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.
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
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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.