As Dec. 3 marks two months into Vancouver Islandsa国际传媒檚 Jeanne Socratessa国际传媒檚 mission to become the oldest sailor to circumnavigate the world, the 76-year-old also reached 6,576 nautical miles.
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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.
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It hasnsa国际传媒檛 been all smooth sailing, as Socrates and her vessel Nereida are currently passing through what sailors call the sa国际传媒榬oaring fortiessa国际传媒� sa国际传媒� 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, sa国际传媒淣ot being a racer, my priority is to stay safe, even if that means stopping or going slowly at times sa国际传媒� no problem!sa国际传媒�
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