Debra Veal: true grit

[tcm]

Not sailing, i know, but I am hugely impressed at her transatlantic rowing trip, longer than ellen's solo rtw sail and with unexpected early departure of the other half of a two-person crew. Stunning achievement. Smartly turned out on arrival too!

 

[claymore]

Hmm,
Made Mr Veal look a bit of a Jessie though - bet she wears the trousers from here on in.

 

[paulineb]

The end of her first and start of her last name spells 'brave'.

Pxx

 

[claymore]

The whole thing converts to Brave Deal

 

[paulineb]

or Reveal Bad or Leave Brad

Pxx

 

[Miker]

John, I see that you've even got time to do anagrams while at work. I must enlist your help with The Guardian crossword.

But inspite of the example of Debra Veal, and good for her, I still can't persuade my wife to go on the water.

 

[tcm]

guardian crossword wise, Loaded Bra (nearly), but anyway, this not quite the way I had intended the thread to go...

 

[claymore]

Forgive me Father, for Pauline and I have sinned together in drifting this fred. A thousand pardons. Now back to the point. Yes - what a gritty performance, working 8 hours a day and spending £4k on phone bills at night, then turning up looking gorgeous - makes you wonder what Blyth and Ridgeway got up to doesn't it - they looked far from pretty when they hit the beach. See Blyth was there spraying the champers when she got in - as I remember it was Sergeant Blyth and Captain Ridgeway when they rowed together but obviously, for all that Rank Has Its Privileges, it didn't do old broken nose any good, never hear of him nowadays - or was that the C4 Cutting Edge Rockwater programme that scuppered him?
Hope this stimulates some debate and that you feel I have done sufficient to bring the thread back on course (how very nautical!)

 

[ParaHandy]

The weaker sex??!!

Wonder why 12 of ‘em in a boat don’t appear to be doing too well (Volvo)?

 

[Viking]

I wonder if I can get 'her in doors' to row the Pacific?

 

[tcm]

ah well, erm Debra came last too. BUT the other rowers had 2 people. And the other sailboats practised beforehand and bagsied the quick boats.

She + hubbie writing a book called "a wife on the oean wave". They racked up 7 grand in phone bills. Obviously, hubbie not only a wimp but alsono idea how to use the dishwasher etc.

 

[coliholic]

No sorry everyone, this ones got me beat.

I can see the sense of sailing, and even doing the Atlantic. I can see why people go off in their kayaks or canoes or whatever and have loads of fun in the white water at the bottom of weirs and things and fast flowing rivers and can also see why people clinmb mountains.

But there's two things that really escape me. One's potholing. I just can't see any attraction in getting lost in the pitch dark undergound.

And the second's this long distance rowing malarky.

I mean come on, what''s the point? Battle against the elements? (Wo)man against mother nature? Wouldn't anyone give her a lift? Or an engine? Or even sails?

To make loads of dosh in sponsorship? Ah well now I understand.

Oh and that Ellen bird's got me a bit worried too. Can't really see the point in spending 9 months on your own in someone elses very expensive boat sailing round the world. And stopping off where? And seeing what? And experiencing? And then being named runner up in the sports PERSONALITY of the year? For going sailing?

Oh really?

 

[Guest]

Ah but do they row?

I had an interesting conversation with the guy selling parachute anchors at the Boat Show. He was telling me that only a few rowers had them last time but the New Zealanders had a 15ft one with them and won by miles. This time more people had them (the 15ft ones) but the NZ's had an 18ft one and guess what, they won again. But I do agree that what she did was pretty amazing and she looked just terrific at the end.

 

[Guest]

Luverly Thighs ! (nm)

£

 

[Rabbie]

Miker. Can't resist them!
A dab revel
A blade rev.
A bra delve.
Lena be red.
Bad leaver.
Blade rave.

 

[Miker]

Whatever turns you on! NM

NM

 

[Guest]

So shes rowing all day trying to keep on course with her vectors & GPS and all, what happens when she
sleeps ? Ellen could keep sails up on autohelm and keep going whilst asleep.
she could just drift right off course or indeed backwards from whence she came whilst asleep
Anyone know?

cneighbour

 

[Guest]

Well definitly more balls than her husband

Tim Eades
http://www.btinternet.com/~tim.eades/

 

[Guest]

No, I disagree, I think "that Ellen bird" is a heroine and that you are a load of shallow buggers for dwelling on what Debra Veal looked like at the end and making up lewd anagrams of her name (tho' I did like Blade Rave and I do agree about the potholing)

See you've had a sex change, Coliholic. Is this in celebration of women's nautical achievements? When are you buying a yacht?

 

[tcm]

Re: deepest apolgies, scuttebutters

The thread below has completely gone off the rails. I think I'd better leave...