Single Handed 84 Year Old Rescued off Easter Island

[rubyjean]

Originally Posted by tropicalescape

Oh no ,not the colorblind test and whoever wrote that comment about bears snakes and Indians well I dont think you got it quite right thou I get the meaning,the indians are(were) more analogious to poison ivy than any "real " threat....poor ignorant fools that we are!..and I think the old man that was rescued from the sea should try it again as soon as possible....DVC

Me too!!at 85...........Michael....

[bobconnie]

We atta take up a collection for him !! everybody over 60 !! kick in to give him another chance !! Bob and Connie

[rubyjean]

Originally Posted by bobconnie

We atta take up a collection for him !! everybody over 60 !! kick in to give him another chance !! Bob and Connie

Add me to the list, Rubyjean & Wayward Wench will help....Michael..

[Bluefuss]

Count me in, i'd love to think i had something to do with his 1st successful trip. Oh and nice work Canibul!

[jibman]

just joined here today......not sure how to atart a new thread...kind of slow at these things lol

[s/v Fais Do Do]

I was just on Easter Island and saw the P-3 fly past. Glad they found him! May his spirit never die!

[chala]

Pushing the button on an EPIRB normally save money it is why they have been made compulsory. Pushing the button does not mean that you will be rescued.

[SurferShane]

I thought my Grandfather was a legend for getting a new push bike for his 80th! Hell this old fellow out there sailing solo around the cape is so cool. If anything, at least he is proving I have another forty good years on the water left; well maybe if I keep going for it like him?

[captain58sailin]

Hey Canibul, being patted down at the airport is the most action my crotch sees for a couple of months at a time, enjoy the attention where you get it. And they do have a sailor evaluation department in the USA, it is the USCG, and they do set fairly rigorous standards for us mariners, those of us who do it for money as well as love. I was running charters down in Florida in my 20s for a winter gig, and I met many old timers that had sacrificed their lives to the company for 40 years for a "Retirement" in Florida, and they appeared to be empty husks waiting to fall over into a grave, they made a strong imprint on me and I swore by all that was holy that I would not end up like that. I have every intention of dying at sea, hopefully at the helm of my own vessel at the tender age of 96. The last thing I need in the world is a "nanny" telling me when I have to swallow my anchor. I say good on sailing around the Horn at 84, and if it takes a dozen times who cares?

[Geoduck]

Captain 58 -Right on! Me too!
Let me know when you're ready for the Vallhala cruise - I'll be your deck hand - you're boat is fancier than mine! Might as well go out in style!

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by captain58sailin

Hey Canibul, being patted down at the airport is the most action my crotch sees for a couple of months at a time, enjoy the attention where you get it. And they do have a sailor evaluation department in the USA, it is the USCG, and they do set fairly rigorous standards for us mariners, those of us who do it for money as well as love. I was running charters down in Florida in my 20s for a winter gig, and I met many old timers that had sacrificed their lives to the company for 40 years for a "Retirement" in Florida, and they appeared to be empty husks waiting to fall over into a grave, they made a strong imprint on me and I swore by all that was holy that I would not end up like that. I have every intention of dying at sea, hopefully at the helm of my own vessel at the tender age of 96. The last thing I need in the world is a "nanny" telling me when I have to swallow my anchor. I say good on sailing around the Horn at 84, and if it takes a dozen times who cares?

Why 96... does the thought of getting old scare you....
or are 97 or 95 unlucky numbers....
Just asking...

[chala]

So according to some how old do you need to be to be younger than Laura Deckker?

[captain58sailin]

I once had a lady seer tell me that I would live to be 96, she also told me she saw me in a convertible with 2 women, which turned out to be a '71 Chevy Blazer with the top off and a couple of grand mothers, oh well, close, but no banana, I was 19 at the time. You bet Geoduck, I just don't know when that cruise will be, but I'll keep you posted. I got a couple more years in the traces before I go back to doing my own thing full time.