Just read up on his other Esquire article " I do not have a death wish "

He is finishing work in San Francisco and plans to do some bay sail tests, then transit to Long Beach prior to starting the circumnavigation.

Hulls are filled with foam. 8,000 lbs, $25,000 budget. Build in about 3 months (goal was 2). Deadlines for departing keep slipping. 1st Naval Architect walked away from it when he got the willies about the around the globe attempt.

Check out the boat layout & diagrams...the beams form a "X" at the main hull.





Looks very weak for the racking it will need to take.

All welded alloy...so he's lost the temper strength at the weld areas.

Yikes!