Poor Skippy!

[Sir Gregory Hall, Esq.]

Skippy turned out to be a credit to my ability to predict
the future.

Many long years ago I predicted Skippy's cruising life was
doomed to FAILURE because he was married and we all know
that wives can't possibly embrace a sailboat as a home or
*nest* as it's a nest women cherish. We all know any nest
must be firmly attached to some sort of a firmament.

Turns out I was 100% correct because, by hook and crook,
Skippy's wife put the thumbscrews to him and turned and
turned until he hollered "UNCLE" and followed her meekly
to a lubberly life ashore for the remainder of his days.

Oh well, may he be succored by his dreams.

[b***@nowhere.org]

On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:17:19 -0400, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."

Post by Sir Gregory Hall, Esq.
Skippy turned out to be a credit to my ability to predict
the future.
Many long years ago I predicted Skippy's cruising life was
doomed to FAILURE because he was married and we all know
that wives can't possibly embrace a sailboat as a home or
*nest* as it's a nest women cherish. We all know any nest
must be firmly attached to some sort of a firmament.
Turns out I was 100% correct because, by hook and crook,
Skippy's wife put the thumbscrews to him and turned and
turned until he hollered "UNCLE" and followed her meekly
to a lubberly life ashore for the remainder of his days.
Oh well, may he be succored by his dreams.

One can only speculate on which is better, a permanent life ashore or
a life permanently moored?
--
Cheers,

Bruce

[Sir Gregory Hall, Esq.]

Post by b***@nowhere.org
On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:17:19 -0400, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."

Post by Sir Gregory Hall, Esq.
Skippy turned out to be a credit to my ability to predict
the future.
Many long years ago I predicted Skippy's cruising life was
doomed to FAILURE because he was married and we all know
that wives can't possibly embrace a sailboat as a home or
*nest* as it's a nest women cherish. We all know any nest
must be firmly attached to some sort of a firmament.
Turns out I was 100% correct because, by hook and crook,
Skippy's wife put the thumbscrews to him and turned and
turned until he hollered "UNCLE" and followed her meekly
to a lubberly life ashore for the remainder of his days.
Oh well, may he be succored by his dreams.

One can only speculate on which is better, a permanent life ashore or
a life permanently moored?

Says a lubber stuck in the third world due to the fact
that his circumnavigation was cut short by constant
nagging from the distaff side.

LOL

[b***@nowhere.org]

On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 20:50:51 -0400, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."

Post by Sir Gregory Hall, Esq.

Post by b***@nowhere.org
On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:17:19 -0400, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."

Post by Sir Gregory Hall, Esq.
Skippy turned out to be a credit to my ability to predict
the future.
Many long years ago I predicted Skippy's cruising life was
doomed to FAILURE because he was married and we all know
that wives can't possibly embrace a sailboat as a home or
*nest* as it's a nest women cherish. We all know any nest
must be firmly attached to some sort of a firmament.
Turns out I was 100% correct because, by hook and crook,
Skippy's wife put the thumbscrews to him and turned and
turned until he hollered "UNCLE" and followed her meekly
to a lubberly life ashore for the remainder of his days.
Oh well, may he be succored by his dreams.

One can only speculate on which is better, a permanent life ashore or
a life permanently moored?

Says a lubber stuck in the third world due to the fact
that his circumnavigation was cut short by constant
nagging from the distaff side.
LOL

Actually not. I got married after I got here.

But one can only gaze in awe at one who speaks so authoritatively
about circumnavigations. But then of course, you have circumnavigated
the bay, which one assumes makes you an expert on circumnavigations.
--
Cheers,

Bruce

[Paul Cassel]

Post by Sir Gregory Hall, Esq.
Skippy turned out to be a credit to my ability to predict
the future.

How'd you learn of this?


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On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:17:19 -0400, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."

Post by Sir Gregory Hall, Esq.
Skippy turned out to be a credit to my ability to predict
the future.
Many long years ago I predicted Skippy's cruising life was
doomed to FAILURE because he was married and we all know
that wives can't possibly embrace a sailboat as a home or
*nest* as it's a nest women cherish. We all know any nest
must be firmly attached to some sort of a firmament.
Turns out I was 100% correct because, by hook and crook,
Skippy's wife put the thumbscrews to him and turned and
turned until he hollered "UNCLE" and followed her meekly
to a lubberly life ashore for the remainder of his days.
Oh well, may he be succored by his dreams.

===

We ran across Skip, his wife and the Flying Pig in the Abacos last
May. They were very much afloat then and they still are.

[Sir Gregory Hall, Esq.]

Post by b***@nowhere.org
On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:17:19 -0400, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."

Post by Sir Gregory Hall, Esq.
Skippy turned out to be a credit to my ability to predict
the future.
Many long years ago I predicted Skippy's cruising life was
doomed to FAILURE because he was married and we all know
that wives can't possibly embrace a sailboat as a home or
*nest* as it's a nest women cherish. We all know any nest
must be firmly attached to some sort of a firmament.
Turns out I was 100% correct because, by hook and crook,
Skippy's wife put the thumbscrews to him and turned and
turned until he hollered "UNCLE" and followed her meekly
to a lubberly life ashore for the remainder of his days.
Oh well, may he be succored by his dreams.

===
We ran across Skip, his wife and the Flying Pig in the Abacos last
May. They were very much afloat then and they still are.

WRONG! Skippy posted soon after that that he had to return
to Florida again because his grandmother-in-law had fallen
and broken her hip or arm or some such. Since she's about
90 years old she needs someone to look after her.

So, until she recovers, Skippy and Lydia are shorebound
playing nursemaid. The old lady might live to 100 or
more needing looking after so that's ten more years
out of Skippy's cruising dream. By that time, either he
or Lydia will come down with some infirmity of their own
that will keep them landbound.

His cruising days are OVER! It's probably all for the
best as it never really dawned on Skippy what cruising
was really all about - it most certainly isn't all about
sailing a condo!

[w***@hotmail.com]

On Sun, 01 Nov 2015 11:22:25 -0500, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."

Post by Sir Gregory Hall, Esq.

Post by w***@hotmail.com
We ran across Skip, his wife and the Flying Pig in the Abacos last
May. They were very much afloat then and they still are.

WRONG! Skippy posted soon after that that he had to return
to Florida

===

Florida is still very much afloat is it not?

[b***@nowhere.org]

On Sun, 01 Nov 2015 11:22:25 -0500, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."

Post by Sir Gregory Hall, Esq.

Post by b***@nowhere.org
On Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:17:19 -0400, "Sir Gregory Hall, Esq."

Post by Sir Gregory Hall, Esq.
Skippy turned out to be a credit to my ability to predict
the future.
Many long years ago I predicted Skippy's cruising life was
doomed to FAILURE because he was married and we all know
that wives can't possibly embrace a sailboat as a home or
*nest* as it's a nest women cherish. We all know any nest
must be firmly attached to some sort of a firmament.
Turns out I was 100% correct because, by hook and crook,
Skippy's wife put the thumbscrews to him and turned and
turned until he hollered "UNCLE" and followed her meekly
to a lubberly life ashore for the remainder of his days.
Oh well, may he be succored by his dreams.

===
We ran across Skip, his wife and the Flying Pig in the Abacos last
May. They were very much afloat then and they still are.

WRONG! Skippy posted soon after that that he had to return
to Florida again because his grandmother-in-law had fallen
and broken her hip or arm or some such. Since she's about
90 years old she needs someone to look after her.
So, until she recovers, Skippy and Lydia are shorebound
playing nursemaid. The old lady might live to 100 or
more needing looking after so that's ten more years
out of Skippy's cruising dream. By that time, either he
or Lydia will come down with some infirmity of their own
that will keep them landbound.
His cruising days are OVER! It's probably all for the
best as it never really dawned on Skippy what cruising
was really all about - it most certainly isn't all about
sailing a condo!

I see. "Logic in Action", from the doyen of sailors.

But then, one can only speculate on how someone that is seemingly
fixed in place in the bay of some good forsaken spot on a tiny island
can be so wise in the ways of sailors. From reading a sailing magazine
one supposes.

The vaunted navigator... of the printed page.
--
Cheers,

Bruce

[Paul Cassel]

Post by Sir Gregory Hall, Esq.
WRONG! Skippy posted soon after that that he had to return
to Florida again because his grandmother-in-law had fallen
and broken her hip or arm or some such. Since she's about
90 years old she needs someone to look after her.

We who have families have obligations to those families. I did see that
post but so what? You really sneer at him for taking care of MIL?

I've seen bitter people in my life, but you take the cake.

-paul


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Post by Paul Cassel

Post by Sir Gregory Hall, Esq.
WRONG! Skippy posted soon after that that he had to return
to Florida again because his grandmother-in-law had fallen
and broken her hip or arm or some such. Since she's about
90 years old she needs someone to look after her.

We who have families have obligations to those families. I did see that
post but so what? You really sneer at him for taking care of MIL?
I've seen bitter people in my life, but you take the cake.
-paul
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He has no one and obviously no one cares for him.
--
Cheers,

Bruce

[Paul Cassel]

Post by b***@nowhere.org
He has no one and obviously no one cares for him.
--

Clearly a bitterness shines through his posts about Skip. I think you
hit it square.

-paul


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Post by Paul Cassel

Post by b***@nowhere.org
He has no one and obviously no one cares for him.
--

Clearly a bitterness shines through his posts about Skip. I think you
hit it square.

The pitiful thing is that people have made extremely long voyages in
boats smaller than his. Here is a reference to a young Hungarian who
circumnavigated in a 6 metre sail boat. I met the guy in Thailand and
he is a nice down to earth bloke, Not the "look at me, I am a hero
type" at all.

So he could go cruising, if he wanted to do something other then just
play the fool on the Internet.
--
Cheers,

Bruce

[w***@hotmail.com]

Post by b***@nowhere.org
The pitiful thing is that people have made extremely long voyages in
boats smaller than his. Here is a reference to a young Hungarian who
circumnavigated in a 6 metre sail boat. I met the guy in Thailand and
he is a nice down to earth bloke, Not the "look at me, I am a hero
type" at all.
http://youtu.be/h167pT8u_Cg
So he could go cruising, if he wanted to do something other then just
play the fool on the Internet.

===

Down in the Caribbean islands we've seen boats as small as 22 feet
that have sailed trans-Atlantic from Europe.

[b***@nowhere.org]

Post by w***@hotmail.com

Post by b***@nowhere.org
The pitiful thing is that people have made extremely long voyages in
boats smaller than his. Here is a reference to a young Hungarian who
circumnavigated in a 6 metre sail boat. I met the guy in Thailand and
he is a nice down to earth bloke, Not the "look at me, I am a hero
type" at all.
http://youtu.be/h167pT8u_Cg
So he could go cruising, if he wanted to do something other then just
play the fool on the Internet.

===
Down in the Caribbean islands we've seen boats as small as 22 feet
that have sailed trans-Atlantic from Europe.

Years ago a couple of Brits crossed in an 18 ft. boat and I suspect
that even smaller have by now.

I asked the Hungarian about crossing large bodies of water and he said
something that (I suspect) most people don't think about. He said that
carrying enough food and water meant he had to sleep in the cockpit
for the first part of any crossing because the cabin was full of food,
water and supplies. When I saw him in Phuket, and I'm sure that he had
only come up from Singapore, there was just about enough room in the
cabin to lay down on the floor :-)
--
Cheers,

Bruce

[Paul Cassel]

Post by b***@nowhere.org
Years ago a couple of Brits crossed in an 18 ft. boat and I suspect
that even smaller have by now.
I asked the Hungarian about crossing large bodies of water and he said
something that (I suspect) most people don't think about. He said that
carrying enough food and water meant he had to sleep in the cockpit
for the first part of any crossing because the cabin was full of food,
water and supplies. When I saw him in Phuket, and I'm sure that he had
only come up from Singapore, there was just about enough room in the
cabin to lay down on the floor :-)
--

The Brits have an informal class of small boats which do long ocean
voyages. They're called cockleshell boats and resemble a large row boat
with most of the open covered so a small, can't stand in it, cabin
exists. This, of course, makes the open ocean sailing feasible or the
boat would swamp at the first blow.

I met a guy with such a boat. He'd sailed from Vancouver, BC to SoCal.
He had no issues sailing anywhere in the world in his little wooden craft.

-paul


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[Skip Gundlach]

"Sir Gregory Hall, Esq." wrote in message news:***@4ax.com...

... stuff and nonsense.

I'm way behind in my logs, but came back to the Bahamas after getting MIL
back on her feet and independent.

You've not heard a lot from me of late because I've been traveling on land,
for many reasons, some of them family, and some rowing affiliations (which
will also take me to Philadelphia 12-15 May16 for the anniversary of my 3rd
of 4 medals [three of which were gold] for collegiate rowing during my time
in college).

Depending on some other stuff which may come up after the first, I expect to
be back in the Bahamas yet again; 300 new entry fee beats 400 plus a diver
every month in Vero Beach...

As to all the Neal Bashing, enjoy yourselves. Neal and I understand each
other :{)) - I used to flummox both Bob and him (in his many personas, all
well done and separated) on a regular basis...

Right now I'm listening to my granddaughter, a composer, singing and playing
some of her music; tomorrow we're going to the math and science university
classes my other granddaughter (here) is taking, with her, before we go to
help her finish the rework of a motorcycle gas tank she is rehabbing. Then
I'm off to help my son build a deck, before going to the SSCA meeting in
Melbourne...

L8R, y'all


Skip


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