https://floatmagazin.de/en/people/jean-jaques-savin-tonne-like-diogenes-across-theatlantic/ * Boote * Leute * Orte * Dinge * + DE + EN * Boote Leute Orte Dinge [ ] Search # + Apps + Boat Test + Boat building + Design + Electronics + Women + Ports + Innovation + Interview + Classic Boat + Climate + Culture + Life aboard + Boat show + Sustainability + Portrait + Boat launch + Products + Regatta + Travel + Places to sail + Seamanship + Cities + Dock talk + Tally Ho + Technology + Weather + Economy * DE * EN Newsletter Jean-Jacques Savin Jean-Jacques Savin in his barrel (c) Savin Atlantic crossing Like Diogenes across the Atlantic At Christmas 2018, 71-year-old Jean-Jacques Savin climbs into a barrel to drift across the Atlantic. 0 Artikel-URL erfolgreich in die Zwischenablage kopiert. [Kers] by Kerstin Zillmer in Portrait 26. December 2023 | 3 minutes * Some climb Mount Everest blind. Others hop the marathon on one leg. It's hard to believe that Jean-Jacques Savin wants to drift across the Atlantic from the Canary Islands in a self-built plywood barrel, driven only by wind and waves. People exist! Born in 1947, the Frenchman will certainly not be a claustrophobic, as his journey will take around three months. The dwelling in which he will live for this time is 3 meters long, 2.10 meters wide and weighs 450 kg. He has had small portholes installed so that he can see where he is bobbing. And to prevent it from simply being run over by container ships, he has painted the big round thing bright colors. Jean-Jacques Savin Laminated with epoxy (c) Savin He plans to set off around December 20, 2018, if the winds are favorable - and will hopefully spend a quiet, contemplative Christmas on board. If Jean-Jacques Savin is still in a celebratory mood after Christmas and New Year's Eve, he can also celebrate his 72nd birthday on January 14 on board his ton. Jean-Jacques Savin Project TESA (c) Savin Jean Jaques Savin Jean Jaques Savin in the barrel (c) Savin Former skydivers will certainly be familiar with the feeling of not knowing exactly where you will land. "I don't know exactly where I'm going, Barbados or Guadeloupe," the triathlete told the French news agency AFP. He wanted to experience "the feeling of freedom" and "admire the richness and wildlife of the sea". Savin's barrel has a place to sleep As we all know, there's enough space in even the smallest hut. Jean-Jacques Savin has a sleeping area, a seating area, a kitchenette, a card table and some storage space in his barrel. There was no room for a bath, so the putz will have to do. He also has a television, namely a porthole in the floor through which he can watch the fish. So that it can be located, it has also made itself available for scientific purposes and has a buoy on board that will measure the currents. Jean-Jacques Savin The view of the Atlantic (c) Savin His great role model is Alain Bombard, known for his scientific studies on the survivability of shipwrecked people. He had ventured across the Atlantic in an inflatable dinghy in 1952. He was on the road for 65 days, allegedly without drinking water or food on board his rubber boat. He fed on fish, the liquid from which he used as drinking water. Bombard landed on Barbados. "But my name isn't Alain Bombard," counters Jean-Jacques Savin, "I wouldn't have set off with him back then." We will certainly find out how he will feed himself. YouTube By loading the video, you agree to YouTube's privacy policy. Learn more Load video [*] Always unblock YouTube Many have crossed the Atlantic in crazy ways. float reported on two young Finns who sailed across the Atlantic in a 4.30 meter long motorboat aptly named "Psycopaatilla", went off course, were picked up by a cargo ship, were launched again, then capsized with their boat and finally actually arrived. alternativetext Psycopaatilla (c) Seppo Muraja In the fall of 2018, a small autonomous sailing boat called "SB Met" successfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean in the Microtransat Challenge, remotely controlled without a crew on board. So why shouldn't a Diogenes in a barrel be able to make the journey? The gods will certainly be with him. YouTube By loading the video, you agree to YouTube's privacy policy. Learn more Load video [*] Always unblock YouTube And so the journey continued. This text first appeared on float on November 21, 2018. Updated on December 26, 2023. 0 Artikel-URL erfolgreich in die Zwischenablage kopiert. 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