Jul 12, 2026, 1:10 AMSo ... logistical question ... does she (and others of her particular brand of crazy!) sleep at all? Doesn't the boat drift when the "motor" is off?
I mean, she must 'cause ... 43 days is a long time with no sleep. Curious how that works when you are unsupported.
@VE2UWY as I understand it one of the key talents for this challenge is being able to subsist on extraordinarily little sleep— just naps, basically, during which you won't drift too far off route.
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Jul 12, 2026, 3:23 PMOK. I can see that. Easier to deal with an hour of drift every few hours than 4 hours of drift. Thanks!
@VE2UWY 'Unsupported' means that you are on the boat for the entire time (sleeping or not), and do not receive extra supplies or assistance along the way. But such voyages are followed by observer vessels which can respond quickly in an emergency.
Yes, you do have to sleep, and unless you can anchor (which you usually can't in open ocean), the boat will drift, yes.
Jul 15, 2026, 7:12 PM@VE2UWY @VeroniqueB99 Yes, those boats have a crammed little cabin in which to sleep without falling out.
And packs of dehydrated food for sustenance that is usually mixed with water from a watermaker (miniature seawater desalinator).
Which also means pooping happens. Think about that :)
The main misconception people have is that there is much rowing across an ocean. There is not. They are drifting across an ocean with the tradewinds and currents. The rowing is primarily to stay on course rather than to move the boat towards the destination - that happens more or less on its own anyways.
Its still a feat because even in good weather there is usually enough sea to get smashed around a lot in such a tiny tub.