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24th May 2012, 02:18 PM
#1
Swim
I have just read in the Mail on Line, that Ben Fogel is going to attempt to swim the Atlantic Ocean from the USA to Cornwall.
It has been done once before by a french man Benoit Lecomte in 1998 a distance of 3716 miles in 73 days.
Fogel is a married man with two young children under the age of five.
I do not wish him any harm in his endeavor but i honestly think he has a death wish.
I think that if has ever seen some of those waves that the North Atlantic can throw at you and that we all have seen, he night have second thoughts.
John Albert Evans
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24th May 2012, 03:57 PM
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swim
i never knew it was done before, what are the rules, ? he has to sleep, cant stay in the sea non stop, ? all i can say is he must be bonkers what if the sea is too rough , too many big fish there also

Tony Wilding
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24th May 2012, 11:28 PM
#3
What a task ahead!!
We all of us have some crazy Dreams dont we,but this is something that only a complete Professional can attempt,and i too wish him all the luck in the World!
The Human Body is an amazing thing,and can withstand some tremendous strain,but will this be just too much!?
All we can now do is wait and see how he fares!
Good Luck!! Ben Fogel
Cheers
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25th May 2012, 06:29 AM
#4
The world is filled with oddities, saw a man in Uk land on top of cardboard boxes after dropping from a plane without a parachute, just some wierd Superman type garment. Oddities come in all walks of life, Charles married Camila, I rest my case


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller

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25th May 2012, 02:32 PM
#5
Very well worth the watch!!!
What a great lift for whatever reason. Hopefully, it'll do for you what it did for me. Talk about courage!! What a guy!!! Talk about fulfilling God's purpose for his life.
Did you happen to say thank you for your arms and legs lately??????
Inspiratie nodig? (Nick Vujicic) - YouTube
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