Some live interviews and magazine articles
Oldest solo woman sailor Jeanne Socrates visits east coast of Australia
- 2024-04-17
- Description: ABC South East NSW - Oldest solo woman sailor Jeanne Socrates visits east coast of Australia
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- Download/View or Listen: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-18/oldest-solo-woman-sailor-jeanne-socrates-world-record-holder/105159996
- Duration: 00:02:11
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World record-holding sailor, 81, stops in NZ during global voyage
- 2024-01-13
- Description: News NZ - Five years ago, British septuagenarian Jeanne Socrates sailed into the history books as the oldest woman to ever circumvent the globe solo and without stopping.
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- Download/View or Listen: https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/01/13/world-record-holding-sailor-81-stops-in-nz-during-global-voyage/
- Type: PDF
"The BBC Radio 4 Saturday Live Show"
- 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)
- File Size: 1
- 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
- Duration: 00:11:00
- Type: PDF
"Global adventurer is stuck in paradise"
- 2020-10-13
- Description: Cairns Post (AUS) ..... Jeanne's travels grind to a halt in the Far North of Queensland due to the pandemic.
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- Download/View or Listen: https://www.svnereida.com/images/podcast-media/new-media/2020-10-13-Global-adventurer-is-stuck-in-paradise-Cairns-Post-2_1.jpg
- Type: PDF
"Solo sailor hits outback hurdle"
- 2020-07-29
- Description: Pilbara Times (AUS) ..... Jeanne gets lost in the outback while touring West Australia in a camper van...
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- Download/View or Listen: https://www.svnereida.com/images/podcast-media/new-media/2020-07-29-Solo-sailor-hits-outback-hurdle-Pilbara-Times_2.jpg
- Type: PDF
"Jeanne Socrates reports on land cruising"
- 2020-06-14
- Description: Sail-World.com (AUS) ..... publishes an update on the progress of Jeanne's 'land circumnavigation' of Australia. She was stranded for three months, over April-June, in Yarloop, south of Perth, due to Covid19, after flying in to Sydney for a 4-month tour in February 2020
- File Size: 1
- Download/View or Listen: https://www.svnereida.com/images/podcast-media/new-media/2020-06-14-Jeanne-Socrates-reports-on-land-cruising-from-Australia-Sail-World.com_1.pdf
- Type: PDF
"Lockdown yachtie in safe haven"
- 2020-04-02
- Description: The West Australian (AUS) ..... Being stranded in the South West is just the latest complication in a life of exploring for esteemed sailor Jeanne Socrates….
- File Size: 1
- Download/View or Listen: https://www.svnereida.com/images/podcast-media/new-media/2020-04-02-Lockdown-Yachtie-in-Safe-Haven-The-West-Australian-Busselton-Dunsborough-Times-2_2.pdf
- Type: PDF
"Jeanne Socrates - the Lymington sailor who became the oldest woman to traverse the world solo"
- 2020-03-04
- Description: Hampshire Life (UK) ..... Rebecca Fletcher reflects on Lymington’s Jeanne Socrates who became the oldest person to sail solo and unaided around the world via all five of the Southern Ocean's southernmost capes – but her adventures aren’t over yet.
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- Download/View or Listen: https://www.svnereida.com/images/podcast-media/new-media/2020-03-04-Jeanne-Socrates-the-Lymington-sailor-who-became-the-oldest-woman-to-traverse-the-world-solo-Hampshire-Life.pdf
- Type: PDF
"Full Circle"
- 2020-01-01
- Description: Sailing Today (UK) ..... interviews Jeanne who has completed a fourth circumnavigation and etched her name even more firmly in the record books. She reflects on the ups and downs of a job well done with Sam Jefferson and Birgit Hackl.
- File Size: 1
- Download/View or Listen: https://www.svnereida.com/images/podcast-media/Sailing_Today_Jan_2020-Full_Circle.pdf
- Type: PDF
"77 AND SOLO NON-STOP AROUND THE WORLD"
- 2019-12-01
- Description: Yachting Monthly (UK) ..... Katy Stickland interviewed Jeanne soon after her nonstop, unassisted circumnavigation completion.
- File Size: 1
- Download/View or Listen: https://www.svnereida.com/images/podcast-media/new-media/CRUISE_ADVENTURE_Yachting_Monthly_Dec2019.pdf
- Type: PDF
"Inner Harbour dock named after Victoria sailor Jeanne Socrates"
- 2019-11-21
- Description: CHEK TV NEWS (CAN) ..... A dock at the Inner Harbour in Victoria, British Columbia, has been named after Jeanne Socrates, a sailor who has broken world records - report and video
- File Size: 1
- Download/View or Listen: https://cheknews.ca/inner-harbour-dock-named-after-victoria-sailor-jeanne-socrates-624535/
- Duration: 00:01:47
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"Harbour authority names dock for Victoria’s record-breaking sailor"
- 2019-11-21
- Description: Victoria News (CAN) ..... A dock on the Inner Harbour Lower Causeway is now named for Victoria’s record-holding yachtswoman Jeanne Socrates after a Thursday ceremony. The Jeanne Socrates Dock – the crescent commercial yellow line dock in the Inner Harbour – welcomes thousands of visitors and locals every year and is home to the Victoria Harbour Ferry stop. Now, with a commemorative plaque.... (Report plus video interview)
- File Size: 1
- Download/View or Listen: https://www.svnereida.com/images/podcast-media/new-media/2019-11-21-Harbour-authority-names-dock-for-Victoria-s-record-breaking-sailor-Victoria-News.pdf
- Type: PDF
The H2O Show celebrates Jeanne's world record nonstop finish
- 2019-09-13
- Description: BBC Radio Solent (UK) ..... The H2O Show reports from the Southampton Boat Show after Jeanne's successful nonstop unassisted return to Victoria - a circumnavigation via the Five Great Capes giving her the 'oldest person' record. (Apologies for these Brits confusing Victoria on Vancouver Island with Vancouver city!) (Main item begins 8m25s from start)
- File Size: 1
- Download/View or Listen: https://www.svnereida.com/images/podcast-media/new-media/2019-09-13-H2OPodcast-1m25s-World-record-ff-to-8m25s.mp3
- Duration: 00:01:25
- Type: PDF
"À 77 ans, Jeanne Socrates a bouclé un tour monde à la voile en solitaire sans escale"
- 2019-09-11
- Description: Voiles et Voiliers (FR) ..... Delighted to see this entry in the French sailing magazine: "77 ans, certains espèrent pouvoir gagner le concours de belote du village, quand d’autres embarquent pour un tour du monde en solitaire, sans escale et sans assistance…"
- File Size: 1
- Download/View or Listen: https://www.svnereida.com/images/podcast-media/new-media/2019-09-11-A-77-ans-Jeanne-Socrates-a-boucle-un-tour-monde-a-la-voile-en-solitaire-sans-escale-Voiles-et-Voiliers.pdf
- Type: PDF