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71-year-old man is trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a barrel
December 29, 2018, 07:29 AM
NK40271-year-old man is trying to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a barrel
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Originally posted by cooger:
How do you poop in a barrel? Seems like it would get pretty smelly in that thing after a few days.
I once spent two days on the QE2 in thirty foot seas. The poop is going to have to share space with the vomit.
December 29, 2018, 07:48 AM
David LeeHappens if a giant whale takes it as his new toy ?
December 29, 2018, 08:09 AM
Eponymquote:
Originally posted by old rugged cross:
<snip>guessing he has some kind of support ship?
Not sure how much food you could store?
I was thinking about that, too. Even if he could survive on cheese and wine, could he pack a three-month supply? Then there's water consumption and storage.
December 29, 2018, 02:48 PM
wishfull thinkerquote:
Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
Attention whoring taken to new heights.
nope, he missed the mark, he's at sea level.
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December 29, 2018, 04:24 PM
flashguyquote:
Originally posted by Gustofer:
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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
"The goal? Maybe to prove that I've still got it." Savin told the AFP news agency.
Got what? A few screws loose?
Most of them, I think....
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Texan by choice, not accident of birth December 29, 2018, 04:36 PM
RightwireShould start a pool on how long it takes him to give up on be lost
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deepoceanHow does he plan to stay out of the shipping lanes and not be hit by large vessels?
December 29, 2018, 04:44 PM
Patrick-SP2022quote:
Originally posted by deepocean:
How does he plan to stay out of the shipping lanes and not be hit by large vessels?
Maybe he is bringing a copy of this with him.
https://www.amazon.com/Avoid-H...rimmer/dp/0870334336
December 29, 2018, 04:52 PM
highroundcountWell. Unlike the two assholes bought and sunk their sailboat a while ago, this guy has half a plan. Hardened against waves and Orca attacks, a way to get up and out for fresh air, a porthole to observe life below the water.
Sounds like he has his shit together and expects it to take a long time.
Good luck to him.
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December 29, 2018, 04:57 PM
MikeinNCAnd no one should waste a single dollar to go look for this clown when he fails to answer the radio or a checkpoint....
I have personally terminated an manifestly unsafe voyage when I was in the CG....these kinds of idiots are everywhere.
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Cue Stairway to Heaven.LOL
December 29, 2018, 05:46 PM
Sunset_Vaquote:
Originally posted by wrightd:
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Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles:
That's one way to get away from the old battleaxe for a few months.
Ha ! no kidding. I think he is a philosopher. At 71 I think he's exactly where he needs to be. Godspeed to him including hurricanes, plate tectonic shifts, great white sharks and rogue superwaves. Sickly romantic too.
WhTs the oceanic condition where there is no wind, no currents, and water is very calm called? Doldrums? At least he doesn't have to worry about furling and unfurling sails. Or running out of diesel fuel.
Would be a good time to write a book..providing you get to finish it, and reminds me of a book I read several times as a teenager, Sir Francis Chicester's The Lonely Sea and the Lonely Sky.
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December 29, 2018, 06:02 PM
old rugged crossA 22LR pistol would probably be a good thing to carry on board. Just say'in.
Some one should cue the pix of the guy who was found on board his ship lost at sea. He looked to be well into his seventies when found. It was a fascinating photograph.
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