Anasazi Girl - family in Atlantic Open 40 record attempt

9:09 PM Sat 2 Jul 2011 GMT

'Anasazi sailing - photo by Bryan Traylor' .

James Burwick is a professional sailor with a long history of sailing exhausting solo adventures. He also spent 32 years as a professional mountain guide. But that doesn't explain why James is attempting a new Open 40 record across the Atlantic with whole family on board, his partner Somira Sao, daughter Tormentina (3) and Raivo (9 months.) But James has a simple philosophy, and in his own words, believes in doing what he loves and not what he is supposed to do. So, with his family on board, complete with nappies and toys, he is attempting to sail from Portland, ...

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