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Fourteen Times a Shellback

By Administrator · On August 21, 2014

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With her flush decks and minimal interior space, circumnavigating aboard Gannet would be a nightmare for most sailors. But as you can see, Webb (pictured here in the Neiafu lagoon of Tonga’s Vava’u Group) is all smiles. Photo Courtesy Gannet © 2014 Latitude 38 Publishing, LLC

Ever since Joshua Slocum became the first person to sail alone around the world in the late 1890s, the challenge of solo circumnavigating has stood as the ultimate challenge for self-sufficient sailors. But few would even consider doing it in a boat smaller than Slocum’s Spray, a 36-footer. Read More

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