[Rhodes22-list] Around the World Solo

[Steven Alm]

On a somewhat similar note, a couple of boys right out of high school here
have embarked on a 70-90 day voyage paddling a canoe from Chaska, MN
(Minneapolis suburb) to the Hudson Bay.  They're retracing the same trip
made by Eric Severeid back in the 30's.  Severeid wrote a book about the
adventure called "Paddling With the Cree" which has been a favorite among
Minnesota canoeists for decades.

The boys accelerated their graduation so they could get a jump on their
trip.  They're about 40 days into it now.  They paddled southwest on the
Minnesota river around to the Red River, up into Canada and have crossed
Lake Winnipeg.  They paddle about 40 miles a day.  Now comes a long push
through rapids and portages as they descend in altitude to the Hudson Bay.
There has been quite an outpouring of well-wishers and support.  Good luck,
guys!

Their site:  http://www.colton-seanhudsonbay.com/index.html

On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 7:32 PM, Peter Thorn <pthorn at nc.rr.com> wrote:

>
> I think a kid in a 36 footer is completely sane compared to the "Around in
> Ten" concept.  These people are really nuts, and the boats are low cost
> enough that almost anybody with a garage and some tools can compete. The
> designs look interesting, though. http://www.aroundinten.com/designers.htm
>
> PT
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Bill Effros
> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 10:47 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Around the World Solo
>
> I don't know.
>
> Solo sailing around the world is dumb no matter what your age.  Why do
> we encourage this kind of nonsense.
>
> When you are cruising does everybody go to sleep at the same time, put
> the boat on auto-pilot, and dream they won't die while nobody is on watch?
>
> Not on my boat!
>
> This kid's parents set this up to make money.  There is no excuse for
> it, and no responsible parent would permit it, much less encourage it.
>
> The kid doesn't know any better--can't blame him.
>
> BTW -- whatever really happened to Steve Fossett?  (Another nut in whom
> we invested far too much treasure to glorify his ego.  If we made these
> people pay for their own rescues there would be a lot less of this stuff.)
>
> Not grumpy this morning, I've just seen this story way too often, and
> somebody in the sailing community has got to start saying "this is NOT
> the thing to do, and NOT what we should encourage our children to do."
> It almost always ends badly.
>
> Bill Effros
>
> Brad Haslett wrote:
> > Hank,
> >
> > Neat, seems like a sharp kid.  I hope he doesn't make the mistake that
> Tanya
> > Abei did ("Maiden Voyage") and get lonely for some of the opposite sex.
> It
> > cost her a record because she had company for part of the sail.  Now what
> he
> > does in port doesn't count.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 7:45 PM, Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Good Morning Fellow Rhodies,
> >>
> >> The Islander list clued me into a young man attempting to set the record
> >> for
> >> the youngest solo circumnavigation of the world.  See
> >> http://www.zacsunderland.com/index.html.
> >>
> >> The neat thing to me is that he is doing it in an Islander 36, which is
> >> what
> >> I used to own.
> >>
> >> Hank
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