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Originally Posted by 911_Dude
Such a sad story. He was really unprepared for the task. The documentary gave me anxiety watching him paint himself into a corner.
The huil of his boat is sitting on a beach someplace in the caribbean, cant remember where. At least it was a few years ago.
A side note in that race that I always thought sort of funny is that of Bernard Moitessier. "The French entrant famously continued sailing his sturdy yacht Joshua, rounded Cape Horn, then continued on for a second circuit of the Southern Ocean and ended up in Tahiti to “save my soul” as he put it – rather than heading back to civilization, a possible winner and certain fame". After sailing 9/10's of the race he's like, nah, Im going again. In one documentary I saw, his wife simply said "Men will be men". Seemed so French.
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Yep, I believe the Frenchman had the right idea.
The boat's remains, or what's left of it, are on an island called Cayman Brac, near the west end of the island.
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