A Thousand Days at Sea

[Lloyd Franks]

Here's an article from today's New York Times for some interesting reading. The links do not seem to be hooked up yet, but will eventually allow us to follow along. Quite ambitious.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-L ... ref=slogin

[James V]

He posted in another forum. His "at sea" also includes being at anchor but not setting foot on shore. Not quite the same as being in deep water for 1000 days. Although a good time none the less.

[Bransher]

"55-year-old Reid Stowe and his 23-year-old girlfriend, Soanya"........Reading stories like this gives hope to older codgers like me.

[NiceAft]

Pretty gutsy for that young woman who has never sailed more than the Hudson River.

In one of our postings someone was asking about fishing from a Mac. The getup that this boat has for constantly trolling sounds like whoever started that thread should contact this guy!

After being confined to that boat for thrice around the world in a thousand days, I wonder if their first words after being back on land again will be "marry me" or "See Ya"?


Ray

[pokerrick1]

I already read this story in the Times and my first thought was they will never make it because she doesn't have enough sailing experience and because they haven't known each other long enough. Three years in basically the same room??? I hope NEITHER one of them gets killed

Rick

[Bransher]

I have read many books of experienced sailors traversing the Southern Ocean in small yachts. I just can not imagine someone who has never been out in the open ocean in any kind of boat wanting to do this. I'm guessing that Reid has never fully explained to Soanya what awaits her at the bottom of the world.
I experienced some bad weather off the Virginia capes in a 376 foot long 2,200 ton Naval Destroyer that was an eye opener to me. But I can't imagine the Southern Ocean in a 70 foot boat. She is going to cry uncle and bail out at the first opportunity.

[waternwaves]

Lets see..

an attractive woman seeing only one man for 3 years..........

That my friends................is an extremely rare woman.

Hopefully they used something better than the NASA astronaut screening process....... to determine their compatability.


I have to say tho.....
I bet most of the men on this board.....Have one woman in mind that they would seriously consider such an adventure with.

My guess is the woman who could do that with me tho.....probably lives in a cabin in the alaska wilderness or great slave lake or some such isolation.

given the opportunity with the right woman????.........dont go there D

[beene]

I read this and think I could not see lasting more than 30 days on a boat that size with ANYBODY without going ashore often and getting some time to myself.

Most of my retired friends, a couple months after retirement, wake up one morning and realize they can't stand spending so much time with their wives and vise versa, so they both end up finding things to do apart so they don't end up killing each other.

[kmclemore]

I don't think anyone could do that trip with me. I think if they did, one of us would soon be alone. The other would be a meal.

[Mac Ziggy]

I think it is an unnecessary risk to have her on the cruise. If he becomes incapacitated in any way she cannot handle the ship. That puts both at risk. It's not worth it.

[waternwaves]

if they truly do sail....... in 6 months they probably will be as good or better sailors than most of us will be......

That is one school the grades are delivered very quickly.

[Idle Time]

Somebody is going to live my dream....

[Alex]

767 days to remain at sea....
http://1000days.net/home/index.php?opti ... e&Itemid=1

[johnnyonspot]

How about some of the members of this forum launch our own extended sailing tour? Hmmm, who should go...? I know, how about me, Louis Holub, RichandLori and... Eric, yeah, how does that sound? How long do you think we would last? All one-thousand days?

[richandlori]

HA ha.....ya....that would be kinda like Mutiny on the Bounty!

But seriously...the guys a nut!