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Couple of guys cross the Pacific on a raft made of plastic bottles.

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by JR, Aug 28, 2008.

  1. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Took three months

    http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/486916

    Great story but this is even better. They discovered it was going to take longer than the six weeks they anticipated and they were going to need more food:

    Without a backup plan, the two used a satellite phone to get in touch with Roz Savage, who was crossing the Pacific solo in a rowboat and happened to be in the same area at the time.

    Savage, who was heading from San Francisco to Hawaii, was in dire need of water after both her potable water makers broke. When the three met up, Savage got onboard the raft, Paschal speared a mahimahi and the three dined together. Before parting, the men gave Savage a water maker and she gave them some of her extra food.


    Two guys on a plastic raft meet a woman in a rowboat in the middle of the Pacific. What are the odds?
     
  2. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Pretty good -- if it's a Henny Youngman bit.
     
  3. trifectarich

    trifectarich Well-Known Member

    To me, a single person in a row boat is the more impressive of the two. A row boat!? Geez, you figure the odds are great a wave 25 miles from shore is going to bring that trip to an abrupt halt.
     
  4. Pancamo

    Pancamo Active Member

    People in Haiti and Cuba are going to sprint to the recycling plant
     
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