Some people like nothing better than to be alone on a vast ocean in a small boat. Webb Chiles is definitely one of those sailors. © 2014 Steve Earley
“Unless you hear from me otherwise before 9 a.m. Tuesday, Pacific Time,” writes five-time circumnavigator Webb Chiles, “I’m gone.”
As reported in the current edition of Latitude 38 magazine, Chiles, now 72, will attempt to be the first to sail around the globe in a Moore 24 — his called Gannet. He will set sail tomorrow for Hilo, Hawaii, then make his way across the Pacific to New Zealand, where he’ll decide whether to continue west or turn east for a Cape Horn rounding in 2015.
 Chiles’ solo style isn’t for everyone, but his feats and the books he’s written have been inspirational to sailors and armchair adventurers alike. © 2014 Steve Earley |
You can follow the 24-footer’s track here, and learn more about this amazing sailor at his website. We wish him the very best of luck.
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