equatorjournal:“When the tide went out, it was a chance to remove the barnacles from Dove&rsqu

equatorjournal:

“When the tide went out, it was a chance to remove the barnacles from Dove’s hull” Robin Lee.

“In 1965, 16-year-old Robin Lee Graham set out to sail from California. At the time, he said he just wanted “to be on my own and explore.” But he returned five years and 30,000 miles later, as the youngest person to ever sail around the world solo. His only companion was an ever-changing crew of cats.

Robin was a nonconformist in search of something bigger. He was sick of the regimentation of the classroom and craved freedom. He wanted to see the world and find himself, so in 1965, Robin’s father purchased him a 24-foot sailboat which he named “Dove.” It was the 21st of July, 1965, when Robin set sail…”

From “The boy who sailed around the world alone” by Robin Lee Graham, 1973.
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