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How long does it take without rowing, just relying on winds and currents? Are there good examples of a 'control' crossing of a (perhaps unmanned) drifting bo
by mikhailfranco 9y ago
How long does it take without rowing,
just relying on winds and currents?
Are there good examples of a 'control' crossing
of a (perhaps unmanned) drifting boat?
- danielvf 9y agoIn 1970 a guy named Thor had a reed raft built matching stuff found in an Egyptian tomb. He then rode it with friends from Morocco (Africa) to Barbados (Caribbean). The book is great if you can find it. Travel time 59 days, but the rowers covered a longer distance - mainland Europe to mainland Americas.
- mikhailfranco 9y agoThe Algarve is close to Morocco, even if they left from Agadir, so not much difference in distance. The total drifting distance Agadir-Barbados is about 5500km, compared to nearly 6000km for rowing Algarve-Guiana. In 48 days they could have drifted up to 4500km (75%), leaving over 1500km (25%) due to rowing, which is an average rowing speed of at least 1.3kph.