Andrew Bedwell knows big dreams can come in tiny packages. He plans an Atlantic crossing in the 3'3″ 'Big C,' spending 60 days alone at sea.
“I’m under no illusions that it’s going to be easy. But all my life I’ve taken on unusual challenges, though this is the ultimate,” Bedwell told. The solo navigator will be locked into the tiny helm seat during the 1,900-mile crossing. Bedwell’s goal is to break the record set in 1993 by American sailor Hugo Vihlen in his 5’4” boat. More than two feet shorter, his pint-sized craft will be even more spatially challenged for the six-foot-tall Englishman.
To power the yacht’s navigation gear, chart-plotter and radio there are solar panels on the stern, plus a tiny, hand-cranking generator as back-up.Home sweet home: Bedwell will sit in this helm seat 24/7 for nearly two months on the crossing. “We’ve designed the boat to survive a Force 10 storm [average wind speeds of 59 mph] with the hope that it’s just a Force 6 [28 mph]. For such a small boat, a massive amount of thought and planning has gone into its design.
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