11-10-2017, 02:09 AM
Like I said, I normally give people the benefit of doubt, but there is nothing about this story that makes any sense -- nothing.
TomK - There can be localized squalls on the ocean that can be very intense and feel like a big storm and they are never seen by the officials. It's not unusual at all, especially in the tropical convergence zones in the open ocean where there is not much instrumentation or attention paid.
Mr. Nice Guy - that was a direct quote from them in the video. They've also gone on to tell bigger stories now. One involves their boat being attacked by a school of sharks working together, which has never happened, ever. Sharks don't work together to attack things that are not alive or bleeding. They bump rafts and boats from time to time, but that's one shark and only because they are curious about what this floaty thing might be. The more they talk the crazier their stories become.
Typically a sailboat with a crew that knows what they are doing will provision for 2x the expected journey plus any extra time it might take to get to a decent location for restocking. Since they were going to Tahiti (good supplies there), you'd carry around 2 months of food with the idea that if you got into trouble you ration it. Someone super new (like them) or paranoid and afraid, might take a years supply. It's not unheard of, but typically not done.
TomK - There can be localized squalls on the ocean that can be very intense and feel like a big storm and they are never seen by the officials. It's not unusual at all, especially in the tropical convergence zones in the open ocean where there is not much instrumentation or attention paid.
Mr. Nice Guy - that was a direct quote from them in the video. They've also gone on to tell bigger stories now. One involves their boat being attacked by a school of sharks working together, which has never happened, ever. Sharks don't work together to attack things that are not alive or bleeding. They bump rafts and boats from time to time, but that's one shark and only because they are curious about what this floaty thing might be. The more they talk the crazier their stories become.
Typically a sailboat with a crew that knows what they are doing will provision for 2x the expected journey plus any extra time it might take to get to a decent location for restocking. Since they were going to Tahiti (good supplies there), you'd carry around 2 months of food with the idea that if you got into trouble you ration it. Someone super new (like them) or paranoid and afraid, might take a years supply. It's not unheard of, but typically not done.