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Re: Other: Atlantic Crossing
By:Charlie
Date: 1/31/2011, 11:12 am
In Response To: Re: Other: Atlantic Crossing (Bohdan Szymanik)

Around the world sailboat racing is a very high dollar and high risk passtime. Lots of pricey stuff like super-lightweight, one of a kind, carbon fiber hulls with hardware made of the most exotic metals. Most of us couldn't afford the electronics those racers carry.

: I think the brochure was pointing out the number of people that had
: sailed solo round round the world - I just found it interesting
: that so few were competing - and of recent races - held 4 yearly
: - a number of the competitors had returned for second attempts,
: a couple of others had died, and of course there were a couple
: of dramatic saves in the southern ocean.

: So really it's a complete madman's sport! (And yet it leaves me
: deeply impressed...)

: Bohdan

Messages In This Thread

Other: Atlantic Crossing
Michael McMann -- 1/28/2011, 1:02 pm
Re: Other: Atlantic Crossing
george jung -- 1/28/2011, 7:12 pm
Re: Other: Atlantic Crossing
Bohdan Szymanik -- 1/30/2011, 3:21 pm
Re: Other: Atlantic Crossing
Charlie -- 1/30/2011, 11:20 pm
Re: Other: Atlantic Crossing
Bill Hamm -- 1/31/2011, 12:19 am
Re: Other: Atlantic Crossing
Bill Hamm -- 1/31/2011, 12:21 am
Re: Other: Atlantic Crossing
Bohdan Szymanik -- 1/31/2011, 1:08 am
Re: Other: Atlantic Crossing
Bill Hamm -- 1/31/2011, 3:56 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/31/2011, 3:01 pm
Re: Survive the Savage Sea--book
Bill Hamm -- 1/31/2011, 4:10 pm
Re: Survive the Savage Sea--book
Bill Hamm -- 1/31/2011, 4:14 pm
Re: Other: Atlantic Crossing
Bill Hamm -- 1/31/2011, 4:06 am
Re: Other: Atlantic Crossing
Charlie -- 1/31/2011, 11:12 am