QLD
1610 posts
As a 79 y/o who sails solo on the GC and has no intention of stopping I take my hat off to him .
NSW
1721 posts
I recall reading his crossing in the early 60s in some magazine which had plans of his boat Mermaid and built a small balsa sheet model of it. His deck shoes then were thongs iirc. Good that his deck shoes and boat has evolved - unbelievable effort on both trips.