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What does "round the world" mean, these days?
I was surprised to see the route Ellen MacArthur is taking for her attempt on the round-the-world yachting record, which is south from Ushant off Brittany, through the Atlantic, round Antarctica, and back up the same way she came. Magellan must be turning in his grave, if he's got one.
So, what's the defintion of "round the world", as far as yachting records are concerned? (Ushant seems an arbitrary spot on the map; why not Bordeaux? Why not Lagos? Why not just sail round Antarctica? Surely, the moment MacArthur, on the way back, rejoins her southward course, she's technically completed the circumnavigation, by these standards - the rest of the way she's just retracing her path.)
Peasemarch.
So, what's the defintion of "round the world", as far as yachting records are concerned? (Ushant seems an arbitrary spot on the map; why not Bordeaux? Why not Lagos? Why not just sail round Antarctica? Surely, the moment MacArthur, on the way back, rejoins her southward course, she's technically completed the circumnavigation, by these standards - the rest of the way she's just retracing her path.)
Peasemarch.
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[nq:1]So, what's the defintion of "round the world", as far as yachting recordsare concerned? Why not Lagos? [/nq] Ushant is an ancient and familiar landfall for blue-water sailors, celebrated in sea chanteys etc thus a better point to begin or end a race or similar course than a single port.
- [nq:1]So, what's the defintion of "round the world", as far as yachting recordsare concerned?
- Why not Lagos?
- [/nq] Ushant is an ancient and familiar landfall for blue-water sailors, celebrated in sea chanteys etc thus a better point to begin or end a race or similar course than a single port.
- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
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[nq:1]So, what's the defintion of "round the world", as far as yachting recordsare concerned? (Ushant seems an arbitrary spot on the map; why not Bordeaux?Why not Lagos? Why not just sail round Antarctica?[/nq]
Ushant is an ancient and familiar landfall for blue-water sailors, celebrated in sea chanteys etc thus a better point to begin or end a race or similar course than a single port.
Ushant is an ancient and familiar landfall for blue-water sailors, celebrated in sea chanteys etc thus a better point to begin or end a race or similar course than a single port.
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[nq:1]I was surprised to see the route Ellen MacArthur is taking for her attempt on the round-the-world yachting record, which ... course, she's technically completed the circumnavigation, by these standards - the rest of the way she's just retracing her path.)[/nq]
The usual definition of "round the world" requires (1) a return to one's starting point, and (2) passing throu
[nq:1]I was surprised to see the route Ellen MacArthur is taking for her attempt on the round-the-world yachting record, which ... course, she's technically completed the circumnavigation, by these standards - the rest of the way she's just retracing her path.)[/nq]
The usual definition of "round the world" requires (1) a return to one's starting point, and (2) passing throu
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[nq:1]I was surprised to see the route Ellen MacArthur is taking for her attempt on the round-the-world yachting record, which ... course, she's technically completed the circumnavigation, by these standards - the rest of the way she's just retracing her path.)[/nq]
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Excuse me. I thought this was a question about reciprocal oral ***. I'll be going now.
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[nq:2]So, what's the defintion of "round the world", as far ... not Bordeaux? Why not Lagos? Why not just sail roundAntarctica?[/nq]
[nq:1]Ushant is an ancient and familiar landfall for blue-water sailors, celebrated in sea chanteys etc thus a better point to begin or end a race or similar course than a single port.[/nq]
I think Albert's point is based not so much on any disapproval of Oue
[nq:1]Ushant is an ancient and familiar landfall for blue-water sailors, celebrated in sea chanteys etc thus a better point to begin or end a race or similar course than a single port.[/nq]
I think Albert's point is based not so much on any disapproval of Oue
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[nq:1]I was surprised to see the route Ellen MacArthur is taking for her attempt on the round-the-world yachting record, which ... she's technically completed the circumnavigation, by these standards - the rest of the way she's just retracing her path.) Peasemarch.[/nq]
Where do you get that? The map on her website (
Where do you get that? The map on her website (
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[nq:1]Antarctica?[/nq]
[nq:2]Ushant is an ancient and familiar landfall for blue-water sailors, ... end a race or similar course than a single port.[/nq]
[nq:1]I think Albert's point is based not so much on any disapproval of Ouessant as a measuring point, as on ... in Honolulu. A Great Circle is what we spectators crave, as near as our inconvenient continental drift will allow. Mike.[/nq]
[nq:2]Ushant is an ancient and familiar landfall for blue-water sailors, ... end a race or similar course than a single port.[/nq]
[nq:1]I think Albert's point is based not so much on any disapproval of Ouessant as a measuring point, as on ... in Honolulu. A Great Circle is what we spectators crave, as near as our inconvenient continental drift will allow. Mike.[/nq]
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[nq:1]The usual definition of "round the world" requires (1) a return to one's starting point, and (2) passing through a pair of antipodeal points somewhere along the way..[/nq]
Did Phileas Fogg ever cross the Equator?
Did Phileas Fogg ever cross the Equator?
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[nq:2]The usual definition of "round the world" requires (1) a ... through a pair of antipodeal points somewhere along the way..[/nq]
[nq:1]Did Phileas Fogg ever cross the Equator?[/nq]
According to (Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours):
http://www.phys.uu.nl/~gdevries/
[nq:1]Did Phileas Fogg ever cross the Equator?[/nq]
According to (Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours):
http://www.phys.uu.nl/~gdevries/
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[nq:2]Did Phileas Fogg ever cross the Equator?[/nq]
[nq:1]According to (Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours): http://www.phys.uu.nl/~gdevries/voyages/world.cgi he never did ... so Phileas' tour wasn't "round the world"![/nq]
Fraud!...someone owes the
[nq:2]Did Phileas Fogg ever cross the Equator?[/nq]
[nq:1]According to (Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours): http://www.phys.uu.nl/~gdevries/voyages/world.cgi he never did ... so Phileas' tour wasn't "round the world"![/nq]
Fraud!...someone owes the
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[nq:2]I was surprised to see the route Ellen MacArthur is ... rest of the way she's just retracing her path.) Peasemarch.[/nq]
[nq:1]Where do you get that? The map on her website ( http://www.teamellen.com/ellen.asp?artid=1332 ) suggests she's aiming to follow roughly the ... he departed on his record-br
[nq:1]Where do you get that? The map on her website ( http://www.teamellen.com/ellen.asp?artid=1332 ) suggests she's aiming to follow roughly the ... he departed on his record-br
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