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Probably has a phone case that allows it to float and keep it protected. But if he dropped it... *and then the wind picked up*, that woulda been some shit.
Doesn't really matter if he loses the phone or not. He doesn't need it to survive. He can use the Sun/stars to determine where he needs to go. Of course the phone is useful, but he won't die without it.
^ Guy who has probably never been on a sailboat let alone sailed one solo anywhere before tries to critique person who owns sailboat and is experienced/confident enough to solo the Pacific Ocean.
Current should not be much of an issue. He should be faster with the board than the boat.
The issue is just if the sails are out, because then the boat will be a lot faster than he is on that paddle Board.
>an equatorial region of the Atlantic Ocean with calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds.
>"Hurricane Verity had been born in the doldrums"
That is fucking bananas that he'd just paddle* out away from his boat.
You have to assume that if he's attempting to cross the Pacific solo he's an experienced sailor too, that's not something you attempt right after learning to sail
Oceans have plenty of geography. It is our land focused perspective that sees it all as "just lots of water". I imagine dolphins and whales see land as "just a lot of rocks".
At sunset. SUNSET. As in, no more light very soon. Also, not for, but whales, sharks, and you're on an inflatable/i.e.: popable thing. Fuck everything about this.
There are mandatory lights on boats. So that they don't accidentally collide with other boats in the dark.
There should be a red, a green, and a white light
If you've ever read the book *Amos & Boris*, you will forever experience physical anxiety any time you think or hear about a boat floating away from someone in the open sea.
Fun fact: the astronauts on the ISS are six times closer to land than you would be if you were floating at the point of the ocean that's farthest away from land
Yeah, but if I aren’t mistaken, they also have wind there suddenly comeback. So goes on for days without any and then suddenly a little breeze. That may not sound bad, but if you are like him, that far away from your boat… alone.. out there. Then it’s a coin flip to if you just die.
When sailing alone NEVER leave your boat without being tried to it. My parents sailed most of their lives and most of their friends also did, a few still does. And they hammered this into my head. When out alone. Always be connected to your boat. No exceptions!
They're seasonal and move, but it's the same places.
It doesn't have the doldrums, but Deep Water is a documentary about a round-the-world yacht race. I don't like over sharing, but interesting things happen.
https://preview.redd.it/onljpdjdu48d1.jpeg?width=973&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=32b79cf11ac1de990ea202e5cce162c0eceb35b3
Using all of the context from the video I can gather, my best guess is that he’s right about here
I don't think it's possible, you *could* perhaps line up the clouds with some meteorology data but you'll need to first get the precise time when this video was filmed and I'm assuming this guy isn't uploading the videos live.
Is this really feasible? If so, I would love to see an example of it being done.
I kinda doubt that clouds alone can be enough. I don't even think there is any meteorology data this precise.
You need to understand that Geoguessr players use Google STREET View, they don't actually know every places on the planet.
If this is a joke, I'm sorry in advance.
I’m betting that he’s on the back side of Catalina island. Just off the coast of LA. Probably took the ferry over, woke up early and hit the paddle board before the rest of society woke up.
no, they are suggesting that the ship in the distance is not his, he is actually right by his own boat which is out of frame. (not that i believe this)
I've been following this guy since he departed. Unless he has been faking the other 50 videos showing how he prepped, how he eats, drinks, and sleeps, and his struggles.... It's legit
I follow him on IG. He lost his starlink ability as few days in. Kept in touch with his sister on a satellite phone who updated periodically and now is uploading each day of video from land in order.
Glad to know he came out of this safe. I figured as much as he probably wasn't life streaming that far from a cell provider, but still. So much unnecessary risk.
>So much unnecessary risk
Being in nature & especially in the ocean, is always already a risk. But he literally called that solitude "one of the more incredible things (he's) been privileged enough to experience"
So yeah, I think a little bit of risk to see and feel that beauty is what makes life worth living.
I’ve swam in the pacific, near the Marianas Trench. It does look incredible when you peer down into the ocean. I’ve never experienced such a color of water anywhere else. It’s a deep, almost purplish blue, and extremely clear. This is gonna sound like a stupid comparison, but it’s the color of [Fierce Grape Gatorade](https://www.meijer.com/content/dam/meijer/product/0052/00/0208/42/0052000208429_a1c1_1200.png).
Oddly enough, it’s not pitch black if you look straight down. Just a homogenous expanse of blue, with no reference points for distance or depth. Like looking into space, but without stars or planets.
It is disorienting to be alone, let alone in a sea, that too the Pacific Ocean and worst of all, on a paddle board. How many levels of anxiety is that? I would have died multiple times if it were possible.
Until it sets, he has a distinct sky formation to reference to go the right direction to the boat. I’m u familiar with paddle board speed- does anyone know how long it would take to paddle that distance back?
Someone on his Instagram asked the same and this was his reply:
"Typically, I have Starlink but my dish fell overboard so I am uploading these now that passage is complete and I'm on Nuku Hiva."
He posted this comment 2 hours ago, unless it's an impersonator (and would it be?), he is alive and well.
How the fuck do you lose a starlink? Why would he not bolt it down to the hull of the boat like you're supposed to...They make ones specifically for boats. Specifically so this wouldn't happen.
They probably meant they lost signal. Starlink doesn’t have great coverage across the entire Pacific and Starlink Maritime is way too expensive for personal use.
I had to look it up because I didn't know there was a maritime version. I can understand a more weather-resistant receiver but it's stupid to have such an expensive subscription. Who would pay that except for possibly a cruise ship? The only coverage gap Starlink should really have is near the poles because I don't think they have much above 52 degree inclination.
Only after you take the film out of the camera and process in a darkroom.
Did this guy have a darkroom on his boat?
We've just solved this cold case!!!!
Why would he need a connection with his provider if he can make a video, save it locally and upload it on TikTok when he is back at land? And if he does have connection on the water it should be from a satellite or something.
I went to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. I didn't realize you take a speed boat out for like 3 hours! It's faaaarrrr from land.
While snorkeling, I accidentally got too close to the edge and looked over. The amount of just blue empty space was one of the most beautiful and equally terrifying things I've ever seen.
I've done offshore sailing and something you really really want to do is de-risk as much as possible. You're doing something inherently risky in the first place so having backups for backups is important. 1% chance you need it but bascally if you're in that 1% you want to have your backups ready to go and a plan rehearsed because if you don't you're 100% dead.
Here for instance is an inflatable paddle board that could have a puncture or could get a puncture (A paddle board there in the ocean would be like catnip to a shark and sharks investigate with their teeth) and I guarantee you his boat is further away than he thinks, can he swim that far? who knows. All I know is that he doesn't have to be so far from the boat to get excercise and if a seacock breaks or something else happens on the boat while he's not there then the boat is going down and probably taking his liferaft with it.
Even in the doldrums a breeze can pick up quickly, like in an instant, his boat has more surface area than he does and his mast without sail is enough to push the boat and it can move more quickly than he can, it could be over the horizon while his back is turned.
stupid stupid stupid.
My firsth thought was that hes an absolute idiot for leaving the boat especially as a solo sailor, doldrums or not. Ive read a fair few circumnavigation books and sailed for about 8 years and even though ive never done (and probably never will) any major ocean crossing i know shit can go wrong very fast on a boat.
I've never done this, so this is me speculating, but I was in the Navy and learned a bit about navigation and such. Anyway, my guess is that you plan your course as best you can to minimize bad weather and you account for wind drift while you sleep. During the day you navigate planning ahead that you'll need sleep and during that sleep you'll not be able to actively navigate the vessel or respond to problems immediately, so you actively try to put your boat somewhere where the wind will slowly keep you going where you want to go while you sleep, or at least minimize the negative effects of unfavorable drift.
Then of course when you wake up you use your navigation equipment to verify where you are as best as you can then carry on.
Thank you. This trustafarian has no qualms about taking gross unnecessary risks for clicks, with no regard for how his dangerous stupidity might affect others.
I will say though, as also a sailor, I don’t discourage solo sailing adventures but please have a plan don’t sail to the middle of the damn ocean by yourself in a 25 foot sail boat, and please for the love of all things holy stick to at maximum of a mile or two off the coastline. WHEN theres a storm you better be well ahead of it or know where you can dock.
It’s really not. If he dies it will be one of the following scenarios: He hits a floating tree trunk, he gets hit by a container ship, he falls overboard while taking a pee off the side while moving, he has a catastrophic failure that loses him control of the boat and he floats around until he runs out of water or food. Paddle boarding away from your boat when it’s dead still and his sails are down isn’t very high risk. There’s no currents, and if the wind picks up it will be blowing him and his boat in the same direction.
That sun looks about 45 minutes off the horizon. His boat looks to be a maximum of 200m away. Probably much less as it’s a wide angle lens. Even after sunset he’ll have at least another hour (maybe 2) before it’s fully dark. (on top of that bear in mind there’s nothing on the horizon so his boat will make a silhouette even in just the tiniest amount of light). That’s also only if he’s not turned on his mast lights. 200m on a paddleboard takes about 3 minutes at a fairly relaxed pace.
I've seen a dead calm in the ocean before and that ain't it. It was the coolest things I've experienced but also super unsettling. Like where is the horizon and where is the ocean? It lasted about 20 minutes.
That guy really seemed (I'm assuming that he got back to his boat) at risk of not being able to return to his boat.
Sharks are pretty low on the list of dangers that far into the ocean. Sharks tend to attack closer to shore in locations their prey is likely to be. If he was on a big ship, or there were a bunch of people splashing around in the water (which would likely mean a big ship and thus increase the risk again) then there would be more risk (but again, still not super likely).
The surface of the deep ocean tends to be the equivalent of a desert on land, empty and boring. Sharks generally won't be hanging around it, so one dude quietly paddling around is veeeery unlikely to have an issue.
It’s not as dangerous as people think but I would be wearing a life jacket if that paddle board is inflatable because if that thing sinks for whatever reason then you’re in trouble.
He better start paddlin ... if he thinks he's disoriented now wait till it gets dark, which will be very soon.
(I assume he knows this and likely started paddlin like a mad man after he got his video cred done)
Some people really are out there living a life, having amazing experiences. I wonder how many other people in the world have done that exact same thing so they can talk about it together and re-live the eerie, overwhelming beauty of being alone on a still sea thousands of miles from another living person. I'll bet it's more than I think but still not many.
Yes, the "privilege" to be in a situation most sailors would fear. If I remember right they sacrifice the person they feel brought this upon their vessel.
I wouldn't even go in a 50 foot boat by myself that far into the pacific much less leave on a paddleboard. I can get solitude in my bedroom with the lights out and noise-canceling headphones.
Yeah, I mean, a puff of wind or waves rising will affect him and his boat differently and no way will he find it again. So unless there's somebody on the boat or a rescue boat accompanying him or land is close, that's just plain dumb and prime Darwin award wannabe right there
He is an idiot. Period. That he still lives doesn’t change this fact. The first chapter in the Practical Encyclopedia of Sailing, which is the bible for sailing noobs is “Abandoning ship” and it tells you that you have a better chance of surviving in a sinking boat than on a rescue boat and it should be done as the last thing. If you are sailing alone and on open sea, never ever be unthered from your boat. Attach tether as soon as you are on deck. If you move around comfortably, something is wrong.
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Fuck no, never away from the boat
I was waiting for the wind to pick up at any moment...
Or drop the phone
Probably has a phone case that allows it to float and keep it protected. But if he dropped it... *and then the wind picked up*, that woulda been some shit.
Doesn't really matter if he loses the phone or not. He doesn't need it to survive. He can use the Sun/stars to determine where he needs to go. Of course the phone is useful, but he won't die without it.
https://preview.redd.it/vrsoq76es48d1.jpeg?width=1964&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fd5cf6406b9bca7e9ae5548666aa1400893de3ca
Oh man. I haven't seen you for YEARS!
and see it within an hour
This is reddit heritage. The world was much simpler back then when this guy was roaming reddit everywhere 24/7. I miss it...
Randomly Finding you twice in a week, I’m blessed
Love seeing you around here again. Feels like stumbling across a fairy circle in the forest, or finding an unopened monster energy drink at a bus stop
>Of course the phone is useful, but he won't die without it. I mean, he could have his phone and still die, he's in the middle of the ocean.
How does he keep the phone charged? He’s been out in the ocean for a month
Probably has a portable power station with a solar panel to recharge it.
The boat has solar panels
https://i.redd.it/fgje1pd8r48d1.gif
Most likely this
Actually, that is quite a beautiful picture in my mind. Sailing along the night sky full of stars. Eerie.
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Uhh... pretty sure he wont have the sails out while doing this lmao
There's a thing called current. Boat could be drifting at 5kts even if the sea looks calm. The keel is a sail, just that it's under.
If the boat gets caught in the current, so will the paddle board.
What if they are cross currents? I mean probably not and you just paddle across the flow and turn to follow your receding boat, but still.
^ Guy who has probably never been on a sailboat let alone sailed one solo anywhere before tries to critique person who owns sailboat and is experienced/confident enough to solo the Pacific Ocean.
Current should not be much of an issue. He should be faster with the board than the boat. The issue is just if the sails are out, because then the boat will be a lot faster than he is on that paddle Board.
He's in the doldrums, the wind isn't going to pick up
>an equatorial region of the Atlantic Ocean with calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds. >"Hurricane Verity had been born in the doldrums" That is fucking bananas that he'd just paddle* out away from his boat.
He's in the Pacific, not the Atlantic. Maybe the Pacific doldrums are less stormy
I mean he's on day 31. I think he knows a thing or two about what he's doing. Meanwhile we're all on our couches telling him how he's an idiot.
You have to assume that if he's attempting to cross the Pacific solo he's an experienced sailor too, that's not something you attempt right after learning to sail
I mean it will eventually. He's not planning to live there forever
Nobody goes to the doldrums *planning* to live there forever. It just kind of happens sometimes.
Take my upvote, Jonathan Franzen
tell me about it
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I think that area is a desert, so no sharks
TIL oceans have deserts. This just took me so deep down a Google rabbit hole.
Oceans have plenty of geography. It is our land focused perspective that sees it all as "just lots of water". I imagine dolphins and whales see land as "just a lot of rocks".
But what do frogs think?
At sunset. SUNSET. As in, no more light very soon. Also, not for, but whales, sharks, and you're on an inflatable/i.e.: popable thing. Fuck everything about this.
I've been on a small boat at night and heard sharks bumping along the sides
And his boat that far away. Does it have its lights on? Because how would you find it on a dark moonless night?
There are mandatory lights on boats. So that they don't accidentally collide with other boats in the dark. There should be a red, a green, and a white light
If you've ever read the book *Amos & Boris*, you will forever experience physical anxiety any time you think or hear about a boat floating away from someone in the open sea.
The boat will blow in the same direction, likely faster than him if we was in the water. Nevertheless a gamble that I would not take!
Unless it blows the other way.
Like your mom
Man's doing an untethered spacewalk right here on earth.
Fun fact: the astronauts on the ISS are six times closer to land than you would be if you were floating at the point of the ocean that's farthest away from land
Awesome point of perspective. Thanks for sharing. Makes this dude seem even more insane.
The ocean is also full of... less than kind things. Honestly a lot scarier than space in a lot of ways
this broke my brain!
Can any premium GeoGuessr please verify his statement on site?
The doldrums are famous/notorious for the lack of wind. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertropical_Convergence_Zone
Yeah, but if I aren’t mistaken, they also have wind there suddenly comeback. So goes on for days without any and then suddenly a little breeze. That may not sound bad, but if you are like him, that far away from your boat… alone.. out there. Then it’s a coin flip to if you just die. When sailing alone NEVER leave your boat without being tried to it. My parents sailed most of their lives and most of their friends also did, a few still does. And they hammered this into my head. When out alone. Always be connected to your boat. No exceptions!
Does a bluetooth connection count
And how about an emotional connection?
No. Your boat cannot have an emotional connection. Your boat is using you.
Sad little dolls playing their sad little drums
Also called the horse latitudes. Due to lack of wind, old timie sailors would dump their horses overboard to lighten the load.
No, the Horse Latitudes are the doldrums' neighbor.
Huh I never knew the doldrums were specific locations. I thought they just called it the doldrums when there was no wind for a while.
They're seasonal and move, but it's the same places. It doesn't have the doldrums, but Deep Water is a documentary about a round-the-world yacht race. I don't like over sharing, but interesting things happen.
https://preview.redd.it/onljpdjdu48d1.jpeg?width=973&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=32b79cf11ac1de990ea202e5cce162c0eceb35b3 Using all of the context from the video I can gather, my best guess is that he’s right about here
I don't think it's possible, you *could* perhaps line up the clouds with some meteorology data but you'll need to first get the precise time when this video was filmed and I'm assuming this guy isn't uploading the videos live.
https://www.reddit.com/r/whereisthis/s/OYvdKqFQuA
Is this really feasible? If so, I would love to see an example of it being done. I kinda doubt that clouds alone can be enough. I don't even think there is any meteorology data this precise.
Wheres rainbolt?
You need to understand that Geoguessr players use Google STREET View, they don't actually know every places on the planet. If this is a joke, I'm sorry in advance.
I’m betting that he’s on the back side of Catalina island. Just off the coast of LA. Probably took the ferry over, woke up early and hit the paddle board before the rest of society woke up.
No one wakes up early after the fucking Catalina Wine Mixer.
It's the fucking Catalina wine mixer!
Sailboats and hoes
Based on what?
Cynicism and a history of seeing people lie for tiktok videos.
Does the sea even get that quiet there on a regular basis?
Why are you doubting him being on a sailboat when he shows his sailboat?
The location could very well be true, but also there could be a bigger ship closeby that wasn't captured on film.
What? Why do you not believe him that he's on a sailboat?
no, they are suggesting that the ship in the distance is not his, he is actually right by his own boat which is out of frame. (not that i believe this)
I've been following this guy since he departed. Unless he has been faking the other 50 videos showing how he prepped, how he eats, drinks, and sleeps, and his struggles.... It's legit
Yeah I don't get fake from this. I've taken a few solo long distance trips, mostly on bicycle. He just has that vibe about him.
highly unlikely lol. These kind of solo trips happen, there's a few on youtube that are very interesting watches.
I follow him on IG. He lost his starlink ability as few days in. Kept in touch with his sister on a satellite phone who updated periodically and now is uploading each day of video from land in order.
Glad to know he came out of this safe. I figured as much as he probably wasn't life streaming that far from a cell provider, but still. So much unnecessary risk.
>So much unnecessary risk Being in nature & especially in the ocean, is always already a risk. But he literally called that solitude "one of the more incredible things (he's) been privileged enough to experience" So yeah, I think a little bit of risk to see and feel that beauty is what makes life worth living.
What’s his instagram username?
😲 My stomach sank just thinking about being that far away from the boat. 😳
Especially when he mentions it's disorientating. You could lose sight of it!
Wilson! WILSON!
user name checks out.
And whats the point? Just circle around the boat in a safe distance. Nothing to see anyways.
Exercise i guess
Gotta exercise your intrusive thoughts as well.
But you should have a basic idea in relation to the sun.
Until it sets
Want your stomach to sink further? Just imagine the abyss he sees if he pops his head under the water. I shudder to even think about it!!!
I’ve swam in the pacific, near the Marianas Trench. It does look incredible when you peer down into the ocean. I’ve never experienced such a color of water anywhere else. It’s a deep, almost purplish blue, and extremely clear. This is gonna sound like a stupid comparison, but it’s the color of [Fierce Grape Gatorade](https://www.meijer.com/content/dam/meijer/product/0052/00/0208/42/0052000208429_a1c1_1200.png). Oddly enough, it’s not pitch black if you look straight down. Just a homogenous expanse of blue, with no reference points for distance or depth. Like looking into space, but without stars or planets.
I’m scared just reading this
I’m scared just reading this
I feel like a rattled Shatner returning from space just thinking about it.
There is zero need to be that far from the boat
As opposed to the entire rest of the endeavour, for which there was an immediate and pressing need.
Yeah... Good for him and all, doing something like this, but that seems like unnecessary reckless behavior
It's a wide angle phone camera, he's probably 100 yards away or less.
As long as nothing else sinks he will be fine 😝
It is disorienting to be alone, let alone in a sea, that too the Pacific Ocean and worst of all, on a paddle board. How many levels of anxiety is that? I would have died multiple times if it were possible.
Well...the sun is setting so, it'll get worse.
Until it sets, he has a distinct sky formation to reference to go the right direction to the boat. I’m u familiar with paddle board speed- does anyone know how long it would take to paddle that distance back?
not long at all. I can do slow jogging speed on a paddle board for a sustained period of time, so you can imagine its not that bad.
Its quite simple, you paddle over to your boat.
We’re missing the really amazing part. Who is his cell phone provider? How is he getting a signal out there? Verizon drops if I go into the garage.
Someone on his Instagram asked the same and this was his reply: "Typically, I have Starlink but my dish fell overboard so I am uploading these now that passage is complete and I'm on Nuku Hiva." He posted this comment 2 hours ago, unless it's an impersonator (and would it be?), he is alive and well.
How did the starlink dish fall overboard? Keeping that thing functional would have been like... My number 2 priority.
No clue. Guess you could ask him on instagram! :D he seems willing to answer questions that people have!
What’s his Instagram?
This dudes not exactly a model of good planning
He’ll have a starlink on the boat I imagine
Or just uploaded a clip once he reached land again.
This. He had a starlink but he lost it during the crossing of the pacific. These videos are uploaded when he’s already crossed.
How the fuck do you lose a starlink? Why would he not bolt it down to the hull of the boat like you're supposed to...They make ones specifically for boats. Specifically so this wouldn't happen.
They probably meant they lost signal. Starlink doesn’t have great coverage across the entire Pacific and Starlink Maritime is way too expensive for personal use.
No, he broke it. It was submerged in the water
I had to look it up because I didn't know there was a maritime version. I can understand a more weather-resistant receiver but it's stupid to have such an expensive subscription. Who would pay that except for possibly a cruise ship? The only coverage gap Starlink should really have is near the poles because I don't think they have much above 52 degree inclination.
Technology is amazing but so is common sense like this.
Or the fisherman who poached a shark and gutted it found the phone along his remains and posted the video.
I believe there are special phones/plans that hikers and mountaineers use for remote locations. Coulda sworn
Yes, satellite phones, but they aren't designed to upload video. This is either Starlink or he uploaded the video when he was back on land.
He confirmed he uses starlink I follow his instagram
Yup. It's not even that expensive.
i mean, could’ve been uploaded after he made it back
For real I feel this the answer
You can film videos and upload them later.
Only after you take the film out of the camera and process in a darkroom. Did this guy have a darkroom on his boat? We've just solved this cold case!!!!
You don't need phone signal for GPS. If he has the map pre downloaded, it'll work. You can get GPS in the middle of the ocean no issue.
Really? I didn't know this
Why would he need a connection with his provider if he can make a video, save it locally and upload it on TikTok when he is back at land? And if he does have connection on the water it should be from a satellite or something.
Do we need cell service to record videos?
That's a paddlin'
I went to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. I didn't realize you take a speed boat out for like 3 hours! It's faaaarrrr from land. While snorkeling, I accidentally got too close to the edge and looked over. The amount of just blue empty space was one of the most beautiful and equally terrifying things I've ever seen.
I've done offshore sailing and something you really really want to do is de-risk as much as possible. You're doing something inherently risky in the first place so having backups for backups is important. 1% chance you need it but bascally if you're in that 1% you want to have your backups ready to go and a plan rehearsed because if you don't you're 100% dead. Here for instance is an inflatable paddle board that could have a puncture or could get a puncture (A paddle board there in the ocean would be like catnip to a shark and sharks investigate with their teeth) and I guarantee you his boat is further away than he thinks, can he swim that far? who knows. All I know is that he doesn't have to be so far from the boat to get excercise and if a seacock breaks or something else happens on the boat while he's not there then the boat is going down and probably taking his liferaft with it. Even in the doldrums a breeze can pick up quickly, like in an instant, his boat has more surface area than he does and his mast without sail is enough to push the boat and it can move more quickly than he can, it could be over the horizon while his back is turned. stupid stupid stupid.
I think this guy might be into doing risky stuff.
Remember, it’s a wide angle lens…objects in mirror (image) are closer than they appear.
could just be a risk junkie. Not sure how you'd do this kind of trip without being one.
he's not alone, history is full of them.
My firsth thought was that hes an absolute idiot for leaving the boat especially as a solo sailor, doldrums or not. Ive read a fair few circumnavigation books and sailed for about 8 years and even though ive never done (and probably never will) any major ocean crossing i know shit can go wrong very fast on a boat.
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I've never done this, so this is me speculating, but I was in the Navy and learned a bit about navigation and such. Anyway, my guess is that you plan your course as best you can to minimize bad weather and you account for wind drift while you sleep. During the day you navigate planning ahead that you'll need sleep and during that sleep you'll not be able to actively navigate the vessel or respond to problems immediately, so you actively try to put your boat somewhere where the wind will slowly keep you going where you want to go while you sleep, or at least minimize the negative effects of unfavorable drift. Then of course when you wake up you use your navigation equipment to verify where you are as best as you can then carry on.
Yeh Im surprised he's not wearing the autopilot remote? Although a couple of days in doldrums could make me go crazy
Exactly this. No risk taking since you're already doing something extremely risky. How much attention is enough attention???
In the most remote and peaceful place on earth, there's a guy talking to his phone on a selfie stick!
This is exactly why I don’t bother going to the middle of the Pacific ocean
There are no good restaurants there. Not even worth the trip.
That part, take my award
As a member of the USCG these are the people we spend thousands of dollars of tax payer money rescuing.
Thank you. This trustafarian has no qualms about taking gross unnecessary risks for clicks, with no regard for how his dangerous stupidity might affect others.
I will say though, as also a sailor, I don’t discourage solo sailing adventures but please have a plan don’t sail to the middle of the damn ocean by yourself in a 25 foot sail boat, and please for the love of all things holy stick to at maximum of a mile or two off the coastline. WHEN theres a storm you better be well ahead of it or know where you can dock.
This is how people die at sea.
It’s really not. If he dies it will be one of the following scenarios: He hits a floating tree trunk, he gets hit by a container ship, he falls overboard while taking a pee off the side while moving, he has a catastrophic failure that loses him control of the boat and he floats around until he runs out of water or food. Paddle boarding away from your boat when it’s dead still and his sails are down isn’t very high risk. There’s no currents, and if the wind picks up it will be blowing him and his boat in the same direction.
Maybe they meant the more general “sailing solo across the ocean” concept is a good way to die, possible by one of the things in your list
It’s sunset. If he doesn’t haul ass back to the boat, how’s would he see it that far away when it’s pitch black?
That sun looks about 45 minutes off the horizon. His boat looks to be a maximum of 200m away. Probably much less as it’s a wide angle lens. Even after sunset he’ll have at least another hour (maybe 2) before it’s fully dark. (on top of that bear in mind there’s nothing on the horizon so his boat will make a silhouette even in just the tiniest amount of light). That’s also only if he’s not turned on his mast lights. 200m on a paddleboard takes about 3 minutes at a fairly relaxed pace.
This guy being so far away from his boat like that seems to be setting himself up for another Into the Wild ending or something
Hes in the calm belt. Watch out the monsters
Seems like a huge risk leaving the boat like that.
I've seen a dead calm in the ocean before and that ain't it. It was the coolest things I've experienced but also super unsettling. Like where is the horizon and where is the ocean? It lasted about 20 minutes. That guy really seemed (I'm assuming that he got back to his boat) at risk of not being able to return to his boat.
The doldrums are not the same as a dead calm.
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Respect for him as a sailor, but that is madness. If anything goes wrong and indeed sharks turned up, he’s stuffed.
Sharks would be the least of my worries here, weather changes and currents are the biggest enemies.
Sharks are pretty low on the list of dangers that far into the ocean. Sharks tend to attack closer to shore in locations their prey is likely to be. If he was on a big ship, or there were a bunch of people splashing around in the water (which would likely mean a big ship and thus increase the risk again) then there would be more risk (but again, still not super likely). The surface of the deep ocean tends to be the equivalent of a desert on land, empty and boring. Sharks generally won't be hanging around it, so one dude quietly paddling around is veeeery unlikely to have an issue.
Want to intensify that anxiety? Imagine if he drops his phone.
It’s not as dangerous as people think but I would be wearing a life jacket if that paddle board is inflatable because if that thing sinks for whatever reason then you’re in trouble.
I played enough Subnautica to the point my thalassophobia has been upgraded instead of curing myself from it...
Pro tip. Tie your rudder so it does loops. Put your sail down. Check the weather Before you do this.
He better start paddlin ... if he thinks he's disoriented now wait till it gets dark, which will be very soon. (I assume he knows this and likely started paddlin like a mad man after he got his video cred done)
Some people really are out there living a life, having amazing experiences. I wonder how many other people in the world have done that exact same thing so they can talk about it together and re-live the eerie, overwhelming beauty of being alone on a still sea thousands of miles from another living person. I'll bet it's more than I think but still not many.
I am infinitely happier playing video games than doing whatever the fuck this is.
This ignores every single bit of advice that any instructor has ever recommended with regards to sailing alone.
Knowing that there’s hundreds of meter below you with darkness and things makes me f@ck that
Under maritime law I think he is travelling, not paddleboarding.
I wouldn’t even be comfortable on the boat, let alone on a paddle board away from the boat! All kinds of nope!
I’m no sailor but can’t be good to leave your boat without a tether. Especially if that’s your life line
Yes, the "privilege" to be in a situation most sailors would fear. If I remember right they sacrifice the person they feel brought this upon their vessel.
All those sailing alone and left their boats and didn’t make it back never posted on YouTube, hence from data we can conclude this is 100% safe.
How does he have cell service? If I turn weird in my room mine goes out.
Ummm... Fuck. That.. he looks like he's a couple hours away from being on Unsolved Mysteries
How does his phone still have battery?
I wouldn't even go in a 50 foot boat by myself that far into the pacific much less leave on a paddleboard. I can get solitude in my bedroom with the lights out and noise-canceling headphones.
Yeah, I mean, a puff of wind or waves rising will affect him and his boat differently and no way will he find it again. So unless there's somebody on the boat or a rescue boat accompanying him or land is close, that's just plain dumb and prime Darwin award wannabe right there
He is an idiot. Period. That he still lives doesn’t change this fact. The first chapter in the Practical Encyclopedia of Sailing, which is the bible for sailing noobs is “Abandoning ship” and it tells you that you have a better chance of surviving in a sinking boat than on a rescue boat and it should be done as the last thing. If you are sailing alone and on open sea, never ever be unthered from your boat. Attach tether as soon as you are on deck. If you move around comfortably, something is wrong.
Fine line between being brave and being stupid. This falls into the latter category