[TalBlack]

Over the years I’ve heard many seafaring types opine that a two man crew going out like this is foolish unless the boat is controllable by one man and both are equal in their knowledge of the sea and the ship. Action breaks fast on the ocean and any lack in the seafarer’s response can be fatal in mere seconds.

In my own ignorant opinion these two people, especially him, aren’t showing enough respect for the most powerful and terrifying element on the earth.

[Pentagon Leatherneck]

I just sent this to my son, who is in final training for his crew aboard S/V Lucky, preparing to sail their self-built (teak/oak/mahogany) 72-foot schooner from Khao Lak Thailand to Georgetown, SC via the IO, Cape of Goos Hope, and across the Atlantic. He’s got a crew of 10, with a goodly amount of experience at sea. He’s been over in Phu Ket since the Tsunami, building fishing boats (10-meter “Longtails”) for the fishermen who got wiped out in the Tsunami.

TC

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> a two man crew going out like this is foolish...

Tis a dream of many a sailor. May she learn the sea quickly.