Black Panther 1,566 Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 A Frenchman who, because of covid, decided to sail non stop from noumea to reunion. 7000 miles in 77 days in a 4m self designed and built boat. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 397 Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 You could squeeze a lot of those boats on the harbour 😀 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 I don't think "because of covid" covers the why? part very well. Why? Why not a slightly bigger or more comfortable boat? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 943 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 18 minutes ago, Fish said: Why? the Everest answer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,566 Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 Good question. I find every now and then sailing needs to be more than a leisurely cruise. I crave a challenge. Currently that's single handing a 63 ft schooner on a winter cruise of northland ( gybing from a 3 sail reach to a 3 sail reach in 30 to 35 kn at Cape Karikari was a highlight). But I am also fascinated by small boats. I like the idea of a challenging expedition in one of John Welsford s little boats. I got excited a month or so back when I met a kiwi guy who had done the Everglades Challenge in a Dovekie. So much to do and so little time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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