In 2000, with a decidedly smaller, modern craft an aluminum catamaran it took Delgado's team just six weeks to go through the Northwest Passage.
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Engineering problems unique to a craft made of plastic water bottles forced the catamaran to make unscheduled stops, as has unpredictable weather.
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Sudden puffs can cause stern steerers to rock up on a single forward skate, like a catamaran flying a hull, until the skipper can manage to wrestle the giant craft back down.