| Against the Odds - Veteran Sailor Defies Age and Nature |
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 Imagine standing in front of a fire hose; ice cold, relentless spray, sharp as nails, unable to feel your hands and feet, enduring hour after hour of relentless pounding as your boat slams off roller coaster sized waves, watching for icebergs in the sheer blackness.Now imagine doing it on your own and at the age of 67! That is the goal that veteran sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnston has set himself to prove that age is no barrier... Sir Robin is defying the years and the elements to race his boat, Saga Insurance, single handedly through some of the world's most dangerous oceans in the VELUX 5 OCEANS race. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, it is the oldest and most established ocean yacht race. Competitors race from Europe to Australia and via the Antarctic ocean to the US before the final leg to Europe. Competitors face huge storms, 25 metre waves, sleep deprivation and extreme isolation. In 1969 Sir Robin became the first person to sail non-stop around the planet taking almost a year to do it. Today the record is over 200 days shorter. Listen to Sir Robin as he talks about his fresh adventure at http://www.podmaster.co.uk/podcast.php?ID=36 |
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