[Public-List] SALSA

[Gordon Laco]

Hello friends - 

Just thawing out before supper - spent the whole day working on TOUCH WOOD.
Wonderful.

With regard to other circumnavigators - actually Yves is the only one I know
about who did it in an A30.

I have to say Cocos-Keeling is one of the places I'd love to see some day.
A dear friend here in Midland who passed away in '92 had a family connection
to that remote place.  During WW1 the German raider SMS EMDEN met her end
there when she stopped by to destroy the wireless and intercontinental cable
stations.  My friend's uncle was the radio operator there.  Those who've
read the story know that by misadventure, the Australian cruiser HMAS SYDNEY
was passing and heard the radio distress call from the island and was able
to force an engagement with EMDEN and destroy her.  Her wreck is still on
the reef and I'd really like to see it.

The EMDEN story is remarkable both for the daring her Captain von Muller
exhibited before he was finally run to ground (at one point over 40 warships
were hunting him)... But also because of the fact that despite sinking and
capturing dozens of Allied ships, he didn't kill a single one of their
crews.  He took great pains to ensure this was the case.

EMDEN's landing party, left behind when their ship had to rush out to sea to
fight for her life, captured an old schooner in the harbour and sailed it to
Arabia.  There they marched and fought their way across the desert, finally
home to Germany overland.  EMDEN's Captain was captured with when he finally
struck his colours to SYDNEY after a desperate battle, and spent the rest of
the war a prisoner on Malta - supported by a strong committee consisting of
the captains of the ships he destroyed.  He was a good man and a great
seaman.   

When the Nazi's rose to power they attempted to recruit von Muller, but he
refused and history honours him justly for that as well as for his great
humanitarianism.

There's a lot on the internet about von Muller, SMS EMDEN and what happened
at Cocos-Keeling.

Gord #426 SURPRISE

On 17/12/11 12:30 PM, "crufone at comcast.net" <crufone at comcast.net> wrote:

> 

Kirk, 

I actually thought that a handful of Alberg 30's have
> circumnavigated. I just felt that was part of the general lore of the Alberg
> 30 heritage, but don't know the source. Perhaps Grodon Laco might know. 

 
> 

You Sir are living the dream that many of us have pondered. It is always
> encouraging to hear of your progress. For myself and I believe all others on
> this list, we wish you the most pleasant and safe of passages. We all have a
> sacred place in our hearts for one of us sailing this beloved boat around the
> globe. Be smart, be careful and be safe .................Merry Christmas!
> 

Michael 



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From: "Kirk Little"
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> December 17, 2011 6:55:44 AM 
Subject: [Public-List] SALSA 


Just a short
> update for anyone that is following my journey, Salsa arrived safely in
> Richards Bay South Africa Dec 11 2011 after a somewhat challenging sail down
> the Mozambique channel from Madagascar.  Plan to round the cape and arrive in
> Cape Town in about a month but now just re-adjusting to civilization for the
> first time in over a year.  Several updates are on SailingSalsa.com and more
> coming soon.   

Kirk Little Alberg 30 #504 Salsa. 

P.S is there any record
> of any other A30 circumnavigating beside Jean-Du-Sud ? 

                 
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