[Public-List] SALSA

[David Terrell]

Gordon

Great story! Sounds like it could make a great movie.


David



On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 6:14 PM, Gordon Laco wrote:

> 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
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>
>
>
> From: "Kirk Little"
>> <kirkalittle at hotmail.com>
> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org Sent: Saturday,
>> 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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