21,630 Kilometer rowing quest ends short by only 21,600 Kilometers

DS1

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Thu Jan-05-06 04:05 PM
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21,630 Kilometer rowing quest ends short by only 21,600 Kilometers

LONDON (AFP) - An intrepid British oarsman's bid to row round Antarctica ended after just 30 kilometres (20 miles) when he unexpectedly collided with the Falkland Islands, British newspapers reported.
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Colin Yeates was attempting to make history with the first solo unsupported rowing circumnagivation, expected to last 10 and a half months and cover 21,630-kilometres.

However, the "personal quest" to "push the boundaries of what is believed possible" hit the rocks after just 30 miles.

After four years of careful preparation, the 47-year-old father of seven fulfilled his prediction that his journey would "begin and end in the Falkland Islands".

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060105/wl_uk_afp/britainantarcticrowingoffbeat;_ylt=AgQUa6BBLrDaTCTQJq2swZGgOrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

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matcom

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Thu Jan-05-06 04:06 PM
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1. HAHAHAHAHAHA

"collided with the Falkland Islands"

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Orsino

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Thu Jan-05-06 05:35 PM
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7. It wasn't his fault.

He blew his horn and everything.

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jpgray

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Thu Jan-05-06 04:07 PM
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2. I hope there a resident Nelson Muntz in the Falklands

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InsultComicDog

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Thu Jan-05-06 04:28 PM
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3. Heh

Britain has a new "Eddie the Eagle", I think.

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DS1

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Thu Jan-05-06 04:31 PM
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4. Colin the Canary

or Condor, depending on who you ask

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SOteric

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Thu Jan-05-06 05:25 PM
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5. D'oh!

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skygazer

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Thu Jan-05-06 05:27 PM
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6. That really sounds like a Monty Python sketch

I love it...

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GOPisEvil

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Thu Jan-05-06 06:42 PM
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8. ...unexpectedly collided with the Falkland Islands."

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

I suppose no one ever PLANS to collide with an island, but still...

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UrbScotty

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Thu Jan-05-06 07:10 PM
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9. Proof that you don't have to be American to be dumb (nt)

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