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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by sehugg on Friday May 19, 2017 @09:27PM (#14380540)
There's also "Kon Tiki": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kon-Tiki_(1950_film)
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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by contingencies on Friday May 19, 2017 @10:25PM (#14380731)
And don't forget the hat-tip Plastiki composed entirely from reclaimed PET, which sailed successfully from San Francisco to Sydney. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastiki
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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by jlg23 on Saturday May 20, 2017 @03:13AM (#14381367)
His grandson just did it again in 2006: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangaroa_Expedition
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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by johan_larson on Saturday May 20, 2017 @05:23AM (#14381603)
A wild adventure, to be sure. But things could have ended a lot worse. The Kon-Tiki crew was one serious problem away from complete disaster. They really should have been accompanied by a second vessel that could have rescued them in the event of serious problems with the Kon-Tiki.
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