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‘Safest man on the planet’ back on dry land after 267-day sailing odyssey
After 267 days alone at sea on a 13-metre sailboat, Bert ter Hart is looking forward to some simple pleasures, like sitting down while eating.
The Gabriola man sailed into Victoria’s Inner Harbour Saturday to cheers from his family and friends after completing a solo, non-stop circumnavigation around the world via the five great capes using only celestial navigation. That means no GPS — just a sextant, a sailor’s almanac, log tables and pen and paper. Ter Hart is the first North American, and one of only five people, to have accomplished the feat.
https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/safest-man-on-the-planet-back-on-dry-land-after-267-day-sailing-odyssey-1.24172859
After 267 days alone at sea on a 13-metre sailboat, Bert ter Hart is looking forward to some simple pleasures, like sitting down while eating.
The Gabriola man sailed into Victoria’s Inner Harbour Saturday to cheers from his family and friends after completing a solo, non-stop circumnavigation around the world via the five great capes using only celestial navigation. That means no GPS — just a sextant, a sailor’s almanac, log tables and pen and paper. Ter Hart is the first North American, and one of only five people, to have accomplished the feat.
https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/safest-man-on-the-planet-back-on-dry-land-after-267-day-sailing-odyssey-1.24172859