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Re:A 72-year-old French man has crossed the Atlantic in a gi... by xfitm3 on Thursday May 09, 2019 @01:11AM (#19865584)
As almost always is the case the CNN article is light on details. Popular mechanics is slightly better - with some eye candy. I have to say a 72 year old man crossing the atlantic in a unpowered vessel is amazing. Good for him.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/outdoors/a2739616...

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Re:A 72-year-old French man has crossed the Atlantic in a gi... by rockinghigh on Thursday May 09, 2019 @01:42AM (#19865694)
His web site has more pictures: http://www.atlantique-tonneau.com
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Re:A 72-year-old French man has crossed the Atlantic in a gi... by checker659 on Thursday May 09, 2019 @01:23AM (#19865626)
> As almost always is the case the CNN article

Maybe CNN knows that its audience don't want technical details??

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Re:A 72-year-old French man has crossed the Atlantic in a gi... by ddingus on Thursday May 09, 2019 @02:27AM (#19865877)
More like conditioned to avoid technical details.

(Not happy with CNN these days)

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Re:A 72-year-old French man has crossed the Atlantic in a gi... by nerdwaller on Thursday May 09, 2019 @01:35AM (#19865672)
Ironically at the bottom of the Popular Mechanics article is “Source: CNN”
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