atinymonkey Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Only the second person in the world to complete the attempt without a stop, and she broke the record. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/sailing/4229079.stm http://www.teamellen.com/ellen-article-1225.html# Well done to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 She did it drunk too. Go Ellen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtonian Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Wow,i could almost pinch myself.Thousands try this every week,she must be some sailor fighting off all those other sailors. Get real its about as competative as the round the world air balloon race.Were second place inevitably goes to Richard Branson,on account only two entered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atinymonkey Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 Get real its about as competative as the round the world air balloon race. It was not a competition, just like the ascent of Everest was not a competition. It's about pushing the boundaries of human achievement. It was a remarkably hard feat to both endure and to achieve. You may not appreciate it as such, but that's due to your ignorance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtonian Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 It isnt ignorance,i just dont think its that great.Sure climbing Everest is a real achievement and rightly applauded.But her achievement is only considered good because shes female and small.I would say wow! if Ellen had to row,but in reality her only endurance was isolated loneliness,and sleep deprivation(single parents with handicapped children all over the country know this very well,now thats achievement).Her skills as a sailor are no greater than others who race competetively. My point is in the first 13 paragraphs of this report http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/sailing/4245147.stm Im sorry we dont all agree with each other,i was only offering my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atinymonkey Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 I suppose you could view it as a simple exercise. There is, however, a very high degree of risk involved in the attempt and a fair few have died in the process. Her skills as a sailor are far greater than most competetive sailors, as she's proven in the racing events. Ho hum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 My point is in the first 13 paragraphs of this report That made me lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atinymonkey Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 I still can't quite believe that the BBC decided to be so brutal about Ellen MacArthur. I suspect a sting of bitterness in that there reporter Matt Slater, who probably wanted to be a football reporter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtonian Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 To be fair Matt Slater was an FBI counter terrorism specialist.And you've just blown his cover as a BBC journalist.Shame on you Tiny http://www.narendrasimone.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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