Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: 1970 Katama 16, Kite Loop, Longest trip ever

Posted by JRP on 10/02/18 - 8:54 AM
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NovaLuxe wrote:
Very cool. I just ordered the book and will revise my claim to longest 'single handed' trip.


Like I said, that was a neat trip you took in your Whaler - - well done!

But it’s still not clear to me what you are claiming when you say “longest single handed trip”? Others have taken MUCH longer single-handed trips in boats. Joshua Slocum sailed around the world solo over 100 years ago (with no engine and no modern navigation tools beyond compass, rudimentary clock, and sextant) before there was even a Panama Canal. Since then, there have been scores of people who have done the same.

So again, just trying to understand whether your claim is that you have made the “longest single handed trip” in a Katama or a Boston Whaler or????