Risky, unnecessary, silly stunt. What did she do to advance the art of sailing ? A: NOTHING. She made it, and well done. Good for her. I am sure she is a good sailor - and so what ? Did she finance, plan and execute the whole thing ? A: NO. What was the purpose of the trip ? Publicity. Just because a stunt succeeds, does not mean that it should have been attempted in the first place. It4s like people diving (racing, flyint, driving etc..) and taking silly unnecessary risks. Contemptible. Just because you can (or have) (once) cross a busy intersection at 100mph against a red light without slowing, should not mean that it is either advisable, smart, respectable or something to brag about. I am all for adventure (and have lived a life with more of it than most) and travel. Respect, mitigation of risks and ability to learn, train and measure situations are all a part of the responsibilities one assumes with the ability and choice of doing the above. Calling it a silly, risky and unnecessary stunt in no way takes away from her (very real) abilities. It4s a good accomplishment, that should not have been done, imo.

Get a life Hannu!! God Bless - Ross on 10 & 2 On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 6:24 AM, hannu venermo <hanermo@amorco.net> wrote: > Risky, unnecessary, silly stunt. > > What did she do to advance the art of sailing ? > A: NOTHING. > > She made it, and well done. Good for her. > I am sure she is a good sailor - and so what ? > > Did she finance, plan and execute the whole thing ? > A: NO. > > What was the purpose of the trip ? > Publicity. > > Just because a stunt succeeds, does not mean that it should have been > attempted in the first place. > It4s like people diving (racing, flyint, driving etc..) and taking silly > unnecessary risks. Contemptible. > > Just because you can (or have) (once) cross a busy intersection at 100mph > against a red light without slowing, should not mean that it is either > advisable, smart, respectable or something to brag about. > > I am all for adventure (and have lived a life with more of it than most) > and travel. > Respect, mitigation of risks and ability to learn, train and measure > situations are all a part of the responsibilities one assumes with the > ability and choice of doing the above. > > Calling it a silly, risky and unnecessary stunt in no way takes away from > her (very real) abilities. > It4s a good accomplishment, that should not have been done, imo. > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/passagemaking-under-power > > To unsubscribe send email to > passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com with the word > UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. > > Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World > Productions.