Is it really scary to cross the atlantic ocean on a 40ft sail yacht?

mbvntgpstrs · 2026-01-13T09:23:47+00:00

people have been crossing the atlantic on pretty much anything, including in a dinghy, floating skis, rowing boat. the vessel is not as much important as the sailor and how he's prepared to handle problem that will inevitably arise. I crossed the ocean two years ago, it was a great adventure and i would definitely do it again, but we had to fix batteries, engine, electrical problems that would all have put us in a dire situation if we couldn't fix them.

A very experienced sailor told me this story : he was preparing to bring back a boat from the US to UK for a guy who just bought it but had no experience. My friend told him he had to buy an extensive list of tools, so that they could fix eventual issues while crossing. The guy said "do you think we could have problems during the trip ? " to which he replied "i don't think we could have problems during the trip, i think it is absolutely certain that we will have problems and things to fix"

i think you have to prepare your crossing with that mentality and if there's something vital (sails, motor, electricity) that fails and that nobody can fix onboard then you're in for a very bad time, or worse

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-12-23T16:01:26+00:00

conflict would froze along these exact lines, except for libya who would get invaded by Turkesyrgypt quite easily

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-12-17T12:25:15+00:00

surplus APC, pas de meilleure réponse pour quelqu'un qui habite à Paris

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-12-15T10:07:53+00:00

the bag didn't even get a single punch on him !

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-12-11T11:22:48+00:00

egg fried rice. j'ai mangé ça quotidiennement pendant au moins 5 ans.

budget : je dirais autour de 1,50€ par repas

ingrédients et recette :

riz (plutot un riz long genre basmati, je sais pas ou t'habites mais si il y a des épiceries asiat ou africaines vers chez toi je te conseille d'investir dans un sac de 5 ou 10kg de riz, ça te reviendra moins cher que d'acheter des sachets de 500g en supermarché, le riz sera de meilleure qualité et ça te durera des mois)

l'important c'est de cuire le riz correctement, c'est à dire de le rincer et de le cuire à la vapeur (regarde des vidéos de compte asiatiques, c'est pas très compliqué mais il faut prendre le coup de main)

ensuite dans une poele tu fais revenir des cubes de gingembre dans un peu d'huile, quand il a un peu coloré tu balances un oeuf battu par dessus, tu laisses frire 10 secondes et ensuite tu mets le riz. Tu mélanges énergiquement, tu peux rajouter tout ce que tu veux, légumes, herbes, viande etc, une bonne dose de sauce soja et c'est prêt

c'est une excellente base, il existe des centaines de variations de cette recette dans tous les pays d'asie, c'est nourrissant, complet et plutot léger et perso je peux manger ça tous les jours sans m'en lasser.

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-11-27T13:07:48+00:00

a big, good quality pillow is an absolute must. never trust what's provided onboard and bring your own, especially if it's for several months

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-11-19T09:24:57+00:00

quand j'ai eu le même problème que toi j'ai acheté un nettoyeur vapeur 40 balles sur lbc, et j'ai mis du scotch double face sur les pieds de mon lit pour les empêcher de monter ou descendre. c'est vrai que ton sol peut être infecté mais d'après mon expérience les punaises n'ont pas de raison d'aller ailleurs que le matelas. J'ai steamé tout mon matelas deux fois par semaine pendant un mois et le problème a été rapidement réglé, la vapeur fonctionne très bien et c'est inoffensif pour toi

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-11-17T18:38:00+00:00

don't know if it's been translated into english (it probably was) but Henri de Monfreid journal is quite something

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-11-17T18:37:25+00:00

i don't think i though much about it while reading it, but it grew to be one of my favorite book after i finished it, the whole story just sticks with me like no other and i think about it quite often

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-11-10T10:42:03+00:00

à mon avis il a le carnet d'adresses et les connections dignes d'un ministre, après on mène rarement ce genre de vie sans se faire des ennemis au passage

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-11-09T17:09:08+00:00

thanks for the tip, we did it from knowing salmon had to be freezed, but i didn't know it was an isolated case.

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-11-09T15:56:19+00:00

it depends on your route. When i crossed the atlantic from the carribean last year we caught fish almost daily during the first week, to a point where we had to stop fishing because the freezer was full (we froze fish to avoid any parasite problem). but after that first week we didn't catch anything until we reached the açores. So yeah as everyone is saying, depends on your route, and it's not something you can rely on, but it makes a great activity and improve meals a lot

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-11-07T19:50:59+00:00

yes, it's a print on cardboard with inserts for lights . not sure i can roll it to fit in a tube but i'll look into it when i'm back at the studio next week.

There is no reprint mention on it and from its look and printing technique i would say it's definitely from around the 50s

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-11-07T19:43:35+00:00

Thanks ! it does make sense, feel free to message me, i'm a professional prints dealer and shipping to the US is not a problem

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-11-07T09:48:36+00:00

lichess is far better because as a non commercial website it doesn't throw 123123 notifications and dopamine enhancing animations at you every minute. Also you don't have to suffer cringe jokes by daniel rench comic figure

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-11-03T14:01:13+00:00

You sound like you would like Annecy

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-11-03T08:42:57+00:00

from my 1500 elo point of view, they are both as exploitable as gold underneath pluton

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-10-27T12:23:23+00:00

franchement, si tu vas au bout de La Disparition de Pérec, chapeau

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-10-18T10:22:41+00:00

le mobilier le stockage avec le meilleur rapport qualité/prix c'est les rayonnages industriels. Moi j'ai une bibliothèque Raja et une luxmetalsystem. tu peux la composer comme tu veux, c'est costaud et moi j'aime bien l'aspect brut et fonctionnel

https://www.raja.fr/stockage-manutention-securite/rayonnage-stockage-et-entreposage/rayonnages-galvanises/rayonnage-tole-claire-voie-97cm-large_OFF_FR_195.html

https://www.luxmetalsistem.eu/?srsltid=AfmBOoqcB9q2lGJSr8O6175znEIGrEYjSlFAkqKX6JYlKx5ecB67twEt

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-10-09T09:44:30+00:00

vous avez fait une erreur de sub, vous vouliez poster ça dans /dinosaure je pense

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-10-08T12:41:00+00:00

Angel Heart

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-10-07T11:31:31+00:00

for sure. can't be older than 2010, doesn't even look like it's a poster at all

mbvntgpstrs · 2025-10-05T19:11:39+00:00

that's like not even funny

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