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...cumulative 11 days 14 hr. behind Jeantot, came South African S.J. ("Bertie") Reed, 39, sailing the 15-year-old, 49-ft. sloop Altech Voortrekker, which he pronounced the world's most uncomfortable boat of its size. Next, 65 hr. 35 min. later, came Czechoslovakia's Richard Konkolski, 39, who had refused to quit despite repeated damage to his 44-ft. sloop Nike...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Jeantot, Superstar of the Sea | 5/23/1983 | See Source »

Fatigue is one problem all will face, but each man has his special fears. Richard Konkolski, 37, a rugged, bearded Czech, feels that the ice and fog encountered in rounding Cape Horn will be the most difficult challenge for him and his 44-ft. sloop Nike II. Britain's Richard Broadhead, at 29 the youngest contender, thinks that going over the side of his 52-ft. cutter Perseverance of Medina in the tropics would be the worst thing that could happen. "In the rough southern ocean you wouldn't last a minute," is his bleak forecast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Around the World Singlehanded | 9/6/1982 | See Source »

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