Greta hitches a ride on La Vagabonde

[john61ct]

Originally Posted by verb88

you are correct.

I should have said developmental disorder, not learning disability

Actually most in the community see it as just a different style of thinking and being in the world, not at all something to be "corrected" or criticized, not even just tolerated but fully accepted even embraced.

Since more mainstream neurotypical people have been suppressing them, even shutting them away throughout history, that will take some adjustments on society's part, just as with non-binary gender differences.

[Hardhead]

Originally Posted by Shrew

She could to be a little less 'hysterical' in her delivery. I don't need to be lecture-screamed at by a 16 year old girl who sounds like she's having a temper tantrum. The message is excellent, but she needs to work on her delivery for me to take her seriously.

Well - she, and her entire generation, have a lot more at stake than we do. I didn't get a sense of hysterical delivery, but I think we will in the next few years. From insurance rates...

[SV Melody]

Originally Posted by intervivos

I have a feeling the outcome for La Vagabond will be just the opposite. People who like sailing shows to get away from politics will leave...along with their dollars. The young radical folks will flock to the the show and watch a few shows, until the next hip topic takes off.

Take a look at the comments on this "news" article. Absolutely brutal.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art....html#comments

Bring this back to sailing, not sure I would want to sail a light performance cat in the atlantic this time of year....I hope stardom hasn't clouded their judgement and this ends badly. Do they even have AIS? Couldn't find them....

I watch the sailing channels to get away from 'politics'. The past few years of 'politics' being crammed into everyone's brains 24/7 cost me my marriage and a number of other problems. I wish 'politics' would just leave me alone and quit following me everywhere all the time, yapping and screaming about pointless minutiae and then making me pay for it all with ever increasing taxes and ever more worthless 'money'. I really hope this doesn't impact LV too badly. My boat is my refuge from all that bickering and backstabbing... I don't think I'd be interested in picking a side using my livelihood to do it. My experience is that mixing politics and work will typically result in unemployment and fast.

[a64pilot]

Originally Posted by double u

interesting, isn’t it: the loudest enthusiasm screaming for the most radical, go-for-broke (end?) solutions historically was alway created by persons mentally disturbed to some degree...

I know you didn’t mean mentally disturbed as an insult.

But you may be surprised at how many of the “Greats” likely had Aspergers. From Lindburg, Einstein, Archimedes, Issac Newton to name a few.
Here are a few others
https://www.appliedbehavioranalysisp...tism-spectrum/

[Davy J]

Attention whores, attention whoring, whodathunk it..............

[admiralslater]

Just because Greta is sailing with them does not mean they will go into politics. It is just a kid who has a belief that resonates with lots of people . Even if she and the science is all wrong ( which I doubt) what is the down side ? Cleaner air and water ,less respiratory issues , less garbage in the water. You are right who would want that .

[Hardhead]

Originally Posted by intervivos

I have a feeling the outcome for La Vagabond will be just the opposite. People who like sailing shows to get away from politics will leave...along with their dollars. The young radical folks will flock to the the show and watch a few shows, until the next hip topic takes off.

Take a look at the comments on this "news" article. Absolutely brutal.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art....html#comments

Bring this back to sailing, not sure I would want to sail a light performance cat in the atlantic this time of year....I hope stardom hasn't clouded their judgement and this ends badly. Do they even have AIS? Couldn't find them....

There's a lot of vocal criticism of climate change science on-line, and in certain opinion media, but much less in the real world I believe. All the people under 40 that I know consider it to be scientific fact. It will be interesting if it has any effect Vagabond's popularity, either way. I'd bet it increases, if anything at all, but I'm wrong a lot.

[hpeer]

When are they intending to leave and what route?

[Budawang]

Originally Posted by SV Melody

I watch the sailing channels to get away from 'politics'. The past few years of 'politics' being crammed into everyone's brains 24/7 cost me my marriage and a number of other problems. I wish 'politics' would just leave me alone and quit following me everywhere all the time, yapping and screaming about pointless minutiae and then making me pay for it all with ever increasing taxes and ever more worthless 'money'. I really hope this doesn't impact LV too badly. My boat is my refuge from all that bickering and backstabbing... I don't think I'd be interested in picking a side using my livelihood to do it. My experience is that mixing politics and work will typically result in unemployment and fast.

Politics is indeed increasingly toxic. It's sad that climate change has become a political football and just another part of the pointless culture wars. It should be seen as a scientific issue ultimately requiring an engineering solution.

Having just completed a six month cruise I know exactly what you mean about getting away form all the toxic politics. What a relief! However, there's no getting away form the harsh reality of climate change. As we cruised down the east coast of Australia the dust and smoke haze constantly reminded us of the devastation being wrought by the unprecedented drought.

[Macblaze]

Originally Posted by hpeer

When are they intending to leave and what route?

Already on their way, and as far as I can tell their route is straight into the red bits !

https://forecast.predictwind.com/tra...ingLaVagabonde

[Suijin]

Originally Posted by Macblaze

Already on their way, and as far as I can tell their route is straight into the red bits !

https://forecast.predictwind.com/tra...ingLaVagabonde

Fortunately red turns to green by the time they get to the stream. Trying to figure out what course they are going to take through the next five days. There are no obvious solutions. Should be interesting to watch.

[Hardhead]

Originally Posted by Macblaze

Already on their way, and as far as I can tell their route is straight into the red bits !

https://forecast.predictwind.com/tra...ingLaVagabonde

Neat tracking. They're passing over some good fishing canyons right now..

[Peregrine1983]

Originally Posted by Budawang

. It's sad that climate change has become a political football and just another part of the pointless culture wars. It should be seen as a scientific issue ultimately requiring an engineering solution.

Well said. Amen to that.

[Matt Johnson]

Originally Posted by Suijin

Fortunately red turns to green by the time they get to the stream. Trying to figure out what course they are going to take through the next five days. There are no obvious solutions. Should be interesting to watch.

They are going to get some bumps along the way, but based on a quick look at Windy, I'd head to 30 degrees and hide from the stuff coming later this week. Winds look good down there now, but since they are trying to keep from running the motors, it may not work in the end if they get the typical highs/calms being that low.


Matt

[Wotname]

It has always been easier to shoot the messenger rather than deal with the message.