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by mickael-kerjean 710 days ago
> with just sails and ropes as engines is beyond me

then you should check this amazing sailor named Yann Quenet who built his own 4m sailboat [1] (yes 4m is crazy) on which he did a circumnavigation and once he came back worked at improving his little boat and just left 8 days ago for another circumnavigation.

He has been documenting his journey on youtube[2]:

ref:

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDGR9LtRUBw

[2]: https://www.youtube.com/@quenetyann396