea. Hell of a squeeze at the toll bridge, though.

it can happen

[Harpoon]

And all the creepazoid Stowe obsessives attack in a pack, led by their fearless lead doggie dripping beads of sailorhatesweat swearing as always we're good and all others are just baaaaad baaad baaad.

I could be wrong. I believe it's likely Stowe & crew will weather this one too. It does sound pretty shitty though.

Glad i'm not onboard, unduly suffering in an under prepared poorly maintained vessel with an unprepared crew.



Then again, he did have a creepily obsessed group based here, devoted to his destruction in such a passionately stalking way For years, which played a part in putting him in the position he's in right now.

[Regatta Dog]

I just found this... Not a hoax. Has this story emerged before?




Reid Stowe & Soanya AhmadReid Stowe is a lifelong sailor and artist. Soanya Ahmad is a landscape photographer.
Posted: November 5, 2010 08:43 AM BIO Become a Fan Get Email Alerts Bloggers' Index
The Catamaran Tantra





This very atmospheric old photo was sent to me by a French couple who took it from their sailboat. In 1974, I was with them on their sailboat on the Amazon River when we were captured by pirates. We were tied up for three nights and two days while the pirates stripped the boat and argued amongst themselves. They let us live and left us tied up on the floor. We untied ourselves and sailed out of the Amazon to Martinique. My little catamaran TANTRA was left anchored alone in the pirate's den.

Everyone is aware of the danger of pirates today. Around ten years ago, the world's most famous sailor, Sir Peter Blake, took over leadership of the Cousteau Society and was murdered by pirates on the Amazon River close to where I was captured many years before. It is dangerous to sail to the wild places of the world, even today.

Four months after my pirate experience at the age of 22, I went back to the Amazon and stole my catamaran out of the pirate's den. I sailed up to Martinique where I rejoined my French sailing friends. That was when they took this photo of me on my catamaran. Imagine sailing to four continents on this 1,400 pound, 27 ft boat navigating with an old brass sextant and having no motor, no electricity, no radio, or life raft. Those were the days! Those years of sailing set the stage for me to conceive of accomplishing the longest sea voyage in history.
Reid

....holy hempfest,,,,I have t'say that guys got BALLS
.............or is it just a crazy,slow motion deathwish??

Maybe it is bull shit? Remember the author. He tends to exaggerate a just a little bit, and when reality doesn't get him the attention he wants he makes shit up. Hell, even Charlie Doane acknowledged that Reid could not have met Moitessier in person, even though Reid claims he did.

Google - "narcissism" and "delusional" and you'll get 3,000,000 hits.

I had a 3 way with Princess Dianna and Cheryl Tiegs in '96. Elton John held Prince Charles' Yorkie.

[Harpoon]

I've met Moitessier in person. So what?

[tabman]

[Regatta Dog]

And all the creepazoid Stowe obsessives attack in a pack, led by their fearless lead doggie dripping beads of sailorhatesweat swearing as always we're good and all others are just baaaaad baaad baaad.

I could be wrong. I believe it's likely Stowe & crew will weather this one too. It does sound pretty shitty though.

Glad i'm not onboard, unduly suffering in an under prepared poorly maintained vessel with an unprepared crew.



Then again, he did have a creepily obsessed group based here, devoted to his destruction in such a passionately stalking way For years, which played a part in putting him in the position he's in right now.

God-fucking-lightly-salted-Christian-butter on raisin toast -- you are tedious cunt. Are you out of your mind, RW? Reid is devoted to his own destruction with you in the bleachers with a sign that says "RAH". Reid is in the position he's in right now because he's a narcissistic fuck who is out of touch with reality. Ass kissers and apologists like you feed the ego that makes him think he is mightier than Mother Nature. You and your ilk are the ones who encouraged Reid to take some kids and his 4 yo son into harms way. Anyone here would have said to him in very simple terms - "Don't go." You encouraged him, I assume. Unless you tried to talk him out of it, your concern for their safety is bull shit.

Hugs,

RD

[Life Buoy 15]

I just found this... Not a hoax. Has this story emerged before?




Reid Stowe & Soanya AhmadReid Stowe is a lifelong sailor and artist. Soanya Ahmad is a landscape photographer.
Posted: November 5, 2010 08:43 AM BIO Become a Fan Get Email Alerts Bloggers' Index
The Catamaran Tantra





This very atmospheric old photo was sent to me by a French couple who took it from their sailboat. In 1974, I was with them on their sailboat on the Amazon River when we were captured by pirates. We were tied up for three nights and two days while the pirates stripped the boat and argued amongst themselves. They let us live and left us tied up on the floor. We untied ourselves and sailed out of the Amazon to Martinique. My little catamaran TANTRA was left anchored alone in the pirate's den.

Everyone is aware of the danger of pirates today. Around ten years ago, the world's most famous sailor, Sir Peter Blake, took over leadership of the Cousteau Society and was murdered by pirates on the Amazon River close to where I was captured many years before. It is dangerous to sail to the wild places of the world, even today.

Four months after my pirate experience at the age of 22, I went back to the Amazon and stole my catamaran out of the pirate's den. I sailed up to Martinique where I rejoined my French sailing friends. That was when they took this photo of me on my catamaran. Imagine sailing to four continents on this 1,400 pound, 27 ft boat navigating with an old brass sextant and having no motor, no electricity, no radio, or life raft. Those were the days! Those years of sailing set the stage for me to conceive of accomplishing the longest sea voyage in history.

Reid

Oh yes, as did the story where In the early 90's he was captured by "police"....

One story's source is Reid himself, and the other source consists of mere court transcripts.

Fuck! I thought I read the old thread from start to finish. I better read it all again. So is there an ounce of truth in it? Sounds like one of the greatest bullshit stories ever told. And a great shot of Reidy and Jesus in their Y fronts!

[Life Buoy 15]

I've met Moitessier in person. So what?

Ralph Moitessier?

[Life Buoy 15]

Then again, he did have a creepily obsessed group based here, devoted to his destruction in such a passionately stalking way For years, which played a part in putting him in the position he's in right now.

YCMTSU.

[Regatta Dog]

I've met Moitessier in person. So what?

Good for you, RW. Was Reid at your side or just channeling?

I fucked Jennifer Aniston to get into the Mile High Club, BTW. The pirates pilots on the United flight from Gatwick made me.

[Regatta Dog]

I just found this... Not a hoax. Has this story emerged before?




Reid Stowe & Soanya AhmadReid Stowe is a lifelong sailor and artist. Soanya Ahmad is a landscape photographer.
Posted: November 5, 2010 08:43 AM BIO Become a Fan Get Email Alerts Bloggers' Index
The Catamaran Tantra





This very atmospheric old photo was sent to me by a French couple who took it from their sailboat. In 1974, I was with them on their sailboat on the Amazon River when we were captured by pirates. We were tied up for three nights and two days while the pirates stripped the boat and argued amongst themselves. They let us live and left us tied up on the floor. We untied ourselves and sailed out of the Amazon to Martinique. My little catamaran TANTRA was left anchored alone in the pirate's den.

Everyone is aware of the danger of pirates today. Around ten years ago, the world's most famous sailor, Sir Peter Blake, took over leadership of the Cousteau Society and was murdered by pirates on the Amazon River close to where I was captured many years before. It is dangerous to sail to the wild places of the world, even today.

Four months after my pirate experience at the age of 22, I went back to the Amazon and stole my catamaran out of the pirate's den. I sailed up to Martinique where I rejoined my French sailing friends. That was when they took this photo of me on my catamaran. Imagine sailing to four continents on this 1,400 pound, 27 ft boat navigating with an old brass sextant and having no motor, no electricity, no radio, or life raft. Those were the days! Those years of sailing set the stage for me to conceive of accomplishing the longest sea voyage in history.

Reid

Oh yes, as did the story where In the early 90's he was captured by "police"....

One story's source is Reid himself, and the other source consists of mere court transcripts.

Fuck! I thought I read the old thread from start to finish. I better read it all again. So is there an ounce of truth in it? Sounds like one of the greatest bullshit stories ever told. And a great shot of Reidy and Jesus in their Y fronts!

Here -- http://1000daysofhell.blogspot.com/

You'll have to dig a bit.

[Life Buoy 15]

I've met Moitessier in person. So what?

Did he fuck your wife too?

[pipsqueak]

ignore me..trouble sleeping..
it's just that when the chuck norris guy posts
he threw up 7 times and declared himself dead in bed
wtf is happening with the little waif?
dehydration sets in quick for children. who is DECIDING hey carry on?
we ALL know who
mr. fking cast iron stomach!
this dick head needs to have a scewer shoved right up his bum and SPIN him on a rotissery!
sry..it's just so unfair...

[pipsqueak]

is the little boy tied on to the poop deck to poop too?
or do they grant him a bucket.
this is horrible..

[Regatta Dog]

ignore me..trouble sleeping..
it's just that when the chuck norris guy posts
he threw up 7 times and declared himself dead in bed
wtf is happening with the little waif?
dehydration sets in quick for children. who is DECIDING hey carry on?
we ALL know who
mr. fking cast iron stomach!
this dick head needs to have a scewer shoved right up his bum and SPIN him on a rotissery!
sry..it's just so unfair...

SA haters are to blame for forcing them into the Atlantic during winter without volunteering our time to make the boat sea worthy.

Damn our eternal souls to hell for this, should it go south more than in direction.

[pipsqueak]

i was dreaming the locker doors were flapping their wings like crows in a cornfield, it was awful and the doors in the galley flung off pell mell, one hit a girl in the eye..

[podrick]

The same goes for you, Aloha 27 (EDIT: Thanks for the tutorial!). Your description was actually more helpful, because it described how one could actually keep changing the rudder's angle to the transom, although this would require one or two people to slacken and/or tighten two separate lines. That is why you call it a temporary/emergency fix. Not suitable in gale-force winds, when a quicker response may be required!

Sorry but I thought they were on some 3knt max bondo built shitter, not a TP52.

[couchsurfer]

Did he fuck your wife too?

...LifeBuoy,ol'chap,,,,do you mind not swearing,,,,there is no place like sailing anarchy that my son and his class can follow this amazing adventure,,
,,,,I'm sure you understand,,,,thank-you

[Harpoon]

And all the creepazoid Stowe obsessives attack in a pack, led by their fearless lead doggie dripping beads of sailorhatesweat swearing as always we're good and all others are just baaaaad baaad baaad.

I could be wrong. I believe it's likely Stowe & crew will weather this one too. It does sound pretty shitty though.

Glad i'm not onboard, unduly suffering in an under prepared poorly maintained vessel with an unprepared crew.



Then again, he did have a creepily obsessed group based here, devoted to his destruction in such a passionately stalking way For years, which played a part in putting him in the position he's in right now.

God-fucking-lightly-salted-Christian-butter on raisin toast -- you are tedious cunt. Are you out of your mind, RW? Reid is devoted to his own destruction with you in the bleachers with a sign that says "RAH". Reid is in the position he's in right now because he's a narcissistic fuck who is out of touch with reality. Ass kissers and apologists like you feed the ego that makes him think he is mightier than Mother Nature. You and your ilk are the ones who encouraged Reid to take some kids and his 4 yo son into harms way. Anyone here would have said to him in very simple terms - "Don't go." You encouraged him, I assume. Unless you tried to talk him out of it, your concern for their safety is bull shit.




Hugs,

RD
en In gSRLoIAS FI NOINIPO

You are so full of shit that Reid's head on Anne is a breath of fresh air by comparison, even with the shitloads of puke stinking up the saloon. I used to think that sailors as a group were good. Since I met Stowe, and then had to deal with the likes of him, you, and your yapping yapping minions, my opinions are sadly tainted by the aberrant behavior that passes for anarchy on this accursed site in cyberspace.

[Aloha 27]

Hey!
He said "accursed site"

Flick time!

And you have become the first 2011 participant to be put on ignore.
Congratulations.

[Harpoon]

Sailing is an activity that involves some assumed risk. Quit your incessantly ill tempered group whining for five years that Stowe's about to die and kill all aboard his ship by his incompetent sailing which has thus far successfully braved more of the world's Capes and whose home built hull has beneath it more nautical sea miles than any of you will do in three lifetimes in all likelihood.

[House Salad]

Sailing is an activity that involves some assumed risk. Quit your incessantly ill tempered group whining for five years that Stowe's about to die and kill all aboard his ship by his incompetent sailing which has thus far successfully braved more of the world's Capes and whose home built hull has beneath it more nautical sea miles than any of you will do in three lifetimes in all likelihood.

Yeah, that's what I want to do - three lifetimes on the cheese scow! I'd rather drop into a starbuck's in downtown Tehran and sing the star spangled banner.

[barleymalt]

RW is about two posts from full meltdown...This is like watching a slow motion train wreck.

[Aloha 27]

...blahblahblah...

Yeah, that's what I want to do - three lifetimes on the cheese scow! I'd rather drop into a starbuck's in downtown Tehran and sing the star spangled banner.

Let us not forget, in the PAST SIX YEARS the Bondo Barge has a DMG of one trip around the marble. Not a lot in the grand scheme of things.

Here's a clue.
IF you happen to hit it big at a casino, it's not because they are thrilled for you that they offer you a high-roller suite for comp. They simply want you to stay in their establishment because they know for certainty that over time... you WILL crap out. And I'm not talking about the poop deck either.

Carry on.

[kent_island_sailor]

The endless spew of semi-coherent profanity is getting kind of creepy. One wonders at the mind behind it.
Some kind of odd projection maybe about "us" being to blame if this comes to a bad end or maybe the pills ran out early in the month?

RW is about two posts from full meltdown...This is like watching a slow motion train wreck.

[House Salad]

is the little boy tied on to the poop deck to poop too?
or do they grant him a bucket.
this is horrible..

No, he just fills his boots. Sonya must be in charge of emptying them. This must also be why the head is jammed with puke. Or maybe it's just sprouts and cheese and it just looks and smells like puke.

[redviking]

Dec 16 position Friday, 16 December 2011 SPOT Satellite GPS position message received
Latitude:34.10033
Longitude:-64.92584
GPS location Date/Time:12/16/2011 08:08:41 EST

Click the link below to see where I am located
http://fms.ws/6fg6a/...0033N/64.92584W

Oh geez, just when I thought they were going to sink. Too late, put out the AMVER. Rachel, I want you back! EDIT: Rachel, I want your back side while RD does the front. DP!!!!! Rand, did you hit that shit already or will I be the first? Oh wait, Wei®d already probably has... Oh well, sloppy seasickness seconds beats the inflatable.

[pipsqueak]

Dec 16 position Friday, 16 December 2011 SPOT Satellite GPS position message received
Latitude:34.10033
Longitude:-64.92584
GPS location Date/Time:12/16/2011 08:08:41 EST

Click the link below to see where I am located
http://fms.ws/6fg6a/...0033N/64.92584W

thanks RV.

chart #3

[jewing]

So he has 2 days to cover about 110nm, with a favorable breeze. Odds he'll pull this off, particularly given his Galapagos-tortoise-esque pace so far?

[pipsqueak]

So he has 2 days to cover about 110nm, with a favorable breeze. Odds he'll pull this off, particularly given his Galapagos-tortoise-esque pace so far?

you make it sound so easy!
not just anyone can do this type of endurance sailing. you have to be an athletic gazelle. where is your gratitude? (and checkbook please!)
wind might be too light?

[Innocent Bystander]

Bermuda Weather



Headline -
Mainly fair and dry.

Public Synopsis -
A ridge of high pressure slowly moving to the southeast continues settled conditions through tonight. This allows a cold front to gradually approach from the north and increase winds on Saturday. A low developing to the north on Saturday drives the front over the area on Sunday morning with a risk of thunder, showers, and then post-frontal gales.


Today -
Mix of sun and cloud... Winds variable light, settling northwesterly and increasing light to moderate in the afternoon... High near 21°C/70°F.

Tonight -
Partly cloudy... Winds west-northwesterly light to moderate, backing westerly overnight... Low near 16°C/61°F.

Saturday -
Mix of sun & cloud, a few showers developing overnight... Winds westerly light to moderate, backing west-southwesterly moderate in the afternoon, increasing moderate to strong overnight... High near 21°C/70°F.

Sunday -
Sunny breaks,risk of thunder,showers,decreasing in afternoon... Winds west-southwesterly moderate to strong, soon veering northwesterly, increasing strong in the afternoon, then overnight strong to gale force with gusts to gale force, possibly strong to gale force with gusts to storm force at times... Low near 16°C/60°F, high near 19°C/67°F.

Monday -
Sunny breaks with a few showers, mainly in the morning... Winds northwesterly strong to gale force gusts to gale force, veering northerly strong by midday, rapidly decreasing moderate overnight... Low near 14°C/58°F, high near 18°C/65°F.

Tuesday -
Mix of sun and cloud... Winds northerly moderate, gradually backing westerly light to moderate... Low near 15°C/59°F, high near 19°C/66°F.

[House Salad]

So he has 2 days to cover about 110nm, with a favorable breeze. Odds he'll pull this off, particularly given his Galapagos-tortoise-esque pace so far?

110 nm to Guyana? Oh, you mean Bermuda. Can you imagine manoeuvering the sprout ship through the reefs of Bermuda? Hope they get video of that. I can see the bondo barge parked on St. David's Head now. They better get on Bermuda Harbor Radio right now and have someone bring a slab of sidewalk out to them so Reid can swim down and attach it to the rudder stock. Otherwise I think they should skip Bermuda and just keep drifting to Guyana. They'll have to have someone come out beyond the reefs to pick up all of the crew who have figured out Reid and want to get off. When they get to the Caribbean, they are going to blow around in the trades until someone figures out how to steer the cheese scow. At some point they are going to have to pool their resources to see if they can pay for the impending, inevitable helicopter rescue.

[pipsqueak]

i took it to mean that was the distance to get below the low approaching. he needs to slide down south to stay in light winds according to the forecast. (long range so subject to change).

[Beer Can]

If you add up Stowe's offshore nauticals miles on one side of the ledger, and the added up all of the offshore nautical miles of regular and repeat posters on the original thread and this one, I wonder which way the numbers would tip! Do you really think he's about to go down fer the last time cause his terlit's stopped up and his rudder dun busted?

I, for one, would be more than happy to see the way the results of that "ledger" would tip.
Stowe has more offshore miles than I do, but everyone here combined?
Good luck with that.

Have to concede that in the drifting department he is A#1.

[Aloha 27]

If you add up Stowe's offshore nauticals miles on one side of the ledger, and the added up all of the offshore nautical miles of regular and repeat posters on the original thread and this one, I wonder which way the numbers would tip! Do you really think he's about to go down fer the last time cause his terlit's stopped up and his rudder dun busted?

I, for one, would be more than happy to see the way the results of that "ledger" would tip.
Stowe has more offshore miles than I do, but everyone here combined?
Good luck with that.

Have to concede that in the drifting department he is A#1.

You betcha. And being number one is as close to zero as you can get.

[pipsqueak]

fabulous!
mr. fisherman? northernsails do you have any more photos?

[seacat]

"Friday, 16 December 2011 SPOT Satellite GPS position message received
Latitude:34.10033
Longitude:-64.92584
GPS location Date/Time:12/16/2011 08:08:41 EST"

217nm in 4 days...slow going, but at least their going SE...so they must have some steering..

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[House Salad]

30 knots on the nose. Yeehaw! Next stop Ireland.

[Harnesscreek]

Weather Forecast-
Sun and Mon look a tad bit tough for the Schooner Anne- 30 to 40 knots.
Ride em Reid!

[seacat]

30 knots on the nose. Yeehaw! Next stop Ireland.

No, they're further south towards Bermuda, closer to 10 kts..

[seacat]

Weather Forecast-
Sun and Mon look a tad bit tough for the Schooner Anne- 30 to 40 knots.
Ride em Reid!

Hey..at least the temp's in the 60's...better than NYC!

[bugger]

So far with this adventure, it's all "mystic this" and "mystic that".

One online definition of mystic is "someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension".

I think Reid's reality is beyond my comprehension.

[CKDexterHaven]

turnbuckles so new they unwind themselves

I suppose this is my fault because I failed to donate some cotter pins.

I hope that last post was just made up bullshit. If all that is really true then Reid should be banned from ever being near a boat again for subjecting his "crew" to this voyage of the damned.

+1

[loca]

20-something year-old people should be old enough to know better, than to be sucked in by the likes of Reid. This is beyond naivety. Maybe they're masochists. It's the toddler I feel sorry for, although he may be having fun.

[Timmys_Trick_Turkey]

Their nojob descriptions required that the crew reflect Reids ethics, and be as accommodating to Reids needs as possible, while holding little or no experience in anything. Its as though hes dialled Rent a Clone and been put through to the no-work-experience section of Naive Incorporated (their subsidiary) .....

[redboat]

So, Bermuda lies almost dead ahead for now, unless the wind changes.Your boat has some significant problems and your crew would welcome setting foot on shore, cleaning up and regaining strength after a trying period at sea.

Nevermind. Why subject your documentation to Bermudian scrutiny, you don't have money to effect real repairs or for dockage and most of your crew will scramble from that leaking vomit and feces encrusted "yacht" at the first opportunity. Press on....Void Ho commands our heroic captain. On to the riches and fortune that await in the South American Heart of Darkness.

I'm glad I'm not a parent of one of those young people. I'd be worried sick after reading the updates.

More agreeable weather awaits so soon Weid will be singing his songs of love, blowing his conch for the young ladies (and perhaps young men) and a little steam will yet again escape from the kettle.

Welcome back Regatta Wolf. Once again your input has made this thread more entertaining. Didn't mission control scold you for engaging the SA "haters" during the 1000 day bit? Well, they're not around now (no surprise) so have at it. Fuel the fires.

[Harpoon]

You know the show they put on for tourists downtown St. George's, dunking a sailor or two in a supposed historic recreation?
Well. If Reid plays his tarot correctly, you could sub the Schooner Anne as a ship which easily looks a few hundred years old, and put the crew to paid daily work as a tableau of historic shipwrecked in Bermuda sailors and their stoweaway wenches. Just need special dispensation from the Guv, a very likeable man. Might even get Reid and crew some pocket money, and some time to work on needed on board tasks, reconnoiter, reassess, and make it to the next landfall under less stress.

[pipsqueak]

It's the toddler I feel sorry for, although he may be having fun.

some kids really take to it, one can't imagine them on land. i've met content sailing babies too.
i never sailed with children, so i don't have any experience, only speculation.
i would think having their own dedicated space with all their stuff is important to them. at least all the sailing kids i met took up a lot of room and had toys and stuffies, books and their own bunks, sometimes even a whole cabin. i wonder what his sleeping arrangements are with so many people and deck leaks. they don't hot bunk it, they each get their own bunk, they hauled the stove out (maybe to sell the metal) to make room for this folding set up Stowe 'designed' for when he was going to charter in the caribbean. it can be bunks or come apart to make room for cargo.
now that there is no more trash bag mountains of 1000 day food, the place is probably like a ballroom with the 'art work' removed too.
but it is very moldy. Soy has mentioned that many times.

[pipsqueak]

You know the show they put on for tourists downtown St. George's, dunking a sailor or two in a supposed historic recreation?
Well. If Reid plays his tarot correctly, you could sub the Schooner Anne as a ship which easily looks a few hundred years old, and put the crew to paid daily work as a tableau of historic shipwrecked in Bermuda sailors and their stoweaway wenches. Just need special dispensation from the Guv, a very likeable man. Might even get Reid and crew some pocket money, and some time to work on needed on board tasks, reconnoiter, reassess, and make it to the next landfall under less stress.

why do you keep acting as though it's a cinch to move into these tropical venues and go to work and earn money?
you enter on a tourist visa. you can't even sell your old anchor to another sailor over the radio.
you are soo out of touch with reality..
and i don't feel like typing right now so i can't be bothered to elaborate other than to ask you again..
where do you get such dumb ideas?
also bermuda does not welcome convicted drug smugglers..ow well..

[Windward]

So I went over to the 1000 days site, and it doesn't mention the rudder getting fixed... Is it?

Can't he drill a hole in it and steer with two lines from the trailing edge?

[redboat]

You know the show they put on for tourists downtown St. George's, dunking a sailor or two in a supposed historic recreation?
Well. If Reid plays his tarot correctly, you could sub the Schooner Anne as a ship which easily looks a few hundred years old, and put the crew to paid daily work as a tableau of historic shipwrecked in Bermuda sailors and their stoweaway wenches. Just need special dispensation from the Guv, a very likeable man. Might even get Reid and crew some pocket money, and some time to work on needed on board tasks, reconnoiter, reassess, and make it to the next landfall under less stress.

The Triminghams would not approve,

Schooner would stink up the harbour for the holidays.

[couchsurfer]

[quote name='loca' timestamp='1324068144' post='3510545']
20-something year-old people should be old enough to know better, than to be sucked in by the likes of Reid. This is beyond naivety. Maybe they're masochists. It's the toddler I feel sorry for, although he may be having fun.[quote]

..of the many pictures of the kid,,have you EVER seen one of him smiling and happy?????

...jus'sayin'

[couchsurfer]

So, Bermuda lies almost dead ahead for now, unless the wind changes.Your boat has some significant problems and your crew would welcome setting foot on shore, cleaning up and regaining strength after a trying period at sea.

Nevermind. Why subject your documentation to Bermudian scrutiny, you don't have money to effect real repairs or for dockage and most of your crew will scramble from that leaking vomit and feces encrusted "yacht" at the first opportunity. Press on....Void Ho commands our heroic captain. On to the riches and fortune that await in the South American Heart of Darkness.

I'm glad I'm not a parent of one of those young people. I'd be worried sick after reading the updates.

More agreeable weather awaits so soon Weid will be singing his songs of love, blowing his conch for the young ladies (and perhaps young men) and a little steam will yet again escape from the kettle.

Welcome back Regatta Wolf. Once again your input has made this thread more entertaining. Didn't mission control scold you for engaging the SA "haters" during the 1000 day bit? Well, they're not around now (no surprise) so have at it. Fuel the fires.

...I could only think that any responsible port authority would start firing at that ghostship if the saw it approaching
,,,,,not t'mention that scabies crew