I love the story of Bligh’s open boat voyage. I’ve studied a lot of accounts of open boat voyages. With lifeboats in the tropics, people start dying quickly at about the 11-day mark. The root cause is exposure, exacerbating dehydration. Yet Bligh’s crew lasted 47-days. The longest I can find of an…

[image] Klaveness: Ever read Survive the Savage Sea ? Yes, I have. IMO the writing is fine. It’s pretty frank as to the emotional atmosphere in that tiny raft and dinghy. The mother, Lyn Robertson, has my admiration. She seemed more determined than even her capable husband to make sure everyo…

[image] Steamer: Shackleton’s crew on the lifeboat James Caird has to be among the most amazing stories of survival. I’m less impressed by the survival than I am by the navigation involved in the boat journey. The overall story, from getting stuck in the ice all the way to being rescued, is …

The navigation was by Frank Worsley, a New Zealander. He was a master mariner and a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve. He served in both WW I and WW 2.

[image] Capt_Phoenix: I’m less impressed by the survival than I am by the navigation involved in the boat journey. The overall story, from getting stuck in the ice all the way to being rescued, is an epic story of survival but that boat journey is one of the most impressive feats of navigation I…

[image] Capt_Phoenix: the navigation involved in the boat journey RE: Steve Callahan’s 76-day liferaft journey and navigation. His yacht was wrecked by whales somewhere on the east side of the Atlantic. The trade winds tended to blow him west. If he could live long enough, there was a chance…

Does our former ‘French Friend in the Barrel’ (from 2018) fit into this thread? [image] 71-year-old Frenchman attempts to float across the Atlantic Ocean in capsule Maritime News no propulsion, no lights that I can see, the worst time of year for weather…this man is obvio…

I dont know if that counts as a boat.

[image] Urs: Does our former ‘French Friend in the Barrel’ (from 2018) fit into this thread? NO! :rage: That guy was just in the lamest yacht imaginable.

[image] ombugge: Capt. Ole Brude and his crew of three sailed from Aalesund, Norway to near Boston, USA to prove the seaworthiness and survivability of his design, the first covered lifeboat in the world. It’s amazing that Brude’s concept went mostly unused for 60 years. When did we start see…

Joshua Slocum solo sailing around the world in the 1890’s. The man certainly knew something about being alone! Oh, and cannibals. Beyond that, definitely agree with he Caird journey. I’ve been cold, bitterly cold, lost feeling in my feet and having trouble getting my hands to work. But I can’t …

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Does our former ‘French Friend in the Barrel’ (from 2018) fit into this thread?

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