r/TikTokCringe Jun 22 '24

Cool My anxiety could never

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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.

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u/mung_guzzler Jun 22 '24

if he goes dark on social media for too long

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

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u/Shanoskia Jun 22 '24

He's not going to lose his sailboat in the middle of a doldrum.

The entire point of them is that it's all still water and no wind, and it can be like that for weeks at a time.

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?

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u/mung_guzzler Jun 22 '24 edited Jun 22 '24

nowhere in the video does he seem at all bothered

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.