74 Year old sailor Jean Socrates is anxious to begin her journey to set a solo sailing record as the oldest person to ever circumnavigate the globe alone.
This is her second attempt this year. She attempted the feat a month ago but was forced home by rough weather and damage to her boat. “The storm developed over a couple of days and I ended up in 30 foot seas 50-60 knot winds sustained 55 knots the seas were so big it was pretty ferocious.”
The journey will raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat institution in the UK. She will head to Chile from Victoria and her trip will take 8 months.