This rower also has some best-in-class publicists since I have been reading headlines about it for a week
Rowing across the Pacific Ocean faster than anyone has ever done it is some pretty good PR on its own!
Female US rower completes historic solo journey from California to Hawaii
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Quoting this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48875676 > Don't think of these waves like the ones you encounter at shore. Open ocean waves are moving mountains. > It isn't this: /( > It's this: .,-~^^~-,. ___.-/ \-.__ The canoes are outrigger canoes specifically designed for open ocean wave surfing. They're made to ride these mountains. There are air bladders in the front and the back, and the canoes are…
two other unneccessary details: 1. that 15m one was the most fun I've ever had on a wave, ever. Think of it like going down a ski slope in a canoe, except the ski slope moves with you for miles. 2. we had one of the motorized lead boats sink that year due to them. Interestingly, you're more safe in the canoes on them than you are a standard boat.
Wait a second. Do you actually keep "surfing" down it for miles?? I thought that was only done near shore where waves break. If so that's the most amazing thing I learned this year yet :-)
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I don't know why you brought up records, especially sub-ultra. I admitted that: "Women semi-regularly win multi-day and 100+ mile races, even if women don't have course records at these times/distances. " I've run dozens of marathons, multiple 100 milers, and several 12-hour and 24-hour events. You can be the strongest, most prepared person in the world, and it very much might not matter because of how many things ca…
> I don't know why you brought up records, especially sub-ultra. To point out the performance difference is universal across all distances/speeds. > and it very much might not matter because of how many things can go south in such an event compared to shorter races. So your argument is now RNG plays a bigger role so eventually they'll score a win by luck? > Yes, these events have fewer participants, but nonetheless,…
> So your argument is now RNG plays a bigger role so eventually they'll score a win by luck?
Uh, no. His argument is that the ~10% or so superiority you're fighting so hard to claim is no longer enough to have dominate sway over the overall outcome. Other factors, not random.
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#94This is no joke. I've done the crossing from Moloka‘i to Oahu (~45 miles) in a canoe several times, and those open ocean waves can get very nasty (largest I've dealt with were around 15m tall). I can't imagine the mental endurance required here, let alone the physical. My longest crossing took 9 hours, and I was completely drained by the time I touched shore. 44 days is absolutely insane. Such a huge accomplishment.
A lot of these long crossings seem to involve a serious amount of chance as far as conditions go.
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#95It is interesting to see this comment section be both more upset about a perceived threat to bioessentialist stereotypes and specifically more sexist in assumption than the reddit thread I saw the story in.
All I'll say is that this is the place on the internet I have seen the largest percentage of people who have an opinion on OOP at all also have that opinion be positive
Coincidence? You decide
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Fellow rower here, affirming the above. Thought folks would be interested in her boat, built for ocean rowing: https://yourowkelsey.com/about/
That page was disappointingly sparse. I wanted pictures of the interior - what does it look like to sleep, how much space when it is fully packed with food, is there any accommodations for the bathroom, or do you just go over the edge, etc.
She's got a lot of content posted on Instagram and TikTok, which includes packing food, videos of the boat inside and out, etc.
https://www.instagram.com/yourowkelsey/reels/
https://www.tiktok.com/@yourowkelsey
Here's a cabin tour: https://www.tiktok.com/@yourowkelsey/video/76461920366635778...
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#97That’s incredible. What does one eat and drink on a trip like this? The article talks about her cooking. With a fire or one of those little butane stoves? Can a small canoe carry enough water for a trip like this or do you rely on rain water too?
She posted a video of her food loadout on instagram. It looked like a lot of dehydrated meals, and also a lot of peanut butter and tortillas.
Here's a video of a day's food: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZd8V8BtGbH/
She said she has two desalinators - one hand-pump and another electric, plus emergency water bottles to last a few days.
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#98> “Think about trying to find your own big, hard, scary thing. You might not think that you are strong enough to finish it right now, but you’re definitely strong enough to start it, and you’ll find everything else along the way. I’m going to go finish my big, hard scary thing.”
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I saw some of her videos on instagram during the journey. There's a rudder that keeps the boat pointed in the right direction without propulsion while she sleeps.
But doesnt it "drift away" if there is no propulsion?
The extent of my expertise here is what I saw in a 30s video. I guess the point is it drifts while pointed in the right direction. That could be closer or further from the goal depending on wind and current but keeps you on track at least.