Reid Stowe and his girlfriend Soanya Ahmad are on day 143 of a planned 1,000 day voyage in the South Atlantic on a 70-foot schooner.
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The 55-year-old Stowe is an experienced sailor, having logged several very long trips, including a voyage to Antarctica in 1986. 24-year-old Ahmad never stepped foot on a boat before meeting Stowe four years ago. The world record for the longest continuous sail is currently 657 days. Link to article. Link to website.
Stowe calls his project the Mars Ocean Odyssey, because he thinks the journey will provide valuable lessons for a manned flight to Mars, when astronauts would be confined to a small vessel for two to three years, separated from terra firma and most of humanity.
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A representative for NASA says she doesn't know anyone at the agency who is following Stowe's mission.
The 55-year-old Stowe is an experienced sailor, having logged several very long trips, including a voyage to Antarctica in 1986. 24-year-old Ahmad never stepped foot on a boat before meeting Stowe four years ago. The world record for the longest continuous sail is currently 657 days. Link to article. Link to website.
Did this guy ever have a job? Is there any verification that they hit this freighter? I would suspect that an ocean-going vessel would have to file a report due to a collision.
Creepy, creepy, creepy guy.
Not to be missed links
Sailing Anarchy http://www.sailinganarchy.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=52463
1000daysofhell.blogspot.com A Parody
http://youtube.com/watch?v=PCZS73CH1wU Reidhovian Bon Voyage video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZNhvJjGH_4 VOID HO be forwarned, do not drink while watching or you may suffer keyboard damage.
If these two make it back alive it will be a miracle because it would certainly have nothing to do with preparation, seamanship or a seaworthy boat. The Cheese Scow Anne will sink or they become weak and sick from poor diet. One way or another it will end badly.