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 Sometimes it's nice to spend some alone time in the company of the sail, the sea and the surf. But could you actually survive alone time of 1,000 days at sea? This is a goal that New York artist and sailor Reid Stowe would like to achieve.
Stowe would not exactly sail alone. He will be accompanied by mate Soanya Ahmad in his quest to spend 1,000 days aboard Schooner Anne. For a thousand nights, they will not land, take on supplies, nor refuel. They plan on setting sail April 21st, and they hope to break the record set by Australian Jon Sanders, who spent 657 days circumnavigating the globe three times during 1986-1988.
Because of the the isolation and physical challenges that this sailing plan presents, the duo dubs their project as "The Mars Ocean Odyssey". Stowe says that sailing like he plans has some analogies to a lengthy space mission.
They will have a 3-year supply of food on board, to be augmented by rainwater and fish caught, as well as sprouts grown on deck. Mate Ahmad says that they will have a garden on board just to remind themselves of land.
The course of Schooner Anne on "The Mars Ocean Odyssey" will be across the North Atlantic Ocean, south past the equator then west to the coast of Brazil. The sailors would even sail in a heart shape pattern as an artistic statement. They will record this 1,000-day voyage, hoping that their example will influence people in extending possibilities of what is achievable.
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