Adrift

[happy daze john in oz]

Barnacles can be painfull in the wrong place Cappy.
Regards.
Jim.

But you can get cream and supositries to help with that.

[John Albert Evans]

My personal opinion is that it is not true.

John Albert Evans.

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi shipmates, I watched a great film{true} about an icelandic fisherman, his fishing boat sank with all hands, he was the only one who did not die, he was in the water swimming for 8 hours, and then he made landfall, and walked for 4 hours to his house? in sub zero tempertures -20 below was he super-human? most people would die but he is still alive today to tell the tale, he was sent to america and had many test done on him by the boffins, and all the armed services' he beat them all in an ice bath test, he is a one off like a whale... cold on the outside, but warm on the inside ...

[Keith Tindell]

I went to a talk some years ago, given by Maurice and Marlyn Bailey, they were in a 30ft boat, sailing around the world in a leisurely way. At sometime in the pacific they had seen a whaling ship, and they think that the ship may have wounded a whale. During the next day the whale attacked their boat, punching a hole between the bilges. They abandoned ship into a liferaft and dinghy, even taking photos of their ship as she sank. They were 117 days adrift before being rescued by a fishing boat, at that time (60s) 117 days was a record. There is a book they wrote, which i have read, but cannot recall the name of the book. Fantastic read. KT Ps recall that the name of the boat was Aurlyn Spelling maybe wrong.

[robpage]

The Baileys' journey began when they left Southampton, England in their 31-foot (9.4 m) yacht, the Auralyn. Their intended destination was New Zealand. They passed safely through the Panama Canal in February and were on their way to the Galapagos Islands. At the crack of dawn of March 4, 1973, their yacht was struck by a whale and severely damaged. After transferring some supplies to an inflated raft and dinghy and salvaging some food, a compass, and other supplies, the Baileys watched as the Auralyn disappeared beneath the waves. To survive, they collected rainwater and when their meager food supplies ran out, began eating sea creatures such as turtles, seabirds and fish caught by hand or with safety pins fashioned into hooks. As they drifted in the open Pacific, the couple saw seven different ships, not one stopping to their aid. Their liferaft began to disintegrate and required frequent reinflation. They read and played card games early in their ordeal, but later the Baileys suffered terribly from malnutrition and friction-induced sores, the latter worsening due to the wet conditions in the raft. They encountered sharks and dolphins and endured several severe storms.
After traveling some 1,500 miles (2,400 km), the Baileys were rescued by the crew of a Korean fishing boat, the Weolmi 306, on June 30, 1973. Sailors on the ship spotted the raft after initially passing it by. The couple was brought aboard in an emaciated state, having lost some 40 pounds (18 kg) apiece and with their legs barely able to support their weight. The Weolmi brought them to Honolulu, Hawaii and to a fine welcome. The Baileys returned to England and wrote an account of their ordeal entitled 117 Days Adrift (Staying Alive! in the U.S.), which was published in 1974 by Adlard Coles Nautical. The following year, they returned to the sea in their new yacht, the Auralyn II.
Maralyn Bailey was born Maralyn Harrison on April 24, 1941 in Nottingham, England. Maralyn and Maurice married in 1963. Maralyn died in 2002 at the age of 61.

[Keith Tindell]

Thats correct Rob, when they gave the talk to us at Marchwood, they had just returned from their round the world trip in their new boat, uneventful trip, except when berthing back in Southampton the engine jammed as they were coming alonside, and ripped a 12ft plank straight out of the topside. I dont know if the book is still available KT

[robpage]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&k...l_9oc65ncopc_e

[Red Lead Ted]

Good to be back lads, I have had one hell of a dose of the flu over the last few weeks, I couldn't even stand to look at the monitor on this p.c Constant banging headache. let alone join in the debate reading was a no no typing or even concentrating on something awful. I have downed more tablets than they did at Woodstock. Feeling a lot better today so hopefully back to normal got a lot of catching up to do but I am sure I will manage. This particular story I have my doubts if that guy stepped off that boat after being adrift for 12 months looking like a dough boy what did he look like 12 months earlier. He wouldn't have been fit enough to trip. I would like to sit in on a serious debate on how he managed the basics to survive that long put a few of us in the room in on the conversation and his story would be rubbished. I agree the human body can take a hell of a lot of hammering.......I have been married to her for 40yrs Good to be back lads and Lasses Regards Terry.

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Terry
Glad to see you back mate,terrible to be down with such bad bout of the Flu! I know mate I have been through that in the past!
Anyway now all fit and ready to go!
Take Care
Cheers
Vernon

[Red Lead Ted]

Cheers Vern, I will soon be back in form good health mate Terry.