What he did or try to do is it any worse than Collin Quincy rowing the tasman or kayaking oz to nz??
1983 sailed a hartly 16 from devonport down to coromandel up to kawau across to barier back to kawau then home. no outboard just me and the cat.trick was no rush over a three week period just waited till reaching and running.no issues at all.The old man was not impressed.