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nightfighter · 06-10-2010, 02:38 PM

[QUOTE=likwid;772979]By the time I was 16 I had more miles offshore (and standing watches on my own) than most people ever will in their lifetimes.

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You know my resume, I know yours... But we're not talking solos... I would not put a kid in the Southern Ocean alone at this time of year. I saw it once, in the summer. That was enough to convince me I need never go back there. And that was on a 60', with 11 in crew.

06-10-2010, 02:38 PM	#5
nightfighter Seldom Seen iTrader: (0) Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 10,543	[QUOTE=likwid;772979]By the time I was 16 I had more miles offshore (and standing watches on my own) than most people ever will in their lifetimes. QUOTE] You know my resume, I know yours... But we're not talking solos... I would not put a kid in the Southern Ocean alone at this time of year. I saw it once, in the summer. That was enough to convince me I need never go back there. And that was on a 60', with 11 in crew.
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