Shipwreck

An apparently wealthy Southern California sailor in the news has returned from near death off the coast of Chile where his 40 foot boat was nearly sunk in a storm. The Navy of Chile rescued the man and has sent a bill to the USA government to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

On television we were treated to a press conference attended by what appeared to be the sailor's entire family; one could only guess who was sister, offspring, wife, or mother. The father, looking old, and rich, was head down and silent.

The sailor's goal was to circumnavigate the globe, solo, a feat he said on TV had never been done. **  He sounded defensive, and looked sulky, very sulky for a man probably in his middle 40's. To avoid looking like a whipped dog he took the trouble to emphasize the characteristics of the huge storm wave that did him in. He took zero responsibility and blamed the weather for his demise.  Maybe that was why his father hung his head.  What strikes me as funny is that for his entire aborted voyage he made zero progress West to East, but only North to South. Was he planning to traverse the Straights of Magellan in winter?****  Was the man mad?!

** It's been done in an airplane, ha ha ha. Maybe he modified that to mean 'from the West Coast.'

**** Oops, it is Summer in the Southern Hemisphere! (Thank God for "Edit Entry")

How come that guy isn't in Iraq taking orders, instead of playing God-the-Sailor?   Of course, God the reluctant, rich soldier might be just as cockeyed.

Gee, I've lost the thread of this Entry. Forgive me.  It's bed time. Good night!

Barry