Couple Cruise for 1000 Days

[Baldwin]

It's just more SNAFU Hovian Hypocrisy, Pip ..........

Weed and Soanya hated being forced to Hoboken for the year prior to departure. The engine was flooded and needed expensive repair. Soy said only "a few still loyal friends" bothered to visit. Weed said they were at their darkest moment, couldn't pay their bills, and "nobody would return my pleading calls". (Quite a comedown from his days as the dashing Captain Stowe cruising the Hamptons in his Rolls.)

- They lived "off the grid", but that's your only choice if you can't afford electricity. Weed-Spin calls that "Sustainability"

- They had a huge stash of parmesan cheese, donated beans, and oatmeal, but most likely couldn't afford meat, fish, or fowl. Weed-Spin proclaims they are "Vegetarians" ~ and how did his vision of the floating platter of BBQ spare-ribs break up his man-massage from Jesus and Buddha?

- Soanya often expressed her disdain for "commercialism", but said her first order of business after getting home was to spend 6 months on the couch watching all the TV shows the family had recorded for her.

- She chastised society over our wasteful water usage, but was doing her part by limiting her showers to 20 minutes.

- Weed ate "like a king" with the FINEST cheese, donated beans and oatmeal, and fish pulled out of fish guts. Indeed it was the best ~ because it was all he had.

- He ate the "healthiest diet" imaginable without a need for vitamins.... and was missing at least 3 teeth when he returned.

Applause applause, JP. (Not sarcastic clapping - this is a genuine bravo to your succinctly put points.) Still have yet to see any good acts come from of those two that tangibly help others besides themselves. Making appearances because you're the "honored" guest isn't actually doing anything to help any cause.

On a side note, I'm glad this thread exists, not so much because it is (or isn't) about Reid, but because it mostly exposes the ridiculousness of blind hero worship and crediting people who claim to have accomplished far more than they really did. I've read a few posts that question the value and raison d'etre of this thread and although it exists in a very narrowly defined universe, i.e. a sailing forum, what all of you are doing (with the exception of a few) is what we should all be doing, which is to question anyone who makes grand claims about themselves and spins truths. Smart people ask questions and when things don't add up, they point it out. That's essentially how Enron collapsed. You people not only say the emperor is naked, you also provide solid proof and have a sense of humor about it. Bravo everyone. Keep it up!

The thing that fascinates me about this thread is how easy Reid makes it for all his detractors. My mind's not made up about whether he's really bad at self-promotion, or really good. Ironically, it's one his supporters who said it best when he pointed out that Reid is abrasively boastful when he talks about the kind of things that most people approach humbly, e.g. religion, mysticism, meditation. Reid's lack of polish may appear refreshing and likable to some, but eventually, it is his downfall. He may have charmed one guy with his misspelled proposal, but it doesn't cut it in the real world of corporate sponsorship, which is his true target.

Finally, I don't know if anyone already addressed this in a previous post but it bothered me that Reid bought a stove with Soanya's credit card. Doesn't he have a history of women buying him things and doing major work for him? Two things that come to mind are the carvings on his schooner done by Iris, which he claims he did, and the life raft his other ex-wife bought him before he went on his 3 year vacation, which didn't look cheap. I have no idea whether Reid helps Soanya out with her own expenses, or if their combined earnings, if any, are pooled together. Obviously he doesn't have a credit card because that only tethers him closer to the IRS and other agencies he wants to avoid, and his credit is foul. I just hope for Soanya that 1) he doesn't foul up her credit as well, especially with her being so young and having a kid and 2) it doesn't end up where 10 years later Reid is boasting about his awesome stove that he worked so hard to get to his 18 year old girlfriend who never heard of Soanya.

This is just the tip of the iceberg on how WEid has used women in the past. I really wish those who have been used/abused (not physically) by him in the past would step up and out the fucker for who he really is. How does anyone think he financed his lifestyle of the 80s, complete building in SoHo, Rolls, Hamptons, building the Anne, sailing all over with no income? There has to be many who know what really went on. Want to tell the truth, Reid?

 

[Baldwin]

It's just more SNAFU Hovian Hypocrisy, Pip ..........

Weed and Soanya hated being forced to Hoboken for the year prior to departure. The engine was flooded and needed expensive repair. Soy said only "a few still loyal friends" bothered to visit. Weed said they were at their darkest moment, couldn't pay their bills, and "nobody would return my pleading calls". (Quite a comedown from his days as the dashing Captain Stowe cruising the Hamptons in his Rolls.)

- They lived "off the grid", but that's your only choice if you can't afford electricity. Weed-Spin calls that "Sustainability"

- They had a huge stash of parmesan cheese, donated beans, and oatmeal, but most likely couldn't afford meat, fish, or fowl. Weed-Spin proclaims they are "Vegetarians" ~ and how did his vision of the floating platter of BBQ spare-ribs break up his man-massage from Jesus and Buddha?

- Soanya often expressed her disdain for "commercialism", but said her first order of business after getting home was to spend 6 months on the couch watching all the TV shows the family had recorded for her.

- She chastised society over our wasteful water usage, but was doing her part by limiting her showers to 20 minutes.

- Weed ate "like a king" with the FINEST cheese, donated beans and oatmeal, and fish pulled out of fish guts. Indeed it was the best ~ because it was all he had.

- He ate the "healthiest diet" imaginable without a need for vitamins.... and was missing at least 3 teeth when he returned.

Applause applause, JP. (Not sarcastic clapping - this is a genuine bravo to your succinctly put points.) Still have yet to see any good acts come from of those two that tangibly help others besides themselves. Making appearances because you're the "honored" guest isn't actually doing anything to help any cause.

On a side note, I'm glad this thread exists, not so much because it is (or isn't) about Reid, but because it mostly exposes the ridiculousness of blind hero worship and crediting people who claim to have accomplished far more than they really did. I've read a few posts that question the value and raison d'etre of this thread and although it exists in a very narrowly defined universe, i.e. a sailing forum, what all of you are doing (with the exception of a few) is what we should all be doing, which is to question anyone who makes grand claims about themselves and spins truths. Smart people ask questions and when things don't add up, they point it out. That's essentially how Enron collapsed. You people not only say the emperor is naked, you also provide solid proof and have a sense of humor about it. Bravo everyone. Keep it up!

The thing that fascinates me about this thread is how easy Reid makes it for all his detractors. My mind's not made up about whether he's really bad at self-promotion, or really good. Ironically, it's one his supporters who said it best when he pointed out that Reid is abrasively boastful when he talks about the kind of things that most people approach humbly, e.g. religion, mysticism, meditation. Reid's lack of polish may appear refreshing and likable to some, but eventually, it is his downfall. He may have charmed one guy with his misspelled proposal, but it doesn't cut it in the real world of corporate sponsorship, which is his true target.

Finally, I don't know if anyone already addressed this in a previous post but it bothered me that Reid bought a stove with Soanya's credit card. Doesn't he have a history of women buying him things and doing major work for him? Two things that come to mind are the carvings on his schooner done by Iris, which he claims he did, and the life raft his other ex-wife bought him before he went on his 3 year vacation, which didn't look cheap. I have no idea whether Reid helps Soanya out with her own expenses, or if their combined earnings, if any, are pooled together. Obviously he doesn't have a credit card because that only tethers him closer to the IRS and other agencies he wants to avoid, and his credit is foul. I just hope for Soanya that 1) he doesn't foul up her credit as well, especially with her being so young and having a kid and 2) it doesn't end up where 10 years later Reid is boasting about his awesome stove that he worked so hard to get to his 18 year old girlfriend who never heard of Soanya.

This is just the tip of the iceberg on how WEid has used women in the past. I really wish those who have been used/abused (not physically) by him in the past would step up and out the fucker for who he really is. How does anyone think he financed his lifestyle of the 80s, complete building in SoHo, Rolls, Hamptons, building the Anne, sailing all over with no income? There has to be many who know what really went on. Want to tell the truth, Reid?

See "Operation Jackpot".

 

[mikewof]

This is just the tip of the iceberg on how WEid has used women in the past. I really wish those who have been used/abused (not physically) by him in the past would step up and out the fucker for who he really is. How does anyone think he financed his lifestyle of the 80s, complete building in SoHo, Rolls, Hamptons, building the Anne, sailing all over with no income? There has to be many who know what really went on. Want to tell the truth, Reid?

Given that, there is still quite a difference between someone who lives off others, maybe sells/smuggles weed and someone who convinces pregnant mothers to swallow condoms filled with heroin.

I'll suspend disbelief on the former, heck, I bet Reid would agree with a lot of insults/truths posted here about him. He IS a self-important blowhard much of the time. But I am reasonably confident that the latter is utter b.s. and borders on ill-intended gossip-mongering.

I like y'all on this thread, I had some fun times here, and if it wasn't for this thread I wouldn't have found SA, but this claim from Pip has pushed the limit. I don't want anything to with this thread ever again.

I still like most everyone involved, and some of y'all, including RD and China and CS and Salty are people whom I would like to meet someday, I would even like to meet Billy, Redboat, Red Viking and Barley. But this thread has just crossed the line from fun to borderline psychotic. I know that's not the fault of most people here, and maybe not anyone here, but when I visit this thread now I feel like I'm doing something wrong, like I'm kicking some poor fellow Clockwork Orange style, and there is no good reason for anything on the blessed SA to be like that.

 

[loca]

Me thinks Woopsey has trouble with women.

 

[barleymalt]

That's an impressive plan, Mr Sailorbrewer! But I'm wondering how you will verify your record. Does Mac65 have Metocean tracking units? Will the home audience be able to see your lake track? Are you planning to make any "drawings" with your course?

As the self designated PR contact for the sailor brewer (I actually am not a PR person or a lawyer, but I impersonated one once) I would be happy to answer. Regrettably, there are no tracking units in the budget, and no one has stepped up to donate any. Instead. specially trained seagulls carrying miniature cameras will provide overhead photography, while trained Asian Carp will provide exclusive underwater shots. The footage will be available on the mission web site, 1,000 days at lake hammered on beer assuming we can retrieve the photographers. Besides, the lake is only seventy miles wide, it's not like the Sailorbrewer can get lost..

As for drawings, several are planned. First, the Stanley Cup will be drawn, as it is likely the Black Hawk fans won't see it again for another forty years. Next,. a misshapen Sturgeon with a few extra fins is planned, followed by a large mug of beer. A large wheel of Wisco Cheddar is also contemplated, although the technical difficulties of this may preclude it, or if the Sailorbrewer decides to drop sails and drift on a several month bender.

Of course all mission plans and stated goals are subject to change or abandonment as the mood suits or the Big Mac disintegrates.

Wow, you are obviously well-qualified for your high rank in Mission Control! I'd like to do my part and contribute. Sorry, but I'm not willing to STEP UP with my one and only capper, but I will be taking up a bottle collection in my basement. I will also donate my inflatable Fun Island (minus the lost palm tree). Every voyage needs a Fun Island! When is departure?

That is up to the Brewmonaut. I'm sure the Fun Island would come in handy as a life raft.

 

[Regatta Dog]

I'm with Woofsey on not buying into Reid using human mules to transport heroin. Without any evidence whatever, it is quite an accusation and is at best hearsay.

 

[Regatta Dog]

It hit me whilst taking a stroll on the town green. Best selling book by Soanya, where she wakes up and tells the truth about Reid and his minions.

Now that is a story the the general public could embrace.

How long will a mother protect her child from nutrition and education?

 

[whitehall]

ever ask women to risk their lives so you could make a nickle wofsey?

...But saying that he forced women to ingest condoms filled with heroin to mule past customs borders on the fantastica

I didn't make that leap, Mike, but would agree it's well over the top if that's what Pip meant. In fact, it would ethically place her squarely among Weed's ranks if she had evidence and did nothing with it, beyond posting to a sailing web site.

Am I supposed to believe someone I don't know who doesn't post under their own name or a person whom with whom I've had a casual friendship?

I never understand this anonymity argument, for two reasons.

First, statements are either true, false, or typically 99.99% TFR on their on merits, independent of screen names used. Real names would not make the true false, the false true, the TFR plausible, nor change odds of ignorant people believing the latter two. Washington spits out false crap daily, all sides, no? Likewise with our modern lazy "press". Names attached, both cases...same result. Some believe it, some don't, most ignore it altogether.

Second, if Pip thinks she is anonymous, immune to patently false claims and legitimate lawsuits, she's either wrong or has considerable IT skills and time to cover her tracks without screwing up. Screen names slow down lawyers a bit. (Darn, they actually need to lift a finger or have a legit case to find "anonymous" people, send threatening letters, extort money, etc). That aside, Mike, screen names are little more than a way to sort work, play, and TFR into separate accounts for convenience and basic privacy reasons.

Many employers would never hire Reid Stowe for several reasons but, among them, solely because (if) he had a Facebook page listing Sparky Weeks as a "Friend"... and they didn't like something about Sparky's profile. Such is the nature of today's hiring practices...guilt by association, however remote. If you find that reasonable, by all means...continue the fight to abolish screen names.

 

[redviking]

I like y'all on this thread, I had some fun times here, and if it wasn't for this thread I wouldn't have found SA, but this claim from Pip has pushed the limit. I don't want anything to with this thread ever again.

I still like most everyone involved, and some of y'all, including RD and China and CS and Salty are people whom I would like to meet someday, I would even like to meet Billy, Redboat, Red Viking and Barley. But this thread has just crossed the line from fun to borderline psychotic. I know that's not the fault of most people here, and maybe not anyone here, but when I visit this thread now I feel like I'm doing something wrong, like I'm kicking some poor fellow Clockwork Orange style, and there is no good reason for anything on the blessed SA to be like that.

Pip does have her panties in a wee bunch Wofsey, and the barnacles left over from her last bottom job are bothering her. Then there's the osmosis and damn blisters, shrimp snapping at her keel, and I'm willing to bet she is growing her own artificial reef growing down there. I think she needs an appointment to talk to somebody before she get's too derelict.

This persistent effort to defame Wie®d is out of control. The media and the general populous all concur, he is a loon, but I agree - this is over the top.... I'd like to meet you someday too Wofsey. I'm going Gulf side for a bit in between Island runs. BTW Mike, this company is exhibiting at an enviro show in France next month that I organize. http://epiphanysws.com/ any intel?

Back to Reid. My new idea - RD and company (sans Pip until she gets enough Obamacare to fix what ails her) should actually switch sides and actually take over Blumenfelds job and let's see if we can actually raise some money so we can send this guy back out there!!! This time with Radar, AIS, you know safety stuff!!! Darshen will be able to stand watches by the time we get this thing funded, but what a reality show that would be.

"Sprouts on the ceiling, pink champagne on ice, they will all be fixtures there, of our own device. In the masters chambers, RD calls for more...."

It would be like keeping this thread going for another 1000 days!

Gilligan probably thought that he would get laid if he just drove the boat up on a deserted island. When that didn't work, he just decided to screw up every rescue effort so he might be able to get pussy over time. Reid is the modern Gilligan!!! We just need to capitalize on him... I'm calling my lawyers and agent.

 

[swan70]

I like y'all on this thread, I had some fun times here, and if it wasn't for this thread I wouldn't have found SA, but this claim from Pip has pushed the limit. I don't want anything to with this thread ever again.

I still like most everyone involved, and some of y'all, including RD and China and CS and Salty are people whom I would like to meet someday, I would even like to meet Billy, Redboat, Red Viking and Barley. But this thread has just crossed the line from fun to borderline psychotic. I know that's not the fault of most people here, and maybe not anyone here, but when I visit this thread now I feel like I'm doing something wrong, like I'm kicking some poor fellow Clockwork Orange style, and there is no good reason for anything on the blessed SA to be like that.

Pip does have her panties in a wee bunch Wofsey

This has been a reoccurring argument for the last 3+ years, somebody crosses the line of humor and satire and enters the dark side of meanness and bad taste. Pipsqueak holds the crown with aseawolf and at one time RobinCrusoe not far behind.

Regatta Dog has always done a good job of moderator and pulling the reins in when necessary.

"Yawn" We need fresh material..........

 

[pipsqueak]

well, this is rich.

swan giving me lessons on proper ettiquette.

fyi i did not post any of this in the forums.

i have not deleted any posts.

i sent wofsey a private message, misquoted here. evidently he doesn't understand the meaning of private.

i consulted with dawg and i am following his advice.

some of the idiots on this thread seem to think everything reid does is simply hilarious.

guess what? it's not.

he is a seamy, slimey individual. the shit he pulls is not funny nor right. and it just goes on and on..just last week he was honored by a nonprofit for clean water! yes, that pisses me off!

i reached my limit at anarchists being slammed by hovians for simply pointing out reid's sleazeball activities.

Charlie Doane in particular has cursed us in the 'respectable' sailing press and that yes, has chafed my ass. Why? because i try to be a good sailor and a good person. and sleazeball sailors and LIARS like Reid Stowe piss me off.

mike wofsey is not a sailor. he is a fkin blowhard drinking the hovian cool aid. i was an idiot to think he would 'see the light' and i was wrong to confide in him for many reasons.

i can not elaborate any further without pissing off and hurting innocent people.

i have blundered badly, i am very sorry.

 

[swan70]

well, this is rich.

swan giving me lessons on proper ettiquette.

fyi i did not post any of this in the forums.

i have not deleted any posts.

i sent wofsey a private message, misquoted here. evidently he doesn't understand the meaning of private.

i consulted with dawg and i am following his advice.

some of the idiots on this thread seem to think everything reid does is simply hilarious.

guess what? it's not.

he is a seamy, slimey individual. the shit he pulls is not funny nor right. and it just goes on and on..just last week he was honored by a nonprofit for clean water! yes, that pisses me off!

i reached my limit at anarchists being slammed by hovians for simply pointing out reid's sleazeball activities.

Charlie Doane in particular has cursed us in the 'respectable' sailing press and that yes, has chafed my ass. Why? because i try to be a good sailor and a good person. and sleazeball sailors and LIARS like Reid Stowe piss me off.

mike wofsey is not a sailor. he is a fkin blowhard drinking the hovian cool aid. i was an idiot to think he would 'see the light' and i was wrong to confide in him for many reasons.

i can not elaborate any further without pissing off and hurting innocent people.

i have blundered badly, i am very sorry.

Pipsqueak, why the hate? Do you know Reid? Did he ever do anything to you? You come across more as a jilted lover rather then an anarchist who feels Reid is a joke and an embarrassment to the sailing community.

 

[pipsqueak]

swan, just fking can it.

your pov is so screwy, it does not merit rebuttal.

you're the guy who thought it would 'amuse' everyone to post photos of your d*ck in this thread.

you should have been flicked then and there.

i have never been on a personal vendetta in regards to Reid Stowe.

i have followed his story for probably 25 years now.

i was invited by Stowe himself to 'participate' on his very first blogs.

Reid Stowe appears to be wearing teflon foulies with the help of fellow hovians in the world and sailing press. i was very innocent prior to this thread about the honesty of the media. i never knew how much fkin spin there is if one can grease the right wheels or find enough suckers in powerful places.

RD does not 'pull anybody's reins' or moderate.

you are correct that SA isn't a good platform for my thoughts. there are too many trolls and idiots here.

maybe i will get my shit together and write that 'true story' you thought Soy should pen, RD.

 

[swan70]

you're the guy who thought it would 'amuse' everyone to post photos of your d*ck in this thread.

Not me, posted pictures of my rooster, never owned a duck.

 

[barleymalt]

Pip, at the risk of piling on here, you do come across as obsessive and nasty in that last post. Don't get me wrong, I don't have a lot of respect for Wofsey but he does have a valid point. There is plenty about the sailing part of the driftathon and Stowe's public pronouncements to find amusing without delving into his personal life or posting things which can not be verified. I have never posted about Stowe's personal life or background for that reason. So Stowe's friends slam people posting here?. C'mon, do you really care what Stowe's core supporters think?.

 

[pipsqueak]

Pip, at the risk of piling on here, you do come across as obsessive and nasty in that last post. Don't get me wrong, I don't have a lot of respect for Wofsey but he does have a valid point. There is plenty about the sailing part of the driftathon and Stowe's public pronouncements to find amusing without delving into his personal life or posting things which can not be verified. I have never posted about Stowe's personal life or background for that reason. So Stowe's friends slam people posting here?. C'mon, do you really care what Stowe's core supporters think?.

how do you know what can be verified?

obviously, nothing would be verified were it not for the few who speak up.

this thread is not all fun and games. Stowe is an unreformed convicted felon. his behaviors have not altered. he is still cyber panhandling and spinning lies.

i did not post anything.

i sent a private message.

wofsey should have responded to me in a private message as we have done so many times in the past.

i have already apologized for sharing information with him that was not mine to share.

pile on, it's a free world.

 

[chinabald]

This is just the tip of the iceberg on how WEid has used women in the past. I really wish those who have been used/abused (not physically) by him in the past would step up and out the fucker for who he really is. How does anyone think he financed his lifestyle of the 80s, complete building in SoHo, Rolls, Hamptons, building the Anne, sailing all over with no income? There has to be many who know what really went on. Want to tell the truth, Reid?

Given that, there is still quite a difference between someone who lives off others, maybe sells/smuggles weed and someone who convinces pregnant mothers to swallow condoms filled with heroin.

I'll suspend disbelief on the former, heck, I bet Reid would agree with a lot of insults/truths posted here about him. He IS a self-important blowhard much of the time. But I am reasonably confident that the latter is utter b.s. and borders on ill-intended gossip-mongering.

I like y'all on this thread, I had some fun times here, and if it wasn't for this thread I wouldn't have found SA, but this claim from Pip has pushed the limit. I don't want anything to with this thread ever again.

I still like most everyone involved, and some of y'all, including RD and China and CS and Salty are people whom I would like to meet someday, I would even like to meet Billy, Redboat, Red Viking and Barley. But this thread has just crossed the line from fun to borderline psychotic. I know that's not the fault of most people here, and maybe not anyone here, but when I visit this thread now I feel like I'm doing something wrong, like I'm kicking some poor fellow Clockwork Orange style, and there is no good reason for anything on the blessed SA to be like that.

I think there is some evidence that shows there were no condoms on the Cheese Scow.

 

[Windward]

Thats likely not the case... There may have been crates of donated condoms on-board.

The problem is that they were not filled with anything.

 

[JPlanet]

This thread should follow the basic tenet that we're innocent until proven guilty. As I said before, Suzanna made accusations that left the discussion because they weren't verified. We all gossip and speculate, that's human nature, but when it involves criminal activity we have to be sure it's not stated as FACT.

1. Pip obviously shouldn't have confided in Wofsey with a rumor she couldn't prove.

2, Wofsey was wrong to repeat parts of her PRIVATE message in the thread.

3. Wofsey was wrong to damn the thread/posters here when HE was the one who publicly posted a nasty RUMOR. As mentioned re the Suzanna rumors, I think this thread had been taking the high road until Wofsey dumped it into the sewer in one shitty play.

 

[chinabald]

This thread should follow the basic tenet that we're innocent until proven guilty. As I said before, Suzanna made accusations that left the discussion because they weren't verified. We all gossip and speculate, that's human nature, but when it involves criminal activity we have to be sure it's not stated as FACT.

1. Pip obviously shouldn't have confided in Wofsey with a rumor she couldn't prove.

2, Wofsey was wrong to repeat parts of her PRIVATE message in the thread.

3. Wofsey was wrong to damn the thread/posters here when HE was the one who publicly posted a nasty RUMOR. As mentioned re the Suzanna rumors, I think this thread had been taking the high road until Wofsey dumped it into the sewer in one shitty play.

the clean water folks will be honoring him soon