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Jeanne Socrates on S/V Nereida - Welcome to my Journeys

 - oldest person to sail solo nonstop unassisted around the world via the Southern Ocean’s Five Great Capes
- the first woman to sail solo nonstop unassisted around the world from N. America

September 2023 - inducted into the Cape Horn Hall of Fame

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  • 2021-03-27
  • Description: BBC Radio 4 (UK) ..... Yachtswoman Jeanne Socrates is interviewed live from Cairns, Australia, about being the oldest person to sail solo nonstop unassisted around the world via the Five Great Capes. (Main item begins 16min from start)
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  • Download/View or Listen: https://www.svnereida.com/podcasts/new-media/2012-09-14-H2O-Show-5m55s-ready-for-nonstop-attempt-ff-to-16m0s.mp3

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Recent Logs

  • Moored in Refuge Bay, W of Pittwater

    Thursday 27th November 2025 -(Happy Thanksgiving to my US friends!) So here we are back using my trusty HF/SSB radio for communicating - there's no phone signal where we're moored just now and the Starlink dish is out of commission (again!) - but...

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  • Trip north to Bourail and Poé

    Made a trip north by car to the ex-penal colony of Bourail, halfway up this long, mountainous island, with a well-used, genuine guillotine in its  interesting museum.  Poé lagoon and beach were not far away on the east coast and I just had to explore the...

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  • Landfall in New Caledonia - 6 October 2025

    Midday landfall in Noumea, New Caledonia, went well on Monday 6th October, after quite a rough nine day passage. I avoided a night time entry by heaving to for several hours. Nice to have the big southerly swell (from big storm system well south)...

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