What makes a solo sailor? - New study

8:14 PM Thu 30 Sep 2010 GMT

'Alone - study to ask why' .

What is it that makes a solo sailor? Among the thousands of sailors who set off from home for an afternoon, a day, a year or longer, why is it that some wish to do it alone? A contingent from the University of Portsmouth (UK) is about to try to find out by a study of the eight participants in the next VELUX 5 OCEANS 'Ultimate Solo Challenge' round world solo race. To the outsider, as the VELUX people say on their website, 'life at sea alone is tough, lonely, frustrating and demanding. Being forced to live in a space ...

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by Sail-World Cruising/VELUX 5 OCEANS