In het geval dat ze een nieuw vlot zouden bouwen moeten ze minstens 3-4 maand wachten voor de weer condities te vebeteren.
Zoals uitgelegd door Leslie Artz.
Arzt:Sure, you can absolutely wait a few weeks before you launch. I was just assuming you didn't want to die.
Michael: So, when is the next time we can launch?
Arzt:3, maybe 4, months.
Sawyer:C'mon, even a weather man on TV don't know what's going to happen. Why are we listening to Arzt?
Arzt: Because I'm a doctor, and you're a hillbilly.
Sawyer:You're a damn high school science teacher.
Jack: Hey, Sawyer, just let the man talk.
Arzt:It's been raining every damn afternoon. That means that we are on the cusp on monsoon season. Monsoon season is bad. Now, the trade winds are blowing north right now - shipping lanes are north - so north is exactly where you want to be.
Michael: What does that mean?
Arzt: It means that when monsoon season hits the trade winds are going to shift to the south. The raft goes with the wind. Can anyone tell me what is the only piece of land that is south of us?
Jack: Antarctica.
Arzt: That's right Jack, Antarctica.
Michael: So, when do we have to leave?
Arzt: Yesterday.
En sinds seizoen 1 een periode van +/- 40 dagen spant kunnen ze pas in seizoen 5 -6 een nieuw vlot lanceren (als men er van uit gaat dat de tijdspanne van een seizoen constant is)
