Madness!! Home made Tri

   Don't know if you guys have seen this, but here is a link to someone who is trying to sail round the world on a boat he made himself out of bits from a hardware store!

http://www.esquire.com/the-side/blog/tincan

He seems to have a bit of a death wish!!

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Worthy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 07 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 511	Post Options Post Reply Quote Worthy Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Madness!! Home made Tri Posted: 12 Feb 08 at 8:00pm
	Don't know if you guys have seen this, but here is a link to someone who is trying to sail round the world on a boat he made himself out of bits from a hardware store! http://www.esquire.com/the-side/blog/tincan He seems to have a bit of a death wish!!

Chris Bridges Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 14 Nov 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 699	Post Options Post Reply Quote Chris Bridges Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Feb 08 at 8:06pm
	"Contrary to what some folks on sailing forums seem to think, I’m not insane or reckless. I’m trying something which is challenging, a true expedition, the most exciting thing I’ve ever done, and I’m happy with how the boat has turned out." From the homepage I agree with you though
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olly_love Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 18 Jan 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1145	Post Options Post Reply Quote olly_love Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Feb 08 at 9:08pm
	this has been going on for ages on the sailing anarchy site. they guy seems a bit of a nutter. have you seen how the rig is held up on the bow
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Merlinboy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 03 Jul 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3169	Post Options Post Reply Quote Merlinboy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Feb 08 at 9:17pm
	That looks like something off scrap heap challenge!

Chris Bridges Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 14 Nov 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 699	Post Options Post Reply Quote Chris Bridges Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Feb 08 at 9:34pm
	But the things on scrap heap challenge could actually work
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Prince Buster Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 15 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1146	Post Options Post Reply Quote Prince Buster Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Feb 08 at 11:00pm
	I think it's brilliant! He's living the dream of building your own boat and sailing it round the world. I really hope he succeeds
	international moth - "what what?"

alstorer Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899	Post Options Post Reply Quote alstorer Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Feb 08 at 7:40am
	It's a very public way of comitting suicide...

Chris Bridges Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 14 Nov 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 699	Post Options Post Reply Quote Chris Bridges Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Feb 08 at 8:03am
	I wish him all my luck but I reckon he will have trashed it by the end of his first leg... If IDEC couldn't last, how is that meant to? (IDECs rig started braking if you don't know!). I definitely wouldn't climb up that rig to fix it!
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MikeBz Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 21 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 536	Post Options Post Reply Quote MikeBz Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 Feb 08 at 8:18am
	sailinganarchy.com have a picture of the escape hatch: It's just a regular cheapy plastic deck hatch, bodged on to the side of the main hull partially underwater. When that gets ripped off he sinks - assuming the floats haven't already snapped off by then. Mike Edited by MikeBz

Guests Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Quote Reply Posted: 13 Feb 08 at 9:12am
	that welding does not look good. Edited by GK.LaserII