Saturday, May 20, 2017

A HAPPY SAILOR

Some of you Gentle Readers may remember my post (link here) about Webb Chiles, a 75 year old man in the midst of his 6th circumnavigation of the globe in a small (24 foot) sailboat.

 Well I am pleased to relay that he has successfully sailed from Durban, South Africa (having started off from New Zealand a year ago) to Saint Helena island in the mid-Atlantic; thence on to St. Lucia island in the Eastern Caribbean for a week's respite.

 And around two weeks ago he set off again and has made port in Marathon, Florida.

 The last leg of his journey included many days of happy sailing and the tough old buzzard posted this photo of himself enjoying one of those days.

(Apologies, Webb.  I lightened the picture somewhat to better show off your glowing grin!)

As I have said before you can read his own account of his adventures, misadventures and plans for the future here (Webb Chiles log).

As he takes a break from his journey all I can say, once again, is "Well done, sailor!"
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 20, 2017 at 10:37 AM

    Thanks for the post An interesting gent.

    Steve

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  2. Tom CochrunMay 20, 2017 at 10:41 AM

    Thanks for keeping up posted. What an extraordinary adventure!

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  3. William KendallMay 20, 2017 at 11:14 AM

    Good for him!

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  4. LowandslowMay 20, 2017 at 11:55 AM

    That's cool! All I can say is he must have some really crappy in-laws. ;)

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  5. JagerMay 21, 2017 at 7:32 AM

    Let's see, I have 3 years to get my long dreamed of trip underway.

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