RRK wrote, On 9/8/2013 2:39 PM:


Harry Baldwin. Champion of champions.


Hey, Santiago, an aging fisherman struggled with a giant marlin.
Harry struggled with reaching his goal. Triumph of will over
weakness...and rules.

The fisherman would not be injured or die if the Marlin got away.

I don't see how he triumphed over the rules, as it was the specifics of
the rule that let him get speed points. I was very surprised to learn
you can land in a field instead of the airport, and still get speed points.

Perhaps the 1-26 is so sturdy and lands so slowly, there is little to
worry about from rocks or barb wire fences.

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