Beyond the Spin of Mission Control
Thursday, October 8, 2009
900 DAYS
Review the objectives/goals Reid set for himself and his voyage, check off the accomplishments.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Reid's Child Support Obligation Paid
It appears as though Reid Stowe has recently satisfied his child support obligation. A search of the State Child Support Enforcement Warrant Notice System database shows no outstanding warrants any more -- http://appsext8.dos.state.ny.us/csewarrants_public/cse_search.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Reid Falsely Claims Beating Jon Sanders' Record
On Sunday, June 14th, 2008 - Day 421, Reid claims in his post at 1000 days at sea:
According the the record as quoted in Wikipedia, the record Reid claims to have beaten is:
On day 420, Reid had only been ALONE at sea for 113 days. He had Soanya aboard for the first 307.
Jon Sanders, who I have often spoken about held the 1st and 2nd place records for the longest sea voyages in history. His 2nd place sea voyage of 419 days 22 hours and 10 minutes I have just surpassed.
According the the record as quoted in Wikipedia, the record Reid claims to have beaten is:
Longest period alone at sea during a continuous voyage: 419 days: 22 hours: 10 minutesWiki Article on Jon Sanders
On day 420, Reid had only been ALONE at sea for 113 days. He had Soanya aboard for the first 307.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Reid Likely Dumper Over 16 Tons of Human Waste Directly Into the Hudson River
On November 14, 2005, an inspector with the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation responding to a complaint interviewed Reid Stowe, and inspected the schooner Anne while docked at Pier 63 in NYC. The inspection found two functional marine toilets that flushed directly into the Hudson River (images of documents below).
Assuming these heads were utilized, Reid Stowe dumped over 800 pounds of solid human waste and over 4,000 gallons (roughly 33,000 pounds) of liquid human waste directly into the Hudson.
The measures above are based on an actual study of daily averages of human waste from, coincidentally, the National Space Society (http://www.nss.org/settlement/moon/library/LB2-611-WasteProcessing.pdf).
The numbers are based on an assumption of 10 years and only include Reid. A number of additional people lived on board during those years and there were also many volunteers, supporters and friends who spent time on the boat and, if factored in, would make the actual pollution numbers substantially higher.
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Assuming these heads were utilized, Reid Stowe dumped over 800 pounds of solid human waste and over 4,000 gallons (roughly 33,000 pounds) of liquid human waste directly into the Hudson.
The measures above are based on an actual study of daily averages of human waste from, coincidentally, the National Space Society (http://www.nss.org/settlement/moon/library/LB2-611-WasteProcessing.pdf).
The numbers are based on an assumption of 10 years and only include Reid. A number of additional people lived on board during those years and there were also many volunteers, supporters and friends who spent time on the boat and, if factored in, would make the actual pollution numbers substantially higher.
Click on images to enlarge --
Monday, March 3, 2008
No Records Set
From a 1000 Days at Sea press release dated Feb. 22, 2008:
* Longest man and woman sea voyage &
* Longest consecutive time at sea for a woman -
Miles and Beryl Smeeton logged over 100,000 miles at sea
Steve and Linda Dashew over 200,000 miles
Robert and Nancy Griffeth over 170,000 miles
Noel & Litara Barrott 80,000 miles
Anthony and Coryn Gooch 115,000 miles
There are other examples where couples have been at sea for long durations including wives of whaling captains who accompanied their husbands on voyages that would last for years. A single example of this is Captain John Reynolds and his wife Hattie were at sea together for over 10 years. It is also important to note that contemporary women sailors have successfully completed solo circumnavigations.
* Longest time out of sight of land
Jon Sanders holds this record at 657days. When dropping off Soanya, they were about a half mile from shore. A spokesperson for their own shore team admits they were in sight of land.
* Longest non-stop American sea voyage.
Again, there have certainly been American whaling vessels that have been at sea longer, but that is irrelevant as the boat is registered in Anguilla. It appears as the home port on the stern of the Anne. This is confirmed in the Coast Guard Report from when Reid hit the freighter. The official incident report claims Anguilla as the port of registry. Reid himself reconfirmed Anguilla as the home port when he entered Australian waters to drop off Soanya. He flew the Anguillan courtesy ensign from his back stay.
* Longest space analogous experiment on the ocean -
Jon Sanders could call his 657 days at sea "space analogous". There is no difference between what Jon Sanders has done and what Reid is attempting and there is nothing about this cruise that is experimental. Simply calling something "space analogous" doesn't make it different. If anyone can point out the unique aspects of this cruise that make it "space analogous" or different from Jon Sanders voyage, please drop a comment and let us know.
Other records Reid has claimed in the past to promote himself and the 1000 Days voyage:
Reid said, in an interview with Harold Channing
There were at least 20 boats that made the Atlantic crossing before Reid did in 1973 that were smaller. One was half the size of Stowe's and another even crossed the Atlantic twice (link)
Regarding his Antarctica Expedition, in this same interview Mr. Stowe says of that trip
Comments encouraged.
Reid Stowe has broken or plans to set the following records:
- Longest man and woman sea voyage
- Longest consecutive time at sea for a woman
- Longest time out of sight of land
- Longest non-stop American sea voyage.
- Longest space analogous experiment on the ocean
* Longest man and woman sea voyage &
* Longest consecutive time at sea for a woman -
Miles and Beryl Smeeton logged over 100,000 miles at sea
Steve and Linda Dashew over 200,000 miles
Robert and Nancy Griffeth over 170,000 miles
Noel & Litara Barrott 80,000 miles
Anthony and Coryn Gooch 115,000 miles
There are other examples where couples have been at sea for long durations including wives of whaling captains who accompanied their husbands on voyages that would last for years. A single example of this is Captain John Reynolds and his wife Hattie were at sea together for over 10 years. It is also important to note that contemporary women sailors have successfully completed solo circumnavigations.
* Longest time out of sight of land
Jon Sanders holds this record at 657days. When dropping off Soanya, they were about a half mile from shore. A spokesperson for their own shore team admits they were in sight of land.
* Longest non-stop American sea voyage.
Again, there have certainly been American whaling vessels that have been at sea longer, but that is irrelevant as the boat is registered in Anguilla. It appears as the home port on the stern of the Anne. This is confirmed in the Coast Guard Report from when Reid hit the freighter. The official incident report claims Anguilla as the port of registry. Reid himself reconfirmed Anguilla as the home port when he entered Australian waters to drop off Soanya. He flew the Anguillan courtesy ensign from his back stay.
* Longest space analogous experiment on the ocean -
Jon Sanders could call his 657 days at sea "space analogous". There is no difference between what Jon Sanders has done and what Reid is attempting and there is nothing about this cruise that is experimental. Simply calling something "space analogous" doesn't make it different. If anyone can point out the unique aspects of this cruise that make it "space analogous" or different from Jon Sanders voyage, please drop a comment and let us know.
Other records Reid has claimed in the past to promote himself and the 1000 Days voyage:
Reid said, in an interview with Harold Channing
"I sailed the smallest boat across the Atlantic Ocean".
There were at least 20 boats that made the Atlantic crossing before Reid did in 1973 that were smaller. One was half the size of Stowe's and another even crossed the Atlantic twice (link)
Regarding his Antarctica Expedition, in this same interview Mr. Stowe says of that trip
"It’s really dangerous, that’s why no one had done it.". In fact, over 70 private boats had made the trip before the Anne did in 1986
Comments encouraged.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Reid Stowe is a Deadbeat Dad
Update March 10, 2008 - The New York Daily News published an article today that claims Stowe's back child support debt to be nearly $10,000. That is a significant drop in the amount owed when this site first posted the warrants. It can be reasonably assumed, based on Reid's evident lack of personal wealth, and based on the ability of PayPal donations at 1000 Days at Sea, that this back child support obligation is being paid by donors to the voyage.
Link to article here - 1,000-day sailor a deadbeat dad who could lose ship, sez state
The information remains below for historical purposes only and does not reflect the current amount owed.
Warrants for Back-Child Support - Reid Stowe
Available online at Department of State - State Child Support Enforcement Warrant Notice System :
http://appsext8.dos.state.ny.us/csewarrants_public/cse_search
Type in “William Stowe” and “Reid Stowe” on the search screen.
We post these under the assumption that these are open warrants, based on the assumption that if they were not, they would not appear in the database. Any evidence provided to the contrary is greatly appreciated.
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Link to article here - 1,000-day sailor a deadbeat dad who could lose ship, sez state
The information remains below for historical purposes only and does not reflect the current amount owed.
Warrants for Back-Child Support - Reid Stowe
Available online at Department of State - State Child Support Enforcement Warrant Notice System :
http://appsext8.dos.state.ny.us/csewarrants_public/cse_search
Type in “William Stowe” and “Reid Stowe” on the search screen.
We post these under the assumption that these are open warrants, based on the assumption that if they were not, they would not appear in the database. Any evidence provided to the contrary is greatly appreciated.
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Reid is a Convicted Drug Smuggler - 30,000 Pounds of Marijuana
In the early 90's, Reid Stowe was arrested, convicted and served time in a Federal Penitentiary for his involvement in the smuggling of 30,000 pounds of marijuana into the US.
Below you will find the following court documents:
- Image 1 - Arrest Warrant
- Image 2-4 Charges/counts against Reid,
- Image 5 - The Judgment against Reid
These are all public documents and can be found at:
National Archives & Record Administration
Federal Records Center (Waltham, MA)
CR - 91-82-B-W
File Location - D232525
012-98-0070 Box 7
We have copies of many other documents in the file that we will make available to the press upon request. Full transcript of sentencing hearing is also available upon request as MSWord file.
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Arrest Warrant
Charges
Judgement
Below you will find the following court documents:
- Image 1 - Arrest Warrant
- Image 2-4 Charges/counts against Reid,
- Image 5 - The Judgment against Reid
These are all public documents and can be found at:
National Archives & Record Administration
Federal Records Center (Waltham, MA)
CR - 91-82-B-W
File Location - D232525
012-98-0070 Box 7
We have copies of many other documents in the file that we will make available to the press upon request. Full transcript of sentencing hearing is also available upon request as MSWord file.
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Arrest Warrant
Charges
Judgement
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