tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post8803300854080994551..comments2024-03-17T17:59:44.193+00:00Comments on Bill's Log: Ant Steward Alone in an Open Boat Sails around the WorldWilliam Serjeanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419676353659137355noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-40034936886176378292017-10-11T20:51:40.833+01:002017-10-11T20:51:40.833+01:00Thanks for your input. It's always good to hav...Thanks for your input. It's always good to have firsthand knowledge added to the blog.<br /><br />Bill.William Serjeanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18419676353659137355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-4319125795570564602017-10-02T21:20:59.921+01:002017-10-02T21:20:59.921+01:00I went through the Canal a few years ago on an 85 ...I went through the Canal a few years ago on an 85 ft yacht and we had to maintain a cruising speed in excess of 8 knots or possibly more (if I recall correctly). So he could never have sailed through Panama - if that regulation still applied. He probably was towed by a friendly vessel... which takes nothing away from his incredible achievement. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279836664359624213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-32831519444785355322014-01-20T22:02:27.260+00:002014-01-20T22:02:27.260+00:00Steve,
I do no know if he sailed across the lakes...Steve,<br /><br />I do no know if he sailed across the lakes, but I think he would not have been allowed to sail the canal sections.<br /><br />He could have taken his boat by road or hitched a lift as freight on one the ships.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Bill.William Serjeanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18419676353659137355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-25023224734432417792014-01-20T18:35:10.211+00:002014-01-20T18:35:10.211+00:00Hi Bill . . . from your links plus more spent ages...Hi Bill . . . from your links plus more spent ages looking at Ant's around the world in an open 19ft boat. QUESTION . . . do you know if he actually sailed through the Panama Canal?<br /><br />SteveSteve Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062014204863054047noreply@blogger.com