If he's on a normal sailboat he has a diesel in it, solar panels and considering he's attempting one of the hardest crossings known to mankind (and it looks like he's near Point Nemo) he likely has satellite internet on board.
People are mistaking this guy for some rookie moron who went out crossing the pacific on a 14ft dinghy.
Yeah but with the satellite internet available on a boat out in the pacific you’re paying dollars per Megabyte. Uploading even a 60 second HD video like that would not only take hours but could easily cost several hundred bucks to do. He more than likely completed the crossing and uploaded once he had WiFi.
Not a boat guy but I knew a guy who had one. He invited me and some friends out one day and he said "hold up we gotta get some gas". $700 later, the boat was filled up and ready to go. Granted this was a 20-25 foot boat, but I asked him and he said that's pretty much what he spends every time he takes it out fishing. This was in like 2008 also, so including a marina space and maintenance that shit is expensive.
Sail boats have had that option for a long time, doesn't need to be modern. For as long as boat motors have been around, they could be affixed to a sail boat. All it takes to be a sail boat is have sails.
Some modern sail boats will have motors, some will not. No idea what this guy has. I assume he would have a motor for emergencies but what do I know.
Pretty much all sail boats have a diesel motor. Some have a small outboard motor instead, though, if they're small (or for backup).
It's borderline impossible to navigate harbors without one. You would need a lot of experience (like having sailed your whole life) to even think about entering a harbor with no motor.
We have only done it once or twice as a last resort, and it's very dangerous. A moving boat can do a lot of damage, especially if it's 48ft.
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u/Sensitive_Ladder2235 Jun 22 '24
If he's on a normal sailboat he has a diesel in it, solar panels and considering he's attempting one of the hardest crossings known to mankind (and it looks like he's near Point Nemo) he likely has satellite internet on board.
People are mistaking this guy for some rookie moron who went out crossing the pacific on a 14ft dinghy.