A Nautical Tale

[XFool]

A curious tale from the Guardian.

‘Dad said: We’re going to follow Captain Cook’: how an endless round-the-world voyage stole my childhood

The Guardian

In 1976, Suzanne Heywood’s father decided to take the family on a three-year sailing ‘adventure’ – and then just kept going. It was a journey into fear, isolation and danger …

by Suzanne Heywood

I found this on the BBC website from 2009:

Sailing hero honoured 33 years on

BBC Local

Gloucestershire's Gordon Cook has received a special award in recognition of his outstanding seamanship and navigation.

And from 2013:

Cambridge bookseller Gordon Cook to sail across world at 76

https://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/10608459.cambridge-bookseller-gordon-cook-to-sail-across-world-at-76/

"They haven't done too badly without formal education," said Gordon.

"Jon is on his fourth Masters degree at the moment. Sue did a PHD in zoology before being head-hunted by McKinsey's. I like to think I saved them from the British education system!"

And 2019!:

Meet the 80-year-old sailing around the world – for the second time

The Telegraph

[NomoneyNohoney]

This guy too is quite remarkable:-

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... -pollution