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02-07-2010, 05:35
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Boat: Endeavour 37
Posts: 111
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What the world do without crazy Italian seaman to show how it's done???
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02-07-2010, 07:41
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#17
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Registered User

Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Winnipeg
Boat: None at this time
Posts: 8,462
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Man, that is a long time to be all alone and in such a little boat. I admire his guts and hope he makes it safely.
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02-07-2010, 07:58
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#18
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Long Range Cruiser
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Australian living on "Sea Life" currently in England.
Boat: Beneteau 393 "Sea Life"
Posts: 12,820
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I admire him too. He's a propper adult and he fixed his boat with a jury rig. Good seamanship!!
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02-07-2010, 16:59
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#19
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2010
Boat: Open 8 Sofa
Posts: 133
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Borealis
From the photos it looks like the aft cabin is designed as a water tight compartment in case of a main cabin flooding or a hull breach.
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I thought that was the main cabin! Is there really room for a person below deck forward of the cockpit?
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02-07-2010, 17:27
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#20
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 6,185
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That man is a sailor.
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04-07-2010, 23:55
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cruiser
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Brisbane AUS
Boat: Cowther 43 - Hunter 40.5
Posts: 1,006
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This guy is a legend. Good to see he is still going with a jury rig. Has anyone seen pics of his jury rig?
Also I recommend the book "500 days around the world on a 12 foot yacht" by Serge Testa. This guy is a legend too. For more info go here The Voyage of Acrohc Australis Serge was a real cruiser too. You can see his boat in the Museum at Brisbane.
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21-07-2010, 07:57
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#22
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Registered User

Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Winnipeg
Boat: None at this time
Posts: 8,462
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Alessandro is nearing the completion of his journey and is now in the Bay of Biscayne.
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21-07-2010, 09:49
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#23
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Moderator Emeritus

Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Eastern Tennessee
Boat: Research vessel for a university, retired now.
Posts: 10,405
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More self-inflicted torture/risk to obtain fame/wealth. Heh
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Life begins where land ends.
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23-07-2010, 15:59
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Registered User

Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Winnipeg
Boat: None at this time
Posts: 8,462
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I know the link was posted in another thread but thought I would update this thread about Alessandro's finish in Les Sables D'Olonne today. His circumnavigation took 268 days, 19 hours and 36 minutes.
http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/...7-23&dayid=457
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23-07-2010, 17:09
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: between the devil and the deep blue sea
Boat: a sailing boat
Posts: 21,171
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I would think it was done before in a boat smaller than 6.5.
b.
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23-07-2010, 17:11
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Virginia, USA & Krabi, Thailand
Boat: Wauquiez Pretorien 35
Posts: 2,819
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Quote:
Originally Posted by barnakiel
I would think it was done before in a boat smaller than 6.5.
b.
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For sure, but maybe not non-stop.
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