Sailing around the world: What it's like when you're alone in a tiny boat for weeks.
1 year, 5 months ago

Sailing around the world: What it's like when you're alone in a tiny boat for weeks.

Slate  

In What It’s Like, people tell us, well, what it’s like to have experiences many of us have not even imagined. Honestly, I wasn’t even sure if I was going to make it, as I had a lot less sailing experience than other people at the time. But it goes without saying that there are a lot of ways to get killed when you’re alone on a tiny sailboat in the middle of the ocean. Everyone seems excited about a big sailing trip at the beginning when it’s a speculative idea, but they don’t always come through. I tend to be a bit more social once I get into port, when I’m around other human beings for the first time in weeks.

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Sailing: What it’s like to sail around the world
6 years, 10 months ago

Sailing: What it’s like to sail around the world

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Kellie Pollock worked for CNN International as a producer, before she left to sail round the world. READ: ‘Planet doomed unless ocean health improves’ – around-the-world yachtswoman We had come to understand that a new boat, like anything, comes with teething problems. Every time something broke and Jonathan declared, “We’re taking it back,” I would recite the mantra …

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