Preparing for a solo, round-the-world non-stop voyage aboard Guerrera.
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Double-handed training.
Training, sailing out of Cape Town.
I came to yachting in a very American way. I got my hands on boats and took them out on the water and "taught myself." Which is to say the boats taught me. Eventually, they taught me well enough to sail across the ocean alone. But by learning this way, I failed to develop some essential skills and, to be honest, I picked up some bad habits. So now, I am starting anew and learning how to sail a fast boat properly. All so that I can attempt a solo non-stop circumnavigation.
The boat that taught me the most about sailing was "Malabar." The boat that I hope will carry me around the world is "Guerrera." On this site, you will find information about both; and you can find the current state of the project on social media. All the best!
Guerrera is a 2013 Class40 Akilaria RC3, 40 feet on deck, carbon-spar and fast. At the V1D2 yard in Caen she was taken down to the hull and rebuilt for a solo, non-stop circumnavigation, then commissioned, launched and put through her sea trials.
The full refit, in pictures →
The boat that taught me the most. In 2025 Malabar carried me solo across the North Atlantic, Maine to Portugal, 3,088 nautical miles, after an aborted first attempt the year before.
Read the log, watch the films →