SAWDOC
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Very interesting reflection on his life at sea with some surprising comments. - for example if a second build opportunity arose he would have reduced Joshua from 40 ft to 32 ft "plenty of boat for 2 people" His choice of optimum ground tackle would differ from most people i would think. Great man good book
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tomdroyal1980
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Very interesting reflection on his life at sea with some surprising comments. - for example if a second build opportunity arose he would have reduced Joshua from 40 ft to 32 ft "plenty of boat for 2 people" His choice of optimum ground tackle would differ from most people i would think. Great man good book
'The Logical Route' is fantastic. Agree about suprising comments. He felt that his yacht shouldn't be lit because it should be for the yacht to avoid the ship. It's actually a view I have some sympathy for. (Not enough to actually turn my nav lights of though!)
Great writer, great man.
...depending on your definition of 'round the world non-stop' he was first man to sail alone round the world non-stop.
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SAWDOC
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...depending on your definition of 'round the world non-stop' he was first man to sail alone round the world non-stop.
I think the common definition would be when you cros your outbound track on your return - that seems to be the goal most modern circumnavigators set. By that definition he suceeded before RKJ did. He just didn't give a toss for the rest of it - wining the race and all that - or rather he chose to turn his back. Thats the way some likes it!
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