stuie said:not like the old days is it?
set her a new challenge to do it in a ricketty old wooden boat with nowt but a compass, rats and lots of salted meat for company!
ah ha me heartys. 8) - one eye
stuie said:not like the old days is it?
gingerfreak said:No, she has no support boats or helicopters. If she sinks automatic beacons go off but then they have to get to her. She gets about an hour's sleep on a night. She has to climb 30ft of mast in mountainous seas. It's been freezing cold, she's in living quarters the size of a cubby hole and she's cut and bruised.
True about the communication aspect though.
Yay Ellen.
Beckiboo said:TBH I'd rather cheer on someone who has beaten cancer, or someone who is doing something ro raise money for charity, i.e Jane Tomlinson, raising money for cancer despite being terminally ill herself.
Am I right in saying that Ellen McCarthur has been given a hefty sponsorship sum for doing her travels? Is any of it going to a good cause?![]()
Beckiboo said:TBH I'd rather cheer on someone who has beaten cancer, or someone who is doing something ro raise money for charity, i.e Jane Tomlinson, raising money for cancer despite being terminally ill herself.
Am I right in saying that Ellen McCarthur has been given a hefty sponsorship sum for doing her travels? Is any of it going to a good cause?![]()
chewie_oo7 said:stuie said:not like the old days is it?
set her a new challenge to do it in a ricketty old wooden boat with nowt but a compass, rats and lots of salted meat for company!
ah ha me heartys. 8) - one eye
stuie said:btw: she referred to the helicopters in her speech.![]()
*Saffy* said:She did it then ?Nice one !
She wasnt beaten by the err ... no, I'll not go there ...