
Rounding the first and most famous of the 5 great capes expected sometime around the beginning of December 2019. Actual Rounding of Cape Horn was on Jan. 8, 2020
Rounding of the second great cape expected sometime at the end of December 2019. Actual Rounding of Cape Agulhas was on Feb. 24, 2020
The third of the five great capes is expected to be astern sometime near the end of January 2020. Actual Rounding of Cape Leeuwin was on April 8, 2020
The penultimate cape should be cleared sometime around the first week of February 2020. Actual Rounding of the South East Cape was on April 20, 2020.
The fifth and final rounding of the last of the 5 great capes is expected mid-February 2020. Actual Rounding of the South Cape was on April 28, 2020
Simply stated, the goal is to sail non-stop, single-handed around the world via the 5 great capes using only a sextant, pen-and-paper, and log tables for navigation. Prior to 2020 only 7 people have accomplished this feat. The first is Sir Robin Knox Johnston in 1969 after completing the first Golden Globe Race. Second is Bernard Moitessiere who also competed in the 1968 Golden Globe Race. Third is Chay Blythe in 1971. Lastly, the 4 finishers of the 2018 Golden Globe Race Jean-Luc Van Den Heede, Mark Slats, Uku Randmaa, and Istvan Kopar.
Although there have been many exceptional solo-circumnavigations by North American sailors, before 2020 no North American has completed a solo-circumnavigation of this sort. I am the first.
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