Famous Circumnavigators

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  1. D'ARTOIS
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    What famous circumnavigators do we have at the moment? Next to E. McA.
    Who do you know of ?
    Henk de Velde?
     
    D'ARTOIS, Mar 4, 2005
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  2. bobothehobo
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    BRUCE SCHWAB. First American EVER to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the globe. His boat "Ocean Planet" is the first un-stayed rig to circumnavigate the globe ever. And he did it all without a major sponsor.
     
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  3. D'ARTOIS
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    Reply to Schwab

    You scored the first point - I overlooked that but I should correct that now - could you tell when this happened?
     
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    Bruce Schwab Ocean Planet Arrived 02/25/2005 at 08:00:57, in 109 days, 19 hours, 58 minutes and 57 seconds, with an average speed of 8.98 Knots.
     
    bobothehobo, Mar 4, 2005
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