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Man, I really enjoyed Sam, until he started doing things that I thought were unnecessarily risky (or in some cases plain inconsiderate). That said, ballsy MF. Solo sailors remind me of free solo climbers. Their risk assessment/acceptance is so far off normal it's almost alien.

Control F in this thread, "Dove", nothing!!!

If you find this story interesting, definitely recommend reading about Robin Lee Graham. In 1965 at the age of 16 he started a solo sail around the world.

He ended up writing a book and they made a movie. Highly recommend.

I love the dial interface. I wish more electronics, especially those in car interfaces, used a nice, clickly, big dial.

In my experience with RAND they always reminded me of a resource extraction company. Think oil and gas, but their trade was government contracts.

Add in a couple of big names to justify the cost, staff it with jr people/post grads, shine it up with some fancy graphics and quant-ish formulas and poof, a million dollar study.

Of all the FFRDC beltway bandit think tanks, they felt the most like an MBA consultant shop. Lots of overhead, questionable return on investment. While they do have history and prestige, I'm not convinced anything they deliver is uniquely insightful.