Singlehanded Star Class Atlantic crossing

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I expect he has some mean of sealing the cockpit at deck level. Otherwise any wave washing on deck would splash directly in the bilge and the boat would soon be flooded. It can't be seen in pictures.
+1 for Yellow Ballad comment. A great feat anyway.
Best wishes for the remaining sailing.

By the way the correct name accent is Dàrio, not Darìo.
 
gianenrico said:
Gentlemen, I want to share the appreciation for this solo sailor who should soon complete the Canary-Capo Verde-Martinique navigation.
Dario outfitted a Star Class with solar panels and some electronics. He should now be some 450 miles to his destination.
Would you like to cheer him on completion?
http://www.expansion.com/nauta360/zona-accion/2017/12/12/5a2fc25de5fdea2d448b4574.html

https://www.facebook.com/starinocea...222540054262/1756250108018171/?type=3&theater
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It is an achievement indeed.

Does he have a tracking system or is the position an estimate?
 
Yes Sandro, he managed to seal most of the cockpit and to make watertight compartments all around. Still, water found a few ways to get into...the battery compartment. But he solved that too.
 
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Yes congratulations that will be quite a feat. I can't imagine how lucky he was to be swept overboard without harness attachment and to get back onto the boat. Very lucky but also quite foolish. I am sure he would agree with that. The interesting thing about these boats is the relatively narrow beam. Compared to many trailer sailers of 2.5m beam. He had covered in the whole deck making it a sealed "cabin" with just 80cms head room. I saw a fleet of these racing some years back. I( had heard of them but not seen one.) The guys racing them seemed to have to be gorrila like and the boats did not inspire me much compared to my similar sized TS. Well done olewill
 
There was a change in the class rules before they were dropped as an Olympic class to allow toe straps. Before that crews used to lie prone along the windward deck, with the windward leg over the side... When they introduced toe straps, it wasn't much better with the bum resting against the hull, and lord knows what strain on the knees....
 
I suspect he must have made radical changes to the rig - as the race version has a huge mainsail on a tall/thin mast that flops forward hugely downwind.

Always thought the Star was an ancient and not particularly attractive boat, that retained a place in Olympics far too long, mainly due to US sailing politics.
Even less attractive as a trans Atlantic platform - but I guess it is that which prompted the challenge. Each to their own.
 
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