[rastamon]

Just started reading his book on sailing alone around the world, talk about balls.

First the guy builds his boat, not from a lumber yard, but, he fells trees on his own and cuts the lumber himself. Finishes the boat after like 18 months, does a few shake downs from Maine to Massachusetts and sets off to Nova Scotia and right now he's in the Azores making 150 miles a day.

I thought about building my own dory and gave it up as too much work and not enough space to work in and this guy builds a 40-footer by hand.

 

[jpd]

Sounds interesting, what's the name of that book rastamon? I've just read 2 books on round the world racing and one on the 1998 Sydney to Hobart race tragedy.

I live vicariously through others, lol.

 

[rastamon]

Sailing Alone Around the World - JPD



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[fish4me]

Internet tough guys. Gotta love em.

 

[ReelTime]

Net Muscles

Wow, out there in a small craft is wild. I wonder sometimes if smaller is a little better because it's easier to overbuild it for structural integrity.

I think I should do more reading on sailing because of the gas.

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