I recently did a post How Desperate is the Freewinds? after a promo piece came in offering a $750 “wedding package” on board.
I noted that the reason for the Freewinds existing at all was for the delivery of OT VIII — which supposedly needed to be done “off the crossroads of the world.” This was what Miscavige told the public — who would have much preferred it be delivered at Flag which would not require a second trip to a different org in another part of the world once they completed SNOTs.
Funny, yesterday I came across this from a fairly recent edition of Source magazine. As anyone with half a brain knows, the very underwhelming OT VIII can be delivered anywhere there is a table and an E-meter. This page confirms that fact. If it would not be such a blatant admission of failure, Miscavige could sell the Freewinds for scrap and move the SO crew members to other locations.
The Freewinds is a white elephant that serves no purpose at all. The volume of of OT VIIIs on board at any given time is single figures who could be accommodated in the smallest course room at Flag. In the 30+ years it has been operating, not a single group, let alone a mission or org has been opened on any of the islands it frequents. (The only org in the entirety of the Caribbean is in Puerto Rico).
Yet, the master of administrative and financial genius will continue to subsidize the operation of the Freewinds to save face. It is another of Miscavige’s monumental failures.
grisianfarce says
I like how the article is vague about the exact location of the Freewinds and the dry dock. You can bet if the boat was in Clearwater there would have been photos.
Mike Rinder says
Usually dry docks in Curacao
Mark says
Failure is his name, his game, his shame, and…in the real world outside of Hubbard wankerspeak, thetanic slavery, asset-hoovering, and intergalactic pimping…his FAME!
WELL DONE, Captain Raving McSavage!
Alcoboy says
I have never been aboard the Freewinds or anywhere near it but when I was on staff in Nashville there were org public who were going there and everyone would just gush about it. Oh, you’re going on the ship! That is so theta (or awesome or any number of upstat sounding adjectives). I watched videos on the org FART monitor about ‘the ship’ and always came away with the impression ‘so what?’
Glenn says
So, Freewinds crew members have moved to Flag. Wonder what lies they told to US Consular and Immigration officers during the process. “oh, we are all going to Florida on a much deserved vacation as a reward for highest ever production”? It worked back in 1975 when everyone moved to Florida from the Apollo; so why not just do it again. Lies that will make one permanently excludable from the US if caught.
Disgusting, despicable, criminal cult.
Ms. B. Haven says
My theory is that with well over 10,000 SNOTs created, there is now enough free theta in this sector of the gul-ax-ee to make it safe for the delivery of the fabulous first real OT level, OT VIII, at the Flag Land Base. What this means is that the Freewinds can safely move off the crossroads of the world and deliver its precious cargo of advanced thetans to the front porch of eternity at the Mecca of Technical perfection, the Flag Land Base. More consolidation and downsizing will send the most important stats (GI) thru the roof. Flag will probably be able to lure in a few 2Ds for a $500 wedding package instead of the very expensive $750 the Freewinds was forced to charge. This will leave the happy couple an extra $250 to donate to the IAS war chest to fight suppression on this planet.
Mark says
Indeed, this sums up the “everybody-gets-fucked-but-me(Hubbard/McSavage)” ethos of “mankind’s only hope”.
Hip, slip, shit spray!
Selling pieces of blue sky for 70 years! Go Scientology Satans, er, Thetans!😎