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Greenies Tried to Sail the Atlantic.
allen griggs
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Removed the diesel engine from their sailboat. Solar and wind power only.
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In another article a knowledgable guy said they replaced the diesel engine with an electric motor. They got a big battery from a salvaged Nissan Leaf.
He said that the battery was being recharged with wind and solar power. However, he said this was very dangerous in an ocean crossing as the salt water can short out the battery and cause a massive fire.
This makes sense as we have all read reports of electric vehicle batteries catching fire, and they say the electric car battery fires are impossible to put out.
That's the way the gluten free cookie crumbles. The should have started smaller like going over Niagara Falls in a Prius.
🇺🇲 "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." - Thomas Jefferson 🇺🇲
Maybe the Dem's need to look at them as replacements on the ticket for Brandon and Kamala.
paywall for article
We, volunteer fire departments, get regular updates from electric vehicle manufacturers on the batteries and how to fight them when on fire . Batteries and sea water don't mix . Folks found that out in ww1 submarines
You can't fix stupid
mohawk—Paywall, no kidding. I read that newspaper, nypost.com and never pay a dime
imo only a 39’ “yacht” would not make me comfortable crossing the Atlantic let alone with “solar and wind power” only.
Is this one of those "play stupid games win stupid prizes" exploits ?
Man, I couldn't imagine. That is just suicidal.
They were found dead in their little lifeboat, washed up on an island. That would be a bad way to die, of thirst or starvation out in the open ocean.
This is the Rescue Me beacon. Especially designed to work in the open ocean, it transmits your position via satellite, so that rescuers will know exactly where you are via GPS tracking. Costs $355. I wonder why they didn't have one of these.
https://oceansignal.com/products/plb1/
I'm surprised they didn't show more knowledge, and preparations.
Some folks are not inclined to solicit advice, much less take it, and seem to learn only the hard way. Case in point it appears…..
Seems like a character trait for many of these "do good" types. Can't tell them anything; they're always right.
Crossing the Atlantic without an EPIRB/PLB is as dumb as playing Russian Roulette.
Clorox in the gene pool. (again)
Easy to figure out…… Left leaning folks that believe anything they do is noble and right regardless of knowledge and skill sets. Believing they will be shining examples by putting their belief's into practice without considering all that goes into a journey like sailing across the ocean….. Failure was inevitable
I am sorry they perished and for the loss their families' suffered.
I wouldn't be comfortable either. But my kin folks In 1741 were brave enough or most likely desperate enough to try it in order to get away from the government in Germany at the time. My great great great great, give or take a great, grandparents and their kids made the crossing from Europe to Philadelphia, PA on the sailboat Molly. I was searching on the internet and found the male names of passengers over the age of 16 years on the captains list dated October 16, 1741. They didn't list women or young kids until years later. Quite a few people died during the trip from disease I read. Mostly due to bad water.
Almost forgot mention…all of the male children that were my kin folks including my gggggreat grandfather on that ship fought in the Revolutionary War.
I would be proud if that post were about my ancestors. (I
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How did the Vikings do it only with wind? Also the boat is now a drifting hazard?
Greenies aren't the brightest bulbs
FAFO. Nature is Completely indifferent to virtue signaling butt lickers. lol
People made the crossing without motors several hundred years ago, IIRC!! lol
They had rowers,
and brains (that had not yet been foggd by poplitics)
You wouldn’t believe the numbers of sailboats crossing all the time, many smaller than 39’ (but usually with correct power/gear). All kinds of things happen to them and, even with the correct safety and SATCOM gear, there are no guarantees. I used to work tons of deep ocean rescues, and it is extremely difficult to coordinate. In some places, merchant ships are the only hope for pick-up.
Frogdog since you have worked these rescues, how effective are the EPIRB rescue beacons? If someone is in a life raft in the middle of the ocean, and they activate an EPIRB, will rescuers arrive in a day or two? I see that the battery is good for 48 hours after activation.
Allen, EPIRBs are incredibly effective, especially in the open ocean environment. Many can/will exceed 48 hrs of transmission. Location will update repeatedly for the applicable Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) to track and coordinate. If I were a boater doing any offshore fishing in the coastal environment, I would carry an EPIRB. Sometimes, even in VHF range, you don’t have time to get off a MAYDAY call.
As far as rescuer arrival, it all depends on location. Pretty much the whole world is divided into RCC areas of responsibility. As you can imagine, however, not all RCC’s have the same resources and expertise. In the very deep ocean environment, even air refulable helicopters are mostly off the table. Fixed wing assets can sometimes drop a raft/survival gear, but often what is required is to vector in a deep draft surface vessel (military or civilian). AMVER is a voluntary program that many shipping companies participate in that allows RCCs to track commercial vessel course and utilize them as responders. In my experience, the merchant fleet is incredibly professional, capable, and willing to assist wherever they can (code of the sea). Some of my most memorable cases utilized them.
Here is an example. I once (many years ago) worked a deep Atlantic sailboat case involving a critically ill child. Parents activated their EPIRB and utilized their satellite phone (which was spotty). To get them, we flew a pair of Air Force Para-rescue Jumpers (they’re awesome!) out in a C-130. They parachuted in and stabilized the child. A merchant ship diverted course for us and recovered the baby, parents, and PJs, and headed west. Meanwhile, we diverted a Navy flat-top and launched a helicopter. It refueled on the Navy ship, went and hoisted the folks from the merchant ship, refueled again on the Navy ship, and flew all the way back to the mainland. Baby recovered. The EPIRB was paramount in helping us keep track of the sailboat’s location as we coordinated the complex case.
In short, an EPIRB is a must-have for offshore sailing/fishing. If you can afford a boat….an EPIRB is nothing. Not having one is like buying a new car and saving a few hundred bucks by opting out of the seatbelt.