In his latest “capercast,” Jim Brown shares about his trip to the yearly small boat gathering in Cedar Key, Florida. He tells a couple great stories, along with some details about interesting developments in the boating marketplace.
He begins, however, with a fascinating report about a sailor who has (supposedly) crossed the Tasman Sea in a 17-foot Windrider trimaran. (Can anyone help Jim confirm this)?
Listen in on the fun and information exchange that happens at boat gatherings such as this. And also get inspired to be a part of it, if you’re not already!
You can check out Jim’s latest podcast episode (he loves calling it a capercast) here.
Its been done a couple of times in a tiki 21, the problem with smaller boats attempting this and we know this because people have died is fatigue, I doubt a windrider has made a succesful in season crossing because of the difficulty of getting adequate rest in one. Could be done, a guy made it to within 80 kms of nz from austrailia in a sea kayak a few years ago before he got seperated from his kayak and sent out an emergency call. Suspected cause fatigue, he drowned.
So true Fred (regarding the issue of fatigue). I was thinking about how (theoretically) the problem might be addressed if someone wanted to attempt such a thing. I realize one could rest on the tramps, but still, it’s hard to imagine getting adequate enough rest to prevent fatigue from eventually setting in. Perhaps a sailor could create a super-light “pod” of some sort in preparation for a trip like this … that could both shelter them and allow them to stretch out for sleep? I wonder…