Re: Solo Cir***navigation

On Jun 16, 10:31 am, "Wilbur Hubbard" <wilburhubb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> "Scott ***ton" <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> news:MPG.22bf8c85f21449b69896a0@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Zac departed on leg 1 of his quest this weekend:
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> >http://www.zacsunderland.com/blog/2008_06_14_archive.html
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> > I'll be keeping an eye on this.  What an experience this will be for
> > him.
>
> He'll fail. I doubt he manages even a single ocean crossing. As for
actually
> completing a cir***navigation; there ain't a snowball's chance of hell
of
> that ever happening. When will they ever learn that a cir***navigation
is
> not something to trifle with?
>
> Wilbur Hubbard

In 1999, Jesse Martin sailed around the world solo and unassisted. In
a 34-foot yacht named Lionheart, the 17-year-old Australian used no
fossil fuels, received no supplies or visitors, and never stepped off
the boat for the entire 10-month trip.