As Dec. 3 marks two months into Vancouver Island鈥檚 Jeanne Socrates鈥檚 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, she鈥檇 beat that record and earn the title of the oldest person 鈥� man or woman 鈥� if she鈥檚 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.
鈥淪ee you in May!鈥� Socrates calls as she heads out from . She won鈥檛 touch land again for at least 7 months.
鈥� Keili Bartlett (@KeiliBartlett)
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It hasn鈥檛 been all smooth sailing, as Socrates and her vessel Nereida are currently passing through what sailors call the 鈥榬oaring forties鈥� 鈥� 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, 鈥淣ot being a racer, my priority is to stay safe, even if that means stopping or going slowly at times 鈥� no problem!鈥�
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