Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: American Sailor Rescued After 3 Days Adrift at Sea on Disabled Yacht Off Tip

He would be far from the "first"! Robin Lee Graham beat him by 35 years, or would have if not for the fact that it was later determined that his Wife, Patty was aboard for a short leg of the journey. Still, I'm sure that at least one (or more?) solo sailors have made circumnavigations starting and ending on the West Coast of the USA before this guy tried. Rod Johnson, "NODROG" 1970 CAL 21 #285 On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:30:33 -0000 "mtkennedy1" <mt… [at] cox.net> writes: --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Stirling" <bruce@...> wrote: > > Is the following true? > > "Barnes left Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 28, hoping to be the first > solo sailor from the West Coast to circumnavigate the globe." > I think so. That's why I wonder about his preparation. These people who want to be "first" don't always prepare properly. I don't know his history but lots of people have sailed around Cape Horn. It is not that difficult if you are properly prepared but he only made it to the western side before being wiped out. That is not much of an accomplishment. More of a pratfall. If he had rounded, then got into trouble later in his voyage, I'd be more impressed. Mike Kennedy Conquest Cal 40 # 96