I absolutely agree, and I guess I should have given that caveat when I
posted my recommendation. But that's what made the book so incredibly
entertaining. I mean, the guy hauled a live shark into his cockpit! He ATE
his bait instead of using it to catch fish, drank engine oil, etc, etc, etc.
It wouldn't have been a tenth the great reading if he hadn't done so many
boneheaded things. And then despite his Gilligan's Island antics he ALMOST
succeeded. But I didln't really want to give too much away for the people
who might want to read the book.
Thanks for your comments,
Kellan Hatch
P-19 #1059 Moondance
Murray, Utah
----- Original Message -----
From: Dennis W. Farrell <dfarrell@ridgecrest.ca.us>
To: Kellan Hatch <kellan_hatch@mindspring.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 1999 9:14 PM
Subject: Re: Recommended reading
> Kellan and all. A contrarian opinion, if I may. I have this book and
have
> read it several times, each time marveling at the stupidity the author
> continually demonstrates. He not only lacks the rudiments of seamanship,
> but seldom exhibits any common sense. It's worth buying just to see the
> results when the body gets *way* ahead of the brain. Read the teaser
below
> and understand that most of what happened was the result of the author's
> inability to think ahead more than 30 seconds.
>
> I guess I'm just exhibiting my natural English reserve !!
>
> -- dwf
>