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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (160152)	7/12/2001 12:54:11 AM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Some times mariners are lucky, nevertheless. The Theory is that there is no such thing as luck at sea. My cousin had one experience to prove it. She was sailing in the South Pacific with her husband and several kids. They stopped to explore and visit in Borneo (she'll forgive me if I get the places and facts mixed up -- the general story line is all I can remember), where she became deathly ill. A native doctor was unable to help, nor was his colleague, the witch doctor. Frantic, her husband flew with her to New Zealand and the kids sailed the boat. In New Zealand they went to a doctor. As it turned out he was one of only two doctors in the world familiar with her condition and was able to effect a complete cure by the time the kids got there with the boat. Her disease was some kind of parasitic meningitis. My sister, also a fine mariner, finally grew weary of making life and death decisions every 20 minutes. Your article is correct. There is no such thing as luck at sea. Me, I'm a canoeman. If I can't see land on all sides, I'm in trouble.