Yes I have to agree here and also when he had that hole in the hull from the container . He kept heeling the boat over only to see water pouring into the cabin It reminds me of Einsteins definition of insanity when you repeat the same procedure over and over again expecting to see a different result Isn't that something as sailboat owners we are all guilty of ! Haha just tryin to be funny and of course the main character made plenty of mistakes but that's Hollywood Also Yanni please can you elaborate on this situation a bit more on how you got yourself in this situation of being run down etc. sounds like a real story unlike Hollywood maybe something we can all learn something from Thanks in advance Dan 1970 corvette 31 Hull # 148
Sent from my iPhone On Oct 17, 2014, at 8:47 PM, Letsgo Sailing via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Ed, I don’t think I have heard of Farley Mowat and I am sorry to hear he > passed. > I have watched that movie and it brought some old sad memories. I don’t know > what you were expecting to see. > I was in almost the same situation in a life-raft for three days after a > freighter run me over overnight between Malta and Sicilia. It was 1976 That > movie was not an adventure to watch over a bowl of popcorn, it was about > surrender. > > Yanni Boatless in Ontario > Not for long… > > 92 Lebaron 3.0 convertible > 95 LeBaron 3.0 turbo convertible > 07 Yamaha Straotoliner S > SCRC 011059 > SRO 26-6483 > > TURBO!!!!!cause bottles are for babies and superchargers blow!!! > Which would you rather have, go fast goodies or shiny shoes? > Your feet may look good but if your engine blows you ain't going nowhere > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Ed Dooley > via CnC-List > Sent: October 17, 2014 2:36 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com; cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Farley Mowat and thanks, and All Is Lost > > Farley Mowat also had the distinction of being banned from the U.S. > He was getting on a plane in Toronto for a book tour in the U.S. when he was > told > he wasn’t allowed in. He was on a list of Anarchists, Communists, and other > ne’er do wells. > Not a book, but has anyone seen the sailing disaster film, All Is Lost, with > Robert Redford? > I had high expectations, but was pretty disappointed. > Ed > > > From: Paul Fountain <p...@seasource.ca> > To: "Richard N. Bush" <bushma...@aol.com>, "<cnc-list@cnc-list.com>" > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Farley Mowat and thanks > Message-ID: <b1e1531b-97e3-4b0b-96cf-026049d70...@seasource.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Sadly Farley Mowat recently passed away. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 17, 2014, at 9:32 AM, Richard N. Bush via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > > Sometime last spring, someone on the list mentioned that he was reading the > Farley Mowat book; "The Boat Who Wouldn't Float"; I had never heard of Mr. > Mowat, but noted that the comment was that the book was enjoyable. So I > picked up a used paperback copy on ebay. I laid it aside during spring > launch and other activities, and came across it a couple of weeks ago. I > just finished the book and I am hooked. This was a great read and I couldn't > put it down. Since I know little of the northern waters described in the > book, I kept my laptop next to me and scoped out all of the places they > went, which made it even more enjoyable. So thank you to whomever it was > that suggested the book, I am now a Mowat fan! > > Richard > 1985 37 CB, Ohio River, Mile 584; > Richard N. Bush > 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine > Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 > 502-584-7255 > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
_______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
