Written by SOLO SAILORS – Why would anyone want to spend three months alone on a boat, sleeping no more than 20 minutes at a time and dealing with perpetual dampness, not to mention the constant threat of death and disaster? Ask Alex Thomson…
“I think you have to be a certain type of person,” says 38-year-old Alex Thomson, a sun-kissed, blond-haired Brit who lists his profession as an aspiring “single-handed, around-the-world sailor.” He has made it his mission to sail around the world—the entire world—all alone without stopping.
“When you put it in perspective, something like 3,000 people have climbed Mt. Everest. More than 500 people have been out to space,” Thomson reasons. “But less than 100 people have sailed single-handed non-stop around the world.”
Check out the great video by CNN for more from Alex Thomson…
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