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| 1673.1 | | ATSE::GOODWIN | | Tue Mar 05 1991 19:28 | 13 |
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Dynamite: Entertaining idea. I wish I had had some that day the
48' stinkpot named "Triple K" almost swamped our little sail boat on
the Chesapeake Bay.
Dogs: My dog might hear better but she'd keep it a secret just to
spite me. If we were attacked, she'd probably bite me and join up with
the pirates.
:-)
Dick
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| 1673.2 | | SHIPS::GOUGH_P | Pete Gough | Wed Mar 06 1991 05:52 | 14 |
| I am a great fan of Tristram Jones and have read all of his books. The
one describing his childhood is especially very good. "A Steady Trade".
I think however that you could perhaps be taking too literally his
somewhat quirky Welsh sense of humour. Remember to most Brits the
carrying of firearms is an anathama and the dynamite is somewhat
overkill.........
The dropping of an anchor and Warping in I suspect relates to the
approach without an engine. I note Don Street in Iolaire does the same.
Pete
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| 1673.3 | | CHRCHL::GERMAIN | Improvise! Adapt! Overcome! | Wed Mar 06 1991 11:47 | 11 |
| Pete,
Well, actually, he sails with an engine as well. Recommends it (for
cruising). Another reason that he likes to achor and warp in is that,
if the wind is off the sea, he keeps the anchor out there and that
keeps the boat from scrunching up on the dock.
As to his sense of humor - it IS a pretty funny book. Perhaps I took
it too literally in places. :^)
Gregg
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| 1673.4 | Maybe he wasn't joking | RIPPLE::ROTHENBER_DA | | Mon Mar 25 1991 14:01 | 21 |
| Re .0:
I don't know whether Mr. Jones was joking about the dynamite or not,
but I think he was at least somewhat serious. I am not an experienced
marksman, nor am I a hero of any sort. I ran a charter boat out of
Phukhet, Thailand for a while. Pirates, or thieves, were abundant.
Our weapon of choice (boat owners were concerned about our security)
was also 'point and shoot': a sawed-off shotgun. The theory is that you
can be shaking in your boots and remove your problems with a minimum of
skill. Even for marksman, a rolling boat is not a stable platform.
Dynamite is a bit more extreme and you might have to worry about
collateral damage (yourself or your boat) if your throwing arm is weak.
By the way, we never did have to resort to using the shotgun. Problems
we were having with theft disappeared when we hired a watchman
recommended by one of the locals. Unbeknownst to us, Yoi's
adversaries had a history of disappearing. Apparently, this was
generally known in the area.
Dave
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| 1673.5 | | CHRCHL::GERMAIN | Improvise! Adapt! Overcome! | Mon Mar 25 1991 14:03 | 5 |
| Just finished reading Yarns, and Heart of Oak.
They were excellent
Gregg
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| 1673.6 | | TUNER::HO | | Mon Mar 25 1991 15:27 | 11 |
| re .4
How does one pronouce "Phukhet"? A most interesting home port.
re .5
Heart of Oak hasn't anything whatsoever to do with sailing but I
couldn't put it down. More like a 1940 version of a Tom Clancy novel.
Persian Gulf enthusiasts will eat it right up.
- gene
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| 1673.7 | Diary of a Red Sea Smuggler | SELECT::SPENCER | | Mon Mar 25 1991 16:16 | 12 |
| >>> Heart of Oak hasn't anything whatsoever to do with sailing but I
>>> couldn't put it down. More like a 1940 version of a Tom Clancy novel.
>>> Persian Gulf enthusiasts will eat it right up.
Further down the same rat-hole:
Another wonderful *true* story (well, mostly, it seems) is "Diary of a Red
Sea Smuggler." There's just enough sailing in it to qualify for
peripheral mention in this notesfile, and it's both a doozy of a story and
an insight into that part of the world and its denizens.
J.
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| 1673.8 | | CHRCHL::GERMAIN | Improvise! Adapt! Overcome! | Mon Mar 25 1991 17:30 | 8 |
| Well, he at least MENTIONED that he ahd sea experience because of his
working on the sailing barge Second Apprentice.....
close enough :^)
Gregg
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| 1673.9 | a grain or a gallon | ICS::R_GREEN | Ron Green 223-8956 | Mon Mar 25 1991 17:33 | 11 |
| Tristan Jones = great story teller.
Curious, though, about how much salt to take with this sailor...
_Incredible Voyage_ : dragging a boat down 7 miles of abandoned
railroad right of way by hand??
_ICE_: the damage done to his vision and his first aid solution??
flare guns and polar bears??
Ron
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| 1673.10 | Phuket = POO-KET | RECYCL::MCBRIDE | | Tue Mar 26 1991 12:40 | 8 |
| Gene, Phuket is pronounced POO-KET. For you geography buffs, it is
located about halfway down on the western side of the Malay peninsula
on the Andaman Sea. Great sport fishing, nice beaches and the only
real charter base in the area. Currently under traveler's
advisory/warning from the State Department due to the coup there
(Thailand) last month.
Brian
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