Jeanne Socrates - she's still sailing

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8:45 PM Fri 7 Jan 2011 GMT

'Nereida’s broken boom - photo sent from the yacht' .

Jeanne Socrates, 67-year-old solo sailor on her third attempt to complete a solo sail around the world, is still sailing. After experiencing a total knock-down while hove-to in the midst of a Southern Ocean system, and in spite of a broken boom, Jeanne has rejected the offer of a local fishing boat to tow her to safety, and is about to round the Horn. What a lady! Her personal tale of the knockdown is so graphic and gripping that we publish it here, so you can share her plight: 5th January: The NW winds of 30-35kt of Tues evening were ...

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