Wh...What...? Is This?
- Thread starter Simon Sexton
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Ummm ..... thats not me.Lake Shark already said it....
French!
The story is older 2006 if you look at the date. I don't care what country she is from crossing the Atlantic, Pacific, and then indian oceans on any craft is a feat unto itself. Crossing them in a custom made cruising windsurfer is simply fantastic. I know people that would not even sail the coast of california in anything less than 30 feet and there are some even in my land locked state that seem to think a 40 foot ocean cruising sailboat is what is needed to sail a lake on the Mississippi.
The fact that this woman accomplished this feat is amazing and I give her all the credit in the world. Good on her for accomplishing something no one else has done and to my knowledge no one else would even attempt. It should be a reminder that it does not matter the size or even the type of craft we sail. What matters is our ability to know our vessel and overcome various challenges we encounter along the way. I take this story more as a reminder that less is often more and skill has nothing to do with age, gender, nationality, or years on the water. Skill has more to do with one's drive to try and master a particular task.
Good on her and I hope she is enjoying her world record in retirement.
I understand that a sailboard once owned the record for mono hull speed under sail. Maybe it still does. After reading up on the Ait (Around in Ten) challeng, I have thought that doing it in a fast planing hull would be the way to go. As impressed as I am, I admit, I'm also jealous.
- Will (Dragonfly)
Do you think an O'day mariner 19 CB could do it? I've been playing with the idea, theoretically.
- Will (Dragonfly)
Do you think an O'day mariner 19 CB could do it? I've been playing with the idea, theoretically.
Here is a good write up of her pacific crossing. very impressive. http://www.terradaily.com/news/ocean-tech-03g.html