etc.
"Through the night, we tacked toward the notorious straits of Bab el Mandab - translation: 'Gates of Hell,' 'Gates of Tears,' 'Gates of Lamentations.' We were in for a doozie."
~Tania Aebi, Maiden Voyage.(1989). p. 222
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slightly interesting and very lo-fi podcast (30 min) of Tania Aebi stuff. she circumnavigated the world in a 26' fibreglass sailboat when she was about 20. sorta cool. she navigated with a sextant (like that one, maybe even that very one above), and had no sat phone modem connection. no grib files. no AIS. no chart plotting software. no refrigeration.
on technology aboard:
"It is what it is, and it's definitely convenient, and it makes life easier, but it's only as good as how well you know how to use it, how well you know how to fix it if it breaks, and how well you know how to go on without it if you can't fix it. so, it's all as good as the person who's using it."