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• Just spoke with my rudder buddy, and now boatless friend, Jim of the abandoned at sea CS36 Viewfinder
  • How does your friend think his sailing forum trial is going, Blye?
    • He plans to respond to the SailNet people, notes that likely very few of them have ever crossed the Atlantic
      • Just checked the link, here's a working one to an earlier web page of Jims sailing south
    • On a personal note, my favorite SailNet post was the one with the link to a How to sail without a rudder or centerboard"
      • I try to steer the Walker Bay 10 that way when rowing
        • Your wallet in your hip pocket?
    • Not sure I posted the link to the local newspapers story about the incident or not, but here it is
    • Weather seemed nice
      • Probably just me, but even in the most placid conditions imaginable at sea...
        • Just so you know, the Amazon Guardian was calling the shots on how to evacuate, not Jim.
      • The weather was good, the swell 10ft+