3/18/2003: Homebuilt boat sets off

Undertoad · 03-18-2003, 11:58 AM

Now this is real adventure. And the sort of thing that would make the news if only the other news wasn't so important...

This is American Phil Buck and his crew, sailing their reed boat 'Viracocha', and in this picture taken yesterday they're setting off from Chile to sail to Australia.

They built the boat for three months on the Chilean beach, and at least for the next six months, they'll be at sea. If they do reach Sydney, they'll be the first to sail from S America to Oz with ancient shipbuilding techniques.

And they'll be really REALLY tired of fish for dinner, I'd expect.

They may have only used ancient techniques, but I hope they do have a GPS and radio on board just in case.

03-18-2003, 11:58 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	3/18/2003: Homebuilt boat sets off Now this is real adventure. And the sort of thing that would make the news if only the other news wasn't so important... This is American Phil Buck and his crew, sailing their reed boat 'Viracocha', and in this picture taken yesterday they're setting off from Chile to sail to Australia. They built the boat for three months on the Chilean beach, and at least for the next six months, they'll be at sea. If they do reach Sydney, they'll be the first to sail from S America to Oz with ancient shipbuilding techniques. And they'll be really REALLY tired of fish for dinner, I'd expect. They may have only used ancient techniques, but I hope they do have a GPS and radio on board just in case.

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