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Old 11-29-2016, 07:41 PM   #29
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Default My take on the Draken Videoes Vs. The Sea Stallion

The Sea Stallion videos were crude.. 10 years ago?? The Draken videos were taken this past summer. Well done. Now we have drones.

The Sea Stallion was a 100 foot (narrow beam) Longship with 61 people on board. No tents. Unimaginable in my opinion. Granted, they weren't doing a transatlantic. The longest transit was 300 or so miles. That's about three days, more or less. The Draken is 115 feet and the crew was 34. Much more comfortable.

The Stallion 90 minute video was most telling. I think there might be TWO versions of this video. The first version I watched showed RAIN..debilitating, day after day in the early stages of the voyage. The next time I watched it....the rain emphasis was GONE. Just lookin... NB
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