Looks like fun. 12' seas in a flats boat.

[chuck1]

Not....

As we reported in our Sept. 23rd newsletter, brothers Ralph and Bob Brown set a Guinness Book Record by taking their 21' flats boat over 6,000 miles across the Atlantic by way of Greenland and Iceland unassisted by a mother ship. Recently we caught up with Ralph Brown, the owner of the fledgling boat company, Dream Boats, which built the Intruder C-21. Given the number of center consoles that capsize offshore each year we were keen to ask Brown if he was concerned about capsize and what measures he had taken to prevent it or right his boat if it happened, and how he planned to be rescued if need be.



[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv1P5NpiQa0&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

 

[bushway9172]

Wow that's some wild weather. How would they carry enough fuel for a 6,000 mile crossing?

 

[islandhopper00]

I've been there! Believe me, it's worse than it looks in that video. But the seas look doable. Just need to keep plugging away. Next thing you know land on the horizon. Whew! lol.

 

[bushway9172]

I've been there! Believe me, it's worse than it looks in that video. But the seas look doable. Just need to keep plugging away. Next thing you know land on the horizon. Whew! lol.

You've crossed the Atlantic?

 

[everthing's irie]

So what are you saying chuck? If they can do that then I suppose you can go to the bahamas.:grin:

 

[chuck1]

So what are you saying chuck? If they can do that then I suppose you can go to the bahamas.:grin:

Only Bimini with no Northerly wind component.:thumbsup:

 

[everthing's irie]

Only Bimini with no Northerly wind component.:thumbsup:

You coming out saturday?

 

[chuck1]

You coming out saturday?

Not 100% sure yet, but working on it.:huh:

 

[sbw1]

We used to take our 13' Boston Whaler out in big seas on Lake Michiga when there was an onshore breeze. It is not as bad as you might think. Essentially you motor in the troughs and stay on the back side of the seas coming into the inlet. This video is of course a whole new level. Not saying what we did was smart.

 

[islandhopper00]

You've crossed the Atlantic?

Yea man! On a surfboard, didn't need fuel. Just difficult to link up the waves needed in the right direction.

 

[Skuza]

And why do they make such a big deal about that Bahama run in an open bow?

 

[Nehalennia]

Not....

........taking their 21' flats boat over 6,000 miles across the Atlantic by way of Greenland and Iceland unassisted by a mother ship.

How do you refuel without a Mothership?