Expeditions 1993

1993-1995

First School Group to sail Round the World

Falmouth – Falkland Islands – Antarctica – Cape Horn – Easter Island – Pitcairn – Tahiti – Fiji – Vanuatu – Torres Strait – Darwin – Cocos Keeling – Mauritius – Durban – Cape of Good Hope – Capetown – St. Helena – Ascension – Azores – Ireland – Holyhead.

Mast fell down in Antarctica – jury rigged back to the Falklands (730 miles, 7 days) – new mast flown out on RAF Trident – back down to Antarctica – Round Cape Horn to Easter Island and onwards from there.

With school leavers (Kingham Hill School), two came all the way round and we changed two at six or seven places on the way round.

Daughter and friend also joined us. 38,000 miles, 22 months.