SthnJeff 18 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I have been following the adventures of Rimas Meleshyus , a Russian American who has grandiose plans to sail around the world via Cape Horn in a $500 24" boat, that I personally would not sail across Wellington Harbour on a Calm Day. There is an extensive thread over at SA, which has the usual Rubbish that one finds in threads over there. http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?showtopic=149798 and his FaceBook page makes rather scary reading. https://www.facebook.com/rimas.meleshyus If he manages to get away from Pago Pago and drift a few hundred miles south, he ends up in our S&R Zone. How can something so manifestly unsafe be allowed to leave a Harbour? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adrianp 120 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I had a look at the facebook photos and not sure I understand your concern. Other than being smaller than usual, what so unseaworthy about his boat? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Look on the bright side, he's doing something he thinks is do-able, so far it has been, I'm not sure, but I doubt that he has an epirb, so if that's the case, the only one at risk is himself. We are all different, whats crazy to you maybe Ho Hum to him. Rather like the guy that got kicked out of NZ a couple of years ago (into a storm) by overstaying his visa and having a boat that didn't fit the expectations of others. He turns out to be one of the developers of open CPN and is now up in SE asia. He just had a different way of doing stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SthnJeff 18 Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 I had a look at the facebook photos and not sure I understand your concern. Other than being smaller than usual, what so unseaworthy about his boat? Really? you looked at the photos and could not see a cause for concern in either the boat or his abilities, or have I just been trolled? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Not sure about his experience (or even sanity) but I don't see how the boat is any less safe than the Moore 24 Webb Chiles arrived here in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 This guy has been around for quite a while, other forums have all had a go at him. He ain't doing anybody any harm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 642 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 who remembers back in mid 70s,the sea egg,theory was it could roll over and over like a egg and come upright,left nz and never heard of again. Does he plan on coming to nz? remember the guy in the dove,24ft but never went south,stayed up in tropical zones,and proved it can be done using sense. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 not sure this guy rimmas has ever been able to sail to windward... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Freedom GBE 27 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Life lines don't look very safe. Several thousand people on far worse boats coming across as refugees. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Latitude 38 has an article with Rimas saying he isn't going any further on his present journey, boat is for sale. quite a bit of criticism from people who have supported him, re lack of maintenance etc. He is apparently going back to California to buy a boat better suited to offshore sailing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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