As Dec. 3 marks two months into Jeanne SocratesB次元官网网址檚 mission to become the oldest sailor to circumnavigate the world, the 76-year-old also reached 6,576 nautical miles.
Socrates is already a world record breaker, having become the oldest woman to sail around the globe when she was 70. Now, sheB次元官网网址檇 beat that record and earn the title of the oldest person B次元官网网址� man or woman B次元官网网址� if sheB次元官网网址檚 successful.
She pushed off from Victoria, B.C., on Oct. 3. Now, Socrates is 1,255 nautical miles from Cape Horn, off the coast of South America.
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It hasnB次元官网网址檛 been all smooth sailing, as Socrates and her vessel Nereida are currently passing through what sailors call the B次元官网网址榬oaring fortiesB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� the stretch between the 40th and 50th latitude known for its strong winds.
Socrates has an estimated five or six months on sea ahead of her, alone and unassisted. Her only contact with other humans is over her radio and daily blog updates.
Still, she seemed in chipper spirits as she wrote on Dec. 3, B次元官网网址淣ot being a racer, my priority is to stay safe, even if that means stopping or going slowly at times B次元官网网址� no problem!B次元官网网址�
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