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Crazy Voyages: Sailors Who Took to Sea Without the Relevant Experience

By · On March 9, 2017

With no sailing experience, Chay Blyth decided to compete in the 1968-69 Sunday Time’s Golden Globe Race. The 27-year-old only made it just past the Cape of Good Hope on board his 30-foot yacht, Dytiscus III before retiring. In storm force 10-11, the fiberglass twin-keeled yacht broached (Blyth admitted he had no idea what broaching was until he read one of Sir Francis Chichester’s books later), repeatedly breaking the self-steering gear. Read More

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