Having circumnavigated the globe solo and non-stop, minus a couple of miles, Conrad ready for action more than ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_jVEYHH4r8
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Haendel is a true bringer though. Has to be said.
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Dude looks more like a well-nourished baritone voice to me, to be frank.
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Albert rend visite (pays visit).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFgFqZAof-E
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A dispatch from Yannick.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWsW80_mhOY
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That's also why you see so few younger sailors doing the tour. 35 to 45 is about the best age. Because not only do you need to have a good deal of raw offshore sailing experience, you also have to know how to calculate the risks you take in a reasonable manner.
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In racing mode, obviously. In racing mode you're constantly pushing yourself and the boat towards the edge, where either might break at any moment. It's a very fine line to walk.
Masts break. Rudders break. Sails rip to pieces. In the middle of nowhere that's not a particularly pleasant experience exactly.
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You can see why they get hooked. For an offshore sailor the non-stop solo circumnavigation is the ultimate test. There's nothing more terrifying or demanding that you can do, outside of the realm of complete irresponsibility.
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During the race they keep telling themselves that they're not going to participate in this horror show ever again, but once they've arrived they soon begin making preparations for the next tour, 4 years later.
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Technically they could abandon the race at any point, slow down, maybe even stop by in Australia or New Zealand for a beer or two. But nobody does that. They came to first torture themselves, good, and then emerge from the experience.
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He mentions that it's been a month of being thrown around in the boat like in a washing machine. Of course, that's also due to them racing and travelling at speeds between 20 and 30 knots.
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That's Nicolas Lunven back in the Atlantic, having circumnavigated Antarctica and rounded Cape Horn, discovering and welcoming the fact that he's still alive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr-gLx-FB6Y
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The reason Japanese become 200 years old and more is compensation, because the Pacific is liable to eat up their vanguard islands sooner or later.
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A Met cellist found the light.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLYEv8SWA3c&t=2m14s
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What we have achieved, as a species, is pretty amazing, I have to say. Probably no one except us is ever going to know, but hey - we did, at least.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m1D_hat_WI
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Oh look, I was 12 years late with my excerpt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiTqOjEmNWI
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The headlights in the back, cars keep showing up all the time but they never overtake.
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Total.
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