Two brothers recently completed an 8312-mile voyage that took them across the Atlantic in a 21-foot open boat hoping the feat will help them raise money for charities that benefit wounded soldiers.

Flats boat across atlantic. Forest Canion is owner of Marine Service - manufacturer of Flatlander Boats including the popular Chiquita flats boat. The boat can take up to a 150-hp outboard. Someone Is Trying to Cross the Atlantic by Boat in Just 48 hours.

During the 8312 mile voyage across the Atlantic we had the opportunity to get some video of us in our flats boat as we were leaving the Shetland Islands heading to the Orkney Islands. The boat has about 2 feet of freeboard with a standard load weighs 2500 pounds and comes with a standard 27-gallon fuel tank. The Brown brothers say that their boat is the smallest powered boat to have ever crossed the Atlantic and that their 21-footer.

Even if you sail outside of hurricane season large waves and bad storms can interrupt your trip. First and foremostif you are sailing across the Atlantic in a small boat your passage time will be longer. But I have spoken to the team that is operating it all and they seem to know what theyre doing.

The trip can take 30 to 40 days and it does carry with it some dangers. The main goal is to facilitate the process of selection based on the criteria explained above. Transatlantic crossings are passages of passengers and cargo across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe or Africa and the Americas.

Anything smaller than 35 feet will likely extend your travel time to somewhere around 4 weeks and perhaps a couple of days beyondFurther the waves in the open sea will be remarkably longer between its trough and crest than what you would normally experience closer to shore. Unsupported and fuelled only by muscle-power. Richard George a UK businessman is trying to cross the Atlantic in just two days.

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