GL: What a year...

[Ralph Yost]

True, and all well and good.
But anyone on a boat should be aware that the medical response time to a 
need on a boat is usually FAR GREATER than if on land.
That has to be consciously dealt with.
Extra steps and precautions are prudent in the case of a known medical 
problem history, such as heart disease, etc.
R.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas L Rogers" <tomlrogers at gmail.com>
To: <great-loop at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 9:23 AM
Subject: GL: What a year...


> >Also, I'm pushing 70, should have started sooner!
>>Who is/was the oldest person/s to complete the Loop?
>>Any one still cruising in their 80's?
>>Any thoughts on elder cruising would be appreciated.
>
>
>
> Joshua Slocum, being around sixty in 1895, was the first person to
> circumnavigate the world on a 46K  mile trip.  He stated that " I feel
> healthier, happier and younger".
>
> Although the Loop presents a much more gentile adventure it could
> reinvigorate a sense of health and happiness.  My wife will be happier
> knowing that there is a Tow Boat for emergencies, an interesting 
> restaurant
> in addition to our galley and a phone and Internet for keeping in touch 
> with
> the family.  I wonder what Slocum would think about AIS as he allegedly 
> was
> struck by a steamer on a subsequent voyage to the Amazon?