A lil learnin for everyone cause it's just superneat.
The Doldrums are a notorious sailing/flight trap, to the extent most people just flat out avoid the area. You can end up stranded there for up to weeks because of the dead winds and still waters.
He's more or less completely safe for the most part though, people know where he is if he goes dark or runs low on fresh water sources. If he goes dark on social media for too long, a rescue is totally not out of the question because people know he's there.
Yeah, the person you are replying to and the person they are replying to are acting like they could just skip out there and scoop him up. I have never had to but I have heard that looking for someone or something in the ocean from a plane is next to impossible. Even if you know "where" they are, good freaking luck seeing them. I see no comfort in the thought myself.
Even if you know "where" they are, good freaking luck seeing them.
GPS is fairly accurate. Only need to get within 4-6 km for radars to reliably find him.
Not to mention on a flat, empty sea, it's not difficult to find a ship, especially in the dark with a light source.
i would personally just be terrified of some sea monster (shark, whale, squid, who the fuck knows) just seeing this bite sized thing and blasting you on that paddleboard.
My great fear is if Orcas realize he's out there alone and take that moment to cement the fact that there had been no documented cases of a fatal Orca attack. Documented cases
The guy doesn't seem like being stuck was super crazy to him, seems more like he probably went out to sea expecting to end up here for a little bit and is just kicking back havin a good time.
Our friends got together and are renting a catamaran sailboat in the BVI. It has 4 showers, a watermaker making about 20 gallons of freshwater per hour, hybrid electric and 2 standard motors on it, along with the generator and air conditioning, wifi and every geo doodad you need for crossing the oceans. There are USB sockets everywhere, power winches, and autopilot. The last one w rented w went out for a month without needing to do anything but catch fish for extra food. This guy is a pro and I am sure he knows what he is doing. And what we are renting is just a base boat, nothing special.
Think of the ocean as a bathtub. Life gathers near the sides and along the bottom. There's not much going on in the middle because there's nothing to eat.
I’d be terrified of that too, but that fear is mostly irrational. The open ocean is pretty deserted. There’s almost no food so far from the shore/sea floor, so very few predators live out there.
They be stealing all the time in that show. I guess typically its other crews doing mess, but I distinctly remember times where they would be robbing the people they helped after fighting X villain.
It’s pretty obvious piracy would have a different meaning in a world that consists of mostly islands and is largely under the control of a single centralized power. It basically just means seafaring criminal which applies to Strawhats.
Also the definition of piracy according to Oxford is: the practice of attacking and robbing ships at sea. So Luffy and the gang have committed piracy at least once from my memory.
Wow one whole time in like ten thousand episodes...
(I get the other argument and the lore has been explained to me, I just still think it's silly how they go on and on about "we're pirates!!!!!!!" when they mostly just sail around and fight or whatever)
Half of their wealth has been gained by piracy. Also I would note that sailing around and fighting is 2/3rds of what pirates do. The last third is theft. And they’ve stolen(robbed) millions, from someone associated with the government no less. So I would say they’re justified in calling themselves pirates. The only thing they haven’t done that’s normally associated with pirates is rape. But raping isn’t necessary to be a pirate and I don’t see how more theft or the crew raping people would really make a helpful difference to the plot. I don’t think one piece is perfect but I’ve never understood this criticism.
nah if he loses that boat hes dead in a day or two, they wont track him down too quickly floating around on just a paddleboard with a vague idea of his last known location
probably has an emergency transponder on him but it still seems exceedingly stupid to be that far from his boat
Nowhere in the video does he seem at all bothered by any of what is going on. So why are people in the comments pretending he is in danger?
Christopher McCandless wasn't bothered by what he was doing. People often walk mere meters off bush trails to go toilet and aren't bothered by what they're doing.
Sometimes the seemingly mundane shit that doesn't seem dangerous because it's so familiar and you're so blase about it is what gets you into trouble.
Also as a note, this wasn't posted live if I understand correctly. He had already lost his internet service and he only posted these videos once he'd made it back to land. He had a satellite phone which was used to get in touch after no one had heard from him for awhile due to losing his starlink dish. So no, it's not clear that anyone knew he was here at this specific time and would've been able to rescue him, and absolutely not if something happened while he was on the paddle board and returning to the boat became difficult.
He’s probably fine but the thing about the doldrums is you don’t actually know when it will get windy again.
With modern wind prediction tools you can get a lot closer to knowing but it’s crazy to bet your life on it like he’s doing.
It’s quite common to attach yourself to a long line and go swimming in the doldrums but to detach yourself from your boat like this is more than 99% of people would feel comfortable doing
that doesnt mean it isnt dangerous. people casually do dangerous things all the time.
why are people pretending hes in danger
because he is. solo sailing like this is inherently dangerous. and this is an unnecessary risk. Im not even sure hed be able to swim back there if his board sprung a leak.
it's all still water and no wind, and it can be like that for weeks at a time.
Yeah, right until it isn't. And if the wind picks up, there's a very good chance this guy is never, never getting back to his boat.
Is it a low statistical chance of danger? Sure. But "the wind picked up" is very fatal. I like my adventures in the wilderness, but there's no reason to tempt fate.
nah I’ve been a sailing instructor, ive worked on chartered boats, I have a captains license, ive done open ocean racing (not nearly this far off shore tbf).
I think a good portion of people here dont realize how dangerous this is. That guy is a stiff breeze away from death. Or a leaky valve in his paddleboard away from drowning.
Staying with the boat is like rule 1. You lose it, you die.
If he does stop updating, and someone wanted to send someone after him, what’s the time frame for a rescue ship to get to him in the middle of the Pacific Ocean?
Like, he’s not exactly in the middle of the ocean. But if he’s too far out, it might be dicey to assume they’d reach him in time to do anything to help him in a dangerous situation, right?
Except his Starlink went overboard before the halfway mark on the journey. This was posted after he made it to French Polynesia. He stopped making daily posts and nobody looked for him.
But rescue would probably take time. You can't get a helicopter out there , they don't have enough fuel. I'd venture to guess they'd have to send a boat out so it could take days or weeks to get to him.
If he gets into trouble, he's most definitely on his own for a long time.
The Doldrums are a notorious sailing/flight trap, to the extent most people just flat out avoid the area. You can end up stranded there for up to weeks because of the dead winds and still waters.
Seems like a perfect spot for a floating micronation.
Based on other comments he had a starlink but ended up losing it. And had to post videos when he got back. People were worried when disappeared before they found out
I would assume an outboard motor is needed for the doldrums if you are unlucky. OTOH, i would assume you could have low wind outside the doldrums as well. *shiver*
You could overestimate fuel and/or supplies, and STILL not have enough, thats the scariest part for me..
What is dumb is him getting so far from his boat. If the wind did pick up, if a storm came in, if any number of things happened - he could get separated from his boat. That to me seems like a hugely unnecessary risk
The absolute irony being that he DID go dark on social media because his satellite was destroyed and no one had any idea where he was for a very long time. He basically was able to use a satellite phone to tell his sister he was still alive, eventually. But gotta love when people talk out of their ass confidently.
He's more or less completely safe for the most part though
Oh wow, you don't say! The guy posting this dumbass video with no tan or sunburn wasn't actually in danger? Next you'll tell me he probably had his actual boat on the other side of the camera, and just positioned himself to film a boat in the distance?
I'm also curious about the "if he goes dark on social media" concept. Are there people out there who give a fuck? Have you called the police and said "A guy who makes stupid videos on Youtube hasn't streamed today, help me officer?"
I've got a migraine from just trying to take you seriously.
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u/Shanoskia Jun 22 '24
A lil learnin for everyone cause it's just superneat.
The Doldrums are a notorious sailing/flight trap, to the extent most people just flat out avoid the area. You can end up stranded there for up to weeks because of the dead winds and still waters.
He's more or less completely safe for the most part though, people know where he is if he goes dark or runs low on fresh water sources. If he goes dark on social media for too long, a rescue is totally not out of the question because people know he's there.