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Re: Captain Bligh's other mutiny
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2008 Jan 23, 01:57 -0800
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2008 Jan 23, 01:57 -0800
Gary LaPook adds: I agree, a great example of leadership. But to make the story completely accurate, a number of the men died right after reaching Timor due to malnutrition. gl Geoffrey Kolbe wrote: >But let us instead look at Bligh's next command after the Bounty. Bligh and >18 other crew members loyal to him were set adrift in the Bounty's launch, >an open boat, 23-foot long by 6'9" wide. Bligh pulled off one of the >greatest feats of seamanship in history when he took his boat to Timor, >Java, covering 3618 nautical miles in 47 days - without a single man lost. >If that did not require 'people skills' in spades, I don't know what would... > >Geoffrey Kolbe > > >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---