The best preparation is often to make ourselves as adaptable as possible, to be resilient to changes in circumstance. That is a mantra to Mark Sinclair, better known as Captain Coconut, who we last spoke to in Episode 4: Learning from Adventure.

The intrepid Coconut thought he had failed to traverse the globe in his one-hander sailboat as he had to return home low on water and with his hull covered in barnacles. But the Golden Globe Race, which he took part in and challenges participants to complete a circuit of the world’s oceans without modern technology, has some leeway.

The ‘Chichester class’ is open to sailors who complete the loop with a single pit stop. And there is no time limit. Realising this, Coconut embarks on a journey not just to finish his 2018 voyage, but to commence the full 2022 Golden Globe Race upon arrival.

Host

Jon Baston-Pitt, Fugro

Resources

For the Golden Globe Race route map, click here

Guests

Don McIntyre, Chief Executive Officer, Golden Globe Race

Mark Sinclair, Hydrographic Director – Asia Pacific, Fugro