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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 24, 2012 - 11:08pm PT
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Jon arrived back in Fremantle, Western Australia on the 22 of Jan to complete his 8th circumnavigation.
We all have our heroes. For me it was Shipton, Tillman, Buhl, Terray, Bonnati and host of others and in sailing it was Slocum, Pidgeon, Tabarly and now the amazing Australian Jon Sanders who has just completed his 8th circumnavigation at age 71.
Imagine spending 658 days alone on a sailboat as you circled the world three times non stop! Of course he had the experience from his previous Double nonstop circumnavigation to fall back on. Or for another perspective, spending 22 months alone on an isolated mountain to accomplish a solo ascent.
Sanders' records include:
▪ 1970 First solo circumnavigation trip east to west mostly sailing through tropics.
▪ 1981-82 Double nonstop solo circumnavigation west to east via Southern Ocean.
▪ Triple non-stop solo circumnavigation:
▪ 1986 May 25 left Fremantle headed east.
▪ 1987 January 29 Rendezvous off Fremantle to mark first circumnavigation.
▪ 1988 March 13 returned from 658 days 21 hours and 18 minutes at sea, completing three non-stop solo circumnavigations.
The Guinness World Book of Records cites this as longest distance ever sailed continuously by any vessel. (71,023 nautical miles)
For more info: http://john.curtin.edu.au/endeavour/sanders.html
for info on his triple solo, nonstop, nonresupplied etc etc etc.....: http://john.curtin.edu.au/endeavour/circumnavigation.html
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Brian
climber
California
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Jan 24, 2012 - 11:11pm PT
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damn!
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zip
Trad climber
pacific beach, ca
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Jan 24, 2012 - 11:12pm PT
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RAD!
TFPU
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Jan 24, 2012 - 11:13pm PT
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Wow. That's impressive. Wonder what he does with all that time?
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Jan 24, 2012 - 11:17pm PT
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I would think he would have time to do a fair bit of fishing.
BTW does that mean he never resupplied or would he just get stuff from another boat.
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zip
Trad climber
pacific beach, ca
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Jan 24, 2012 - 11:18pm PT
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'The key to my psyche lies, perhaps, in my upbringing, my early obsession with boats and the sea, and the fact that I have always been something of a loner.' - Jon Sanders
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MH2
climber
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Jan 24, 2012 - 11:21pm PT
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Outstanding. Is there a second boat, not shown, that he tows to bring his beer supply?
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 24, 2012 - 11:25pm PT
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Jon is a very cool guy and is the mentor to a good friend of mine Brian Caldwell who at one time was the youngest lad to circumnavigate, many years ago.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 24, 2012 - 11:57pm PT
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Awesome! I guess he gets along with his crew. I trust this latest wee jaunt
was drier and that he got to eat lunch more regularly. Like a lot of 'quiet'
types I'd wager he is good company, especially when prompted by our Guido.
Oh, to be a fly on that bulkhead!
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