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Reedboat sets sail to Spain
Jul 11, 2007 | 11:01 PM
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On Wednesday a 41 foot boat made of wooden planks and reeds set an amazing voyage across the Atlantic Ocean from NYC towards Spain.  The craft had to be towed down the harbor before they release them to be on their own.

Dominique Gorlitz, 41, a German botanist has spent years preparing hisself and crew I believe for this journey.  He wants to retrace the waterways and prove that  ( prehistoric people ) crossed the ocean both ways.   His crew is established with 10 men and 2 women, food for 100 days, fresh water, and only knows what else they need to survive.   The top deck holds 2 huts and a toilet shack. 

I hope their experiment is a success, considering they left during hurricane season as well.  I wonder how many lbs of reeds they had to use. 

 

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jeanette read my blog view my photos
Jul 12, 2007 | 6:43 AM

Good luck to them.Hope they make it too.
Cuteypops read my blog view my photos
Jul 12, 2007 | 9:28 AM

That boat looks a little rickety. Better them then me.
perkypolock read my blog view my photos
Jul 12, 2007 | 1:11 PM

I thought those boats were a bit bigger.
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