Chris,
I put in that I accept corrections because I so often need to. Of
course I meant Tristram Jones. Vast apologies to Joshua Slocum and to
those who have been uplifted by him.
This seems to include a guy at White Rocks Marina here in Pasadena, who
has a copy of Sea Spray, now that I've got my head on right, I hope.
RudyB.
Phoenix, #2237
Pasadena, MD
John K. Bedford wrote:
Actually, Slocum (a Canadian) left Martha's Vineyard for South
America in November of 1909 - he was never heard from again.
Rudy,
Are you sure you aren't thinking of Tristan Jones (notable tall-taler,
a nice way of saying pathological liar)? Slocum died in 1909 - that
would be an old interview.
Chris
-----Original Message-----
>From: "Rudolph S. Behar"
>Sent: Feb 20, 2006 3:54 PM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Happy Joshua Slocum Day!
>
>Dave and all,
>
>Sorry to put a damper on this appreciation of Joshua Slocum, but if
I
>have my facts right, and I think I do, not much that Mr. Slocum
says
>can be trusted: he pass! es off as truth a good deal of pure
fiction. I
>clearly remember an interview with him some years ago, reported in
>either Soundings or Sail Magazine (I was subscribing to both in
those
>days), in which when questioned about the veracity of some of "his
>adventures," responded, " If you enjoyed reading about them, you
had
>your money's worth and you have nothing to complain of."
>
>A bit high-handed. But armed with some knowledge of his practice,
fewer
>readers find his writing very interesting. If he'd just put out his
>stuff as fiction at the outset, we might have liked him, as we do
Melville.
>
>But no one likes to be taken for a fool.
>
>(I take correction reasonably well.)
>
>And may I recommend Sir Francis Chichester's book about his
>circumnaviagation in Gipsy Moth?
>
>Rudy B.
>Phoenix, #2237
>Pasadena.,MD
>
>
>
>
>ahoyth! er wrote:
>
>> Hi Dave,
>>
>> Spray was an interesting boat. As I recall he found and
resurrected
>> her from a deteriorated condition in someone's back yard. The
design
>> was classic schooner type hull, not very deep and somewhat
like a cork
>> on the water that did him well. His story gets more than a
little
>> exciting being chased by pirates at Punta Arenas.
>>
>> Dave Hoy
>> WYANOKEE #6295
>> Camden, Maine
>>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>>> I'm almost finished reading Saiiling Alone Around the
World by Joshua
>>> Slocum who is the first to have circumnavigated the globe
alone. It
>>> is a great read! Tomorrow (2/20) is the 162nd anniversary
of his
>>> birth. It seems appropriate that we spend a moment of
silence and
>>> remember Captain Slocum and his good ship, the 37' s! loop
"Spray."
>>>
>>> And in honor of him I'm taking my sails to Havre de Grace,
MD
>>> tomorrow to be cleaned and repaired!
>>>
>>> Dave Tierney
>>> Celtic Pride, 5282
>>> 1982 C-27, Traditional
>>> Middle River, Maryland
>>
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