How dangerous will the crossing be?
The crossing is no more dangerous than an equivalent voyage with a yacht. “sun21” has been designed for sailing on the high seas and has all the necessary equipment. It meets all the security regulations and has been approved by the Swiss Federal Shipping Authorities. Electric motors are known to be especially reliable. The timing of the crossing has taken the meteorological situation into consideration in order to avoid hurricanes. Moreover, with Martin Vosseler an experienced physician will be a member of the crew. Michael Thonney is responsible for security on the boat. If the sea is restless, the crew members attach themselves to the deck with the help of belts and ropes. In emergencies, they can use a whole set of auxiliary devices: On the one hand, tools such as walkie-talkies, GPS, emergency transmitters or shortwave radio; on the other hand, resources like a dinghy, life raft, signalling mirror, emergency rockets, smoke signals or life rings with light buoys.
