Ronnie Simpson, Dismasting in the Global Solo Challenge

EPISODE · Feb 26, 2024 · 1H 45M

Ronnie Simpson, Dismasting in the Global Solo Challenge

from Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul Trammell · host Paul Trammell

Ronnie Simpson was racing solo around the world in an Open 50 when he dismasted soon after rounding Cape Horn, and with a storm approaching with forecasted 70-knot wind and 30' seas. We discuss the events leading up to the dismasting, making the decision to call for rescue, as well as the race, details about sailing a thirty-year-old open 50 in an around-the-world race, Cape Horn, sleeping, the beauty of sailing in the Southern Ocean, fears, emotions, and Ronnie's future plans of a Vendee Globe campaign.

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