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• Nice counterpoint in yesterday's NYT re the REBEL HEART saga...
  • Nice article. And then there are the bottomfeeders, like the emails you showed
    • Those people have been abused
    • Why when someone is down, it brings out the bully in some people, is beyond me.
  • Fine article. She gives you the sensual experience a kid surely takes away from that life.
    • And REBEL HEARTS last blog post, the mental aftermath.
      • Good post, good blog...
        • "Their" dream, or "HIS" dream...? (grin)
          • Jon, you've never had "moments" on a passage?
            • Certainly, all the time...
              • Hmmmmm I do have to admit I enjoy sailing for the sake of sailing...
                • Haven't heard that word for almost 20 years
                • Me too. Definite role separation on my boat...
                  • interesting Larry
                    • I admit
                  • That is similar to our situation...
                    • PLB vs. VHF
                      • Coastal or bay: VHF, offshore: PLB, but why don't they have both?
                        • I have the same impression about jacklines
                          • people die using jacklines
                            • High Lifelines (again)
                              • Interesting Charlie
                                • yeah Multiple clip-ins also good with dual tethers
                                  • Starzinger make a pretty good argument that you only need the short...
                              • Gonna be hard to rig on my boat - have to add the shrouds first!
                              • High lines......
                    • You mean you guys are sailing with less passionate and capable sailors? Are you mad!
                      • Sorry, Tom - but I think "sailed the west coast" might be overstating it just a tad... (grin)
                        • I'd have fun in there
                          • Larry, do they use 'sand lines' on moorings on the east coast?
                            • The only places I see sand lines
                        • As compared to my ex, who did several multi week single hand sails, including one sit out through a hurricane
                          • When friends Iain and Fiona got into a desperate fix, Fiona took over.
                        • One experienced, one not. A first? Tania Aebi, no experience. Mistake?
                          • Comparing Charlotte Kaufmann to Tania Aebi is another stretch...
                            • We will. I'm in their supporting group. No doubt, having sailed with babies gives me a different perspective.
                          • Funny... we are all inexperienced until we get there.
                        • Jon the reality is that the 26 miles to Catalina is only from one spot on the coast...
                          • Sure, Gene - I've spent a fair amount of time in SoCal, I'm somewhat familiar with the layout of the area... (grin)
                            • Not really a hint. I haven't analyzsed their blogs.
                              • "As ready as most for their first ocean crossing", huh...?
                              • Well I was reading their blogs for a month or so before this happened
                    • ...and mine as well. Her MOB drill-step 1, untie the dinghy.
                      • Interesting
                        • Statistically, I think a car accident is only a matter of time.
                      • That's a pretty good plan, Tom...
                      • Not a bad plan, if you are towing a dinghy.
                        • My rules only work for me. We're never offshore more than a couple days.
                        • I tow my inflatable--once upside down
                          • I had a friend do that in Penobscot Bay with his inflatable. He had an 8hp Nissan on it.
        • Quite a financial set back to get over. I hope they still have the dream.
          • i'm not sure it was 'they', although
          • Lots of folks have stepped up to help...