Crossing the Atlantic

Jean-Jacques Savin did it in a different way - he lived in a large, barrel-shaped capsule made of plywood; it measures about 10 feet long and 6 feet 8 inches wide. He depended on winds and currents to go from place to place. It took him 127 days to make the 3,125-nautical-mile trip from the Canary Islands to the Dutch Caribbean island of St. Eustatius.  He did have a satellite connection with Europe, which connected to a GPS device and software that relayed weather forecasts, wind speed and direction. Through the satellite, he was able to get emails, text messages and make calls.