zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: No doubt about it - Ellen has written herself
: into the history books at the very highest
: level of the United Kingdom. Apart from the
: royals in the UK since 1066, the top 4 names
: that come to mind are Francis Drake, Ernest
: Shackleton, Edmund Hillary, and Ellen. Three
: of those four have faced death in the
: Southern Ocean with no possibility of rescue
: or assistance, and Hillary went beyond the
: pale above 8,000 meters on the upper slope
: of Everest.

: For those of you who aren't sailing addicts,
: even in the year 2005 the Southern Ocean is
: a no rescue death zone. You go there solo,
: and when the wind picks up past 60 knots
: with 90 foot seas and a blinding horizontal
: whiteout in a monster of a boat that's doing
: over 30 knots, you're all by yourself and
: NOBODY can help you. During this time it's
: an absolute certainty that you and
: everything around to you are get very badly
: beaten up, and chances are good that
: something vital on you and the boat will be
: split open or break before it's over. It's
: little wonder that Ellen wears a Gent's
: stainless Seamaster. I think Omega should
: come out with a Titanium Ladies Seamaster
: just for Ellen's benefit, and I think the
: Queen should rummage around in the royal
: closet and get the Official Sword of State
: dusted off!
Nicely put.