Atlantic Crossing record in 5ft boat
Hi new to the forum but i have always been a very keen sailor, while reading this post about crossing the atlantic in a m26, i stumbled across some mention of the record crossing in a 4ft capsule, I can tell you first hand about this record, in 1992 as part of the columbus celebrations of discovering the new world, Tom Mcnally a man from liverpool uk crossed the atlantic in 136 days, in what can only be descibed as a metal boot 5ft long, with a mast made from scaffold poles, eating raw fish caught whilst bobbing along and using a hand pump to turn salt water into fresh.This poor soul turned up in san juan where i am pleased to say i met the man, he had no money whatsoever on him, us customs charged him his last fifty dollars to enter the country , i took the guy to the black angus for some refreshments after his ordeal where he told me his story,After two days he left for miami in the same boot, he had a good sense of humor and no doubt he would cross in the m26, as for me i have got to tell you after several crossings , smallest boat 39ft i would not , unless of course you feel lucky