No joke - man preparing to sail across the Atlantic on a 42 inch yacht

[Adelie]

Originally Posted by ozsailer

Why is he doing this , I can see absolutley no benefit other than inflating this person ego which by the look of it is larger than the boat. No doubt when he gets into trouble he will be calling for help putting others at risk. Where does it stop



Greg H
Lagoon 410

Because it is there to do. Why else would one climb K2 or hike across Antarctica or race bikes across the US (RAAM) or swim the English Channel or the Straits of Florida?

[thruska]

He is better outfitted than most of us , lol.
Sailing out of the box... in a box.

[alctel]

He's really put a lot of thought into a lot of the design and done some really interesting design choices with sound explanations why - I hope it works for him! Rather him than me though

As to why? What a stupid question. Why not?

[Mr B]

Did they ever find that bloke rowing a Kayak from OZ to NZ,
He went missing, But I never heard any thing after that,
He was heading for southern NZ,

[David M]

I can think or easier ways to become famous in order to get on the paid lecture circuit.

[alctel]

Originally Posted by Mr B

Did they ever find that bloke rowing a Kayak from OZ to NZ,
He went missing, But I never heard any thing after that,
He was heading for southern NZ,

This?

Extreme kayaker's final tape revealed - National - smh.com.au

These two made it

Kayakers hit New Zealand after 62 days at sea - Telegraph

[Mr B]

Originally Posted by alctel

This?

Extreme kayaker's final tape revealed - National - smh.com.au

These two made it

Kayakers hit New Zealand after 62 days at sea - Telegraph

Thanks for that, I didnt know the first bloke had died, RIP,
He just dissapeared, Then nothing,
The Tasman can be a very nasty piece of water at times,
Im not sure where the Southern Ocean changes to the Tasman, But he was definately in both, Its the same bit of Ocean,

[capt-couillon]

"I don't know who called them swells, there is nothing swell about them. They should have called them awfuls"

Hugo Vihlen (After crossing Newfoundland to Falmouth in the 5'-4" sailboat Fathers Day)

[tronic72]

Idiot! These morons put other people's lives at risk when they get into trouble. Not to mention the expense to the tax payer. He should foot the bill for his stupidity.

[emoji36]

[CAELESTIS]

No shortage of idiots.

[Mr B]

There is another way of looking at it,
If it wasnt for the Idiots that did strange things and not normal for the crowd, Masses,
We would still be in caves throwing rocks at each other,

Imagine the comments when the first human draped animal skins on themselves to keep warm, Back then, It would have been covered in guts and bits of flesh,

Maybe he seen those two blokes that spent a week in an upturned Esky floating in the Arafura sea above Australia,
I can do that, Hahahaha

[John Holbrook]

This guys seems well experienced and well prepared. I wish him luck and hope he makes it. I think he / the article left out one element though, fear.

[Steadman Uhlich]

Here is a link to the sailor's website, where you can see photo galleries such as this one, which show the construction and design and fit out of the boat.

The hull shape is shown in the photos on this page:
https://carrie-soltis.squarespace.co...-in-la-gomera/

[senormechanico]

It almost looks like an underwater vehicle with a mast.