> including a rough sea that forced him to leave the barrel and navigate difficult waters from outside his cozy confines<p>Where was he? sitting at the top of the barrel? or on another accompanying boat?
"giant barrel" is clickbait. It's a (unpowered) boat that externally looks a bit like a barrel.<p>"measures about 10 feet long and seven feet wide and includes a small kitchen and bed, and space for storage."
Reminds me of "Father's Day"<p><a href="https://medium.com/@info_44554/5ft-4-inch-fathers-day-is-the-smallest-boat-to-ever-cross-the-atlantic-ocean-fa6077c3ca8e" rel="nofollow">https://medium.com/@info_44554/5ft-4-inch-fathers-day-is-the...</a>
As almost always is the case the CNN article is light on details. Popular mechanics is slightly better - with some eye candy. I have to say a 72 year old man crossing the atlantic in a unpowered vessel is amazing. Good for him.<p><a href="https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/outdoors/a27396168/frenchman-crosses-atlantic-ocean-in-barrel/" rel="nofollow">https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/outdoors/a2739616...</a>