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Makes me feel that five months aboard our 27 with two of us and a big dog are excessive consumption. My biggest question is what does he do with all that Granola after his body is done with it?
 
Walldog":2hognnva said:
Makes me feel that five months aboard our 27 with two of us and a big dog are excessive consumption. My biggest question is what does he do with all that Granola after his body is done with it?
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I think the sardines eat it! :shock:

Charlie
 
In our years living aboard our 22-foot C-Dory, Halcyon, and cruising the rivers, lakes and coasts of our continent, we traveled many more miles than around the world. The big difference, of course, is we were rarely out of sight of land nor more than a few days from resupply. What a wonderful way to see our great land!

We sure recommend the cruising lifestyle for those in retirement years. All the wonderful towns, great water, and outstanding people!
 
Incredible story - inspirational to say the least.

I had the pleasure of meeting Derick Hatfield a few years ago. He put on a presentation at our power squadron to get sponsors for his Open 60. He lives near us and trains in Lake Ontario. He had some amazing stories to tell. Including being pitchpoled rounding the Cape.

Whether its a 60' or a 10' boat - anybody that has the skill, nerve and stamina (both physical and mental) to sail around the world alone deserves a big tip of the hat in my book!

There was another guy(forget his name) that sailed alone for a number of years - when you googled his progress his gps track made designs in the ocean. I think he drew a big heart in the Atlantic.

Thanks for sharing Marty.

Regards, Rob
 
Perhaps you are thinking of the Frenchman Bernard Moitessier, and his boat Joshua. I don't know about a heart shaped trek--but he did keep on going after circumnavigating and avoiding returning to Europe. He lost the boat at Cabo San Lucas in 1982, and we helped salvage it a few weeks later.

Another which comes to mind is Donald Crowhurst's Teignmouth Electron, a trimaran. ...he never left the Atlantic Ocean, let alone sail around the world but sailed in circles and eventually apparently jumped overboard.

The solo circumnavigators have my great respect. It is a tough go. Harry Pigeon was the second solo circumnavigator, and one of my inspirations, as I sent a lot of time on his boat when I was a kid in San Pedro listening to his stories. I could not do that type of sailing.

Good luck to this guy--a lot of fortitude! I wish him the very best!
 
Robert H. Wilkinson":1bzgze16 said:
There was another guy(forget his name) that sailed alone for a number of years - when you googled his progress his gps track made designs in the ocean. I think he drew a big heart in the Atlantic.
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Maybe you are thinking of Reid Stowe on his schooner "Anne." He stayed out for 1,000+ days a couple of years ago and also has sailed some "shapes" - a turtle, I remember reading about, and there could have been a heart too.

Now I'm off to read the linked article...
 
I attended a slide show by a guy who sailed around the world in a 12 ft aluminium boat he built himself. It does take a special person for those kind of trips.

After the slide show I asked him if he took any music or books on the long crossings. He told me he did not and just basically looked at the water.

I used to think I would enjoy long distance ocean cruising. Now I will stick with the C-Dory and almost always within sight of land.

Steve
 
One of the biggest risks is being run down by a freighter or fishing vessel. I have lost several friends this way (presumptive, since they were never found)--although in two cases evidence was found on the ships which struck them.

How does one maneuver a 10 foot boat out of the path of a 600 to 1000 foot vessel moving at 16 to 25 knots?

I had forgotten about Stowe--he did have a collision--and had a girf friend who was with him for almost a year- but left the boat because of pregnancy.

Some very famous sailors find that the solo sailing becomes enough at a point--(for example Ellen McArthur)
 
Sunbeam - Reid Stowe was the guy that I had read about - great story as well although he had a much larger boat 70' or something like that.

Bob - when I read about this 10' boat the one thought that came to mind was as you pointed out, even if he stays out of shipping channels and always had a good breeze and always stayed awake - a collision would still be a risk. If he was becalmed he would be a sitting duck. Don't know if he was equipping his boat with a radar reflector or AIS.

I should have pointed out - Derick Hatfield is a Canadian sailor who has sailed in the "Around Alone" race (and others) several times. His new boat is in the 60 Open class. When he was pitchpoled rounding the Cape, he said the waves were around 60' of green and another 20' of white on top! :shock: To sleep he had an alarm to wake him every so many minutes for checks then back to sleep. He said the boat was designed more or less to sail itself but when the waves got up to any extent the auto pilot could not be used because after cresting a wave it was not quick enough for the helm to respond in time.

He said it is very hard to get sponsors for sailing it is not a high profile sport. For a $1,000. sponsorship I could have had a ride in it - couldn't afford that, but I am happy to say that I support 2 of the sports biggest sponsors --- I bought a boat with a Volvo in it and I drink Heineken!! :lol:

Regards, Rob
 
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