TRIVIA NIGHT

[Boatguy30]

Originally Posted by skipmac

What was the largest sailboat sailed singlehanded trans-Atlantic?

Pen Duck

Edit: Wrong but right country at least

[CaribbeanCraig]

Originally Posted by Dsanduril

What is the proper nautical term for that piece of small stuff that you use to tie-off your halyards and keep them from banging against the mast (for those of us that still have external halyards)?

Brails ..Bungee cord maybe

[Boatguy30]

Think I have the guy right but boat name wrong. It was something like 236'??

EDIT: Had to cheat but was right on the length. Was another French guy Alan Colas boat named Club Med

[Boatguy30]

Originally Posted by Dsanduril

What is the proper nautical term for that piece of small stuff that you use to tie-off your halyards and keep them from banging against the mast (for those of us that still have external halyards)?

Snotter

[Jimbo485]

Who did the first and only solo, non-stop, TRIPLE circumnavigation?

[Geoff54]

Originally Posted by CaribbeanCraig

Name the 1st person to sail around the world alone nonstop .

Originally Posted by skipmac

That's an easy one, Robin Knox-Johnston.

That's a common misconception because he won the Golden Globe Race for the first solo circumnavigation. Anyone know the technically correct answer?

[CaribbeanCraig]

Originally Posted by Jimbo485

Who did the first and only solo, non-stop, TRIPLE circumnavigation?

Sanders

[Adelie]

Originally Posted by skipmac

What was the largest sailboat sailed singlehanded trans-Atlantic?

Club Med. 1976 OSTAR. Forget skippers name. Some French guy disappeared OSS a boat several years later if I recall correctly.

[Adelie]

Originally Posted by Dsanduril

What is the proper nautical term for that piece of small stuff that you use to tie-off your halyards and keep them from banging against the mast (for those of us that still have external halyards)?

Gillguys.

[CaribbeanCraig]

This lost ship sank in the Mona Passage carrying a 3310-pound golden table . and has yet to be found .....