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12 June 2004, 10:48
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The First Rib Across The Altlantic
I was a little upset at the RIBEX when the... at the Ocean Dynamaics 'on the water display' Half way through the sales pitch... I asked him who owned the boat ..... I was informed that Bear G owned it and he was the first person to cross the atlantic in a Rib..... 'and dont mind what people form a certain yellow boat might tell you'
WELL, that pissed me off no end ...... The first person to cross the alantic by RIB is Enda O'Coineen ... about 82 ....... and he sailed and motored...... and at the sime it was the smallest open boat record , as far as I know... He also maid the Guiness book of records .
Alan&co was definetaly the first Powered acrossing
I explaned all this, to the ill informed sales man, and he shruged his sholders said 'I dont know..... all I know is that bear was the first' ....... I dont think he was all there !!!!
Anyway I was with Enda in his office yesterday.. and I used my camera phone to take this photo ofrom a picture form his wall......
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12 June 2004, 11:15
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Enda - top man - big respect.
TIM - top man too!!
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12 June 2004, 11:37
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And don't forget Arek (was his birthday yesterday).
Arek, Enda, Alan & team, Bear & team, all top blokes.
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12 June 2004, 11:43
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And St. Brendan. The Navigator.
Shure wasn't he a top bloke too. 
Went across encased in leather.
Missus
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12 June 2004, 11:48
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another top bloke...
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And St. Brendan. The Navigator.
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12 June 2004, 11:51
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You had a google before replying didn't you 
http://www.castletown.com/brendan.htm
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12 June 2004, 11:53
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"highly plausible tale"!! 
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12 June 2004, 11:57
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"highly plausible tale"!! |
O ye of little faith
Missus (eggspert in plausible tales)
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12 June 2004, 12:08
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Tim Severin - bonkers an' all!!
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12 June 2004, 12:46
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I've seen the programme on this trip. (Did a whole thread on BM which JF threw out with the big spring clean)...
They had to sew the leather boat in icy waters (under the waterline, from the outside)
And they met up with an Icelandic craft and celebrated with Black Death!!!!!
(now you do realise I'm talking bout the Tim Severin trip not the St. Brendan one cos the Irish camera crew went on strike on poor oul St Bren.)
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12 June 2004, 12:50
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the Irish camera crew went on strike on poor oul St Bren
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Typical. They were so inconsiderate. A little bit of film archive would have saved Tim (Severin) so much trouble!!
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12 June 2004, 12:58
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(Richard B :
Country: UK
Town: Dans la maison du chien?!?)
(And why are we in the doghouse? Or will I mind me own business)
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12 June 2004, 13:05
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I didn't know that you were! (or are you using "we" in the second person?)
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12 June 2004, 13:15
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being empathetic
But we'll both be in the doghouse when JK logs on ...
Chatting (NOT ALOUD )
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12 June 2004, 13:17
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humber
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12 June 2004, 13:24
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Nice one Gavin and Tim,
The guy certainly had Balls the size of pawn broker ones.
Doing it on his own twice with no real backing took some doing and the attempt first time around was really a sib.
Us Oirsh have a few loose screws !!!!
Top Man and an inspiration
Interesting read too
Paul
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12 June 2004, 13:30
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Interesting read too...
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Have you finished reading my book yet??? 
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12 June 2004, 13:32
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yes and my one also !! Kathleen bought one 2 days after I "borrowed " yours
Yeh Tim would ENDA sign one for us
Paul
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12 June 2004, 21:46
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Who on earth red blobbed me for mentioning Brendan the Navigator?
The theory that Brendan may have completed this voyage is taken seriously ...so much so that Tim Severin completed a successful re run to prove it was very possibly true.
Have a look : http://www.castletown.com/brendan.htm
And several other references on that Googlepage.
It's not even controversial!!! Someone out there's very sad...
Missus
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