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Re:Solar-powered aircraft flown for nearly three weeks witho... by pbhjpbhj on Monday October 11, 2021 @02:57PM (#28831655)
>top speed isn’t that big of a deal when your living on the boat full time.//

If you're living on your boat 365 then I imagine avoiding severe weather becomes more important?

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Re:Solar-powered aircraft flown for nearly three weeks witho... by bumbada on Monday October 11, 2021 @06:52PM (#28834015)
This is the reason Weather reports and forecast are so important for people on boats.

Most people living in boats actually live on ports and don't get very far from the coast most of the time.

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Re:Solar-powered aircraft flown for nearly three weeks witho... by saberdancer on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @02:53AM (#28836835)
You are right but it depends on the skillset and general lifestyle needs of the person. I've watched (a little) some of the sail around the world channels on YouTube and one couple moved to a performance trimaran, the guys reasoning was that he wanted to have speed to get out of the way if the weather changed.

For those that do not really stray far from the shore or who are willing to take more risk for more comfort, they use a slower boat.

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Re:Solar-powered aircraft flown for nearly three weeks witho... by Tepix on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @08:01AM (#28917164)
On average liveaboards are sailing around 10% of the time. Most of the time if bad weather is approaching they will just stay in a safe location.
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