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Al
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Initially Posted - 08/15/2005 :  15:12:36  Show Profile
During this lull in posts, you might want to check out Graeme Kendall's attempt at a solo circumnavigation by way of the Northwest Passage. No small feat!

http://www.astralexpress.com/

Something we could all aspire to....!
Al Maniccia
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Marina Del Rey, CA
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 08/15/2005 :  19:59:44  Show Profile
Hate those flying fish! I quickly got tired of cleaning them off the deck each morning during my commercial fishing days.
Edited by - Tom Potter on 08/15/2005 20:40:51
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Bubba
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Response Posted - 08/15/2005 :  20:15:18  Show Profile
Quite a feat!
That "Advanced Track" system he's using with his sat phone is impressive:
http://www.advancedtrack.net/adtrack/astralexpress.asp
Hey Oscar, another gadget for ya! We can all watch you sail to Florida this fall.
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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 08/15/2005 :  23:11:38  Show Profile
Tompotter wrote: <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> Hate those flying fish! I quickly got tired of cleaning them off the deck each morning during my commercial fishing days.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

Can you imagine what goes through the flying fish's mind as it lands on deck? "Okay, I'm flying now, baby. Free as a, um, a flying fish! Yeah! Look at me go! I'm baaaad! Who's your Da...what the...? Uh oh. Oh squid, this is gonna hurt!" THUD


Thanks Al for the link to the solo circumnav site.

Steve

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Ben
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Response Posted - 08/17/2005 :  15:18:29  Show Profile
In his book Sailing Alone Around the World, Joshua Slocum said he often dined on the flying fish he found on his deck each morning. I wonder how they taste.
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 08/17/2005 :  17:22:00  Show Profile
Ben - cleaned and sauteed whole in butter they are delicious!!
Derek
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Lightnup
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Response Posted - 08/17/2005 :  18:10:08  Show Profile
Just like manatee.
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Al
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Response Posted - 08/26/2005 :  15:21:25  Show Profile
I was just checking Graeme's progress, and I'm sad to report he's decided the conditions weren't right to continue and he's turned back.

http://www.astralexpress.com

I thought <i>I</i> felt bad having to turn around from Catalina once, I can't imagine how bad he feels.....
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