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2019-08-19 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Greta's zero carb yacht will require some air plane flights for crew
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Posted by lord garth 2019-08-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ]  Top

#1 She added: 'The world has not yet found a way to make it possible to cross an ocean without a carbon footprint.'

Well, there were the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. Then there was the Mayflower, not to mention all the Viking ships and don't forget the Polynesians who sailed from Tahiti to Hawaii. These people used no fossil fuels, only wood, canvas, raw courage and seamanship.

But this is not to denigrate the Malizia II. It is a sleek, high tech racing yacht, probably designed more for speed than comfort. Even if they're letting little Greta ride along, and even if they used a few petroleum products in its construction, it is still an extremely cool sailboat.

When I first heard this story there were few details so I got the impression that the girl would sail solo like some girls her age have done. But those girls practiced and studied sailing since they were little. Sailing is their primary interest, not lecturing grown ups on complex subjects of which they have no understanding and trying to sell their mother's book.

Then after seeing pictures of the boat under sail I realized, little Greta will be no more than excess baggage on this voyage.

I wonder if she has ever experienced seasickness.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2019-08-19 11:03||   2019-08-19 11:03|| Front Page Top

#2 they are currently about 100 miles north of the azores

reporting wind of about 15 mph or so, wave heights 2-4' or so



per the website here for position wind and temperature

wave heights here
Posted by lord garth 2019-08-19 11:58||   2019-08-19 11:58|| Front Page Top

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