The Big C 1metre Boat.

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Andrew Bedwell. Hardcore SHORThanding?




A jolly good show Ol boy whatwhat!

 

[mightyhartley]

And he's off- fully loaded with supplies and looking like a submerged buoy.

 

[ALL@SEA]

This looks even worse than it sounds.

 

[3to1]

I'm a fan of 'minimalism', nothing but good luck and fair winds to the man.

 

[mightyhartley]

This looks even worse than it sounds.

It looks even worse than that- here he is being towed from St Johns, almost submerged under the weight of food supplies.

 

[Veeger]

The dood is an idiot. Darwin Award upcoming.

 

[dogwatch]

The dood is an idiot. Darwin Award upcoming.

He's a pretty experienced offshore sailor. Read his bio.

 

[Veeger]

He's a pretty experienced offshore sailor. Read his bio.

Then he should know better

 

[10thTonner]

Pole sitting while drifting.

 

[he b gb]

Looks like he got his waterline slightly wrong.

 

[Jethrow]

Looks like he got his waterline slightly wrong.

Nah, bow down trim is fast! Increases waterline length and gets the draggy stern out of the water. Definitly performance trim...

 

[knh555]

Shouldn’t this be in Dinghy Anarchy?

 

[DFL1010]

It's all over. Tried to lift out whilst full of water and lifted from framework/rigging rather than slings (not sure how that follows), and something failed - likely the hull/frame from which it was being lifted. Hit the ground hard and irrecoverable damage.

 

[crispycringle]

Couldnt have happened to a better bathtub.

 

[TUBBY]

It's all over. Tried to lift out whilst full of water and lifted from framework/rigging rather than slings (not sure how that follows), and something failed - likely the hull/frame from which it was being lifted. Hit the ground hard and irrecoverable damage.

Probably saved a lot of time & money!

 

[spankoka]

Not sailing, and I don't know anything about ballooning-but this looks at least equally foolhardy, mainly due to the wicker basket.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/helium-balloon-pilots-mike-deborah-scholes-new-brunswick-sussex-transatlantic-british-1.6875218

 

[Talchotali]

Not sailing, and I don't know anything about ballooning-but this looks at least equally foolhardy, mainly due to the wicker basket.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/helium-balloon-pilots-mike-deborah-scholes-new-brunswick-sussex-transatlantic-british-1.6875218

Done first in 1978 after many tries. In theory, it's all downhill but winds are fickle. But very, very cold when the heat runs out and hard to breath when the oxegen depletes.

Past odds favor they will end up in the sea, so hope they packed a raft. Bon Chance!