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By Jimmy Cornell on 13.12.2022
« Un exemple transgénérationnel, qui peut tous nous inspirer », c’est ainsi que mon livre Sail the World With Me a été décrit par le Figaro Nautisme.
« Un contenu général passionnant » Emmanuel van …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 04.01.2022
Perhaps the most important lesson that my sailing life has taught me is that there is a solution to everything, provided you are determined to find it and willing to act upon it. The restrictions …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 23.10.2021
The GLY World Odyssey 500 fleet arrived in Seville earlier this week in preparation for the start of this round the world rally on Sunday 24 October. Sponsored by the French Grand Large Yachting …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 30.07.2021
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
After the decision to postpone my round the world voyage and turn around in Tenerife, we sailed back to the Outremer boatyard in France to carry out some improvements …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 18.05.2021
When I left Aventura in the care of the Outremer boatyard last December, I was planning to be away for only a few weeks. But soon after I returned home, the British authorities imposed …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 24.04.2021
The coronavirus pandemic has inspired countless altruistic projects initiated by individual people all over the world. They show that even in the midst of such a global tragedy what human beings need above all is …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 08.04.2021
In my previous report I dealt with some of the most significant questions that I had been asked about my Elcano project and the latest Aventura. However, one question that I was asked on several …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 01.04.2021
An angry looking sky at sunset predicts bad weather for the coming night as we were passing the Balearics
In the three months since I returned with Aventura Zero to the Outremer boatyard at …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 06.03.2021
Here is the final instalment of the answers to the questions from students at Kurtzebarri Secondary School in Aretxabaleta, in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, Spain.
Aretxabaleta
How do you get food supplies when you …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 27.02.2021
Last week I posted a number of questions sent from students at Kurtzebarri Secondary School in Aretxabaleta, in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa. Here are the answers to some more questions.
What do you do …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 19.02.2021
Recently I received a list of questions from students at Kurtzebarri Secondary School in Aretxabaleta, in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa. I found them so interesting that I decided to post them on our website.
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By Jimmy Cornell on 13.01.2021
I never lose: either I win, or I learn.
Nelson Mandela’s words have been haunting me ever since I took the decision to turn around at Tenerife and put my project on hold. One of …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 01.01.2021
The arrival of a new year is a usually good opportunity to turn your back on the old one and look ahead with renewed hope for a better future. Alas, these are not usual times. …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 20.12.2020
“Marinheiros da Esperança”
ISBN 978-989-8159-97-7
London, 20 December 2020
Aventura Zero is having a rest on the Outremer pontoon La Grande Motte, while I have returned to London to get my Covid vaccination and …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 19.12.2020
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By Jimmy Cornell on 12.12.2020
Journal 8
La Grande Motte
12 December 2020
Our first Mediterranean dawn
The Straits of Gibraltar marked the halfway point of our winter passage from the Canaries to Southern France. The winds continued to …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 12.12.2020
If you are looking to discover a sugar baby in Pa then you have come to the right place. Wherever you live in the point out of Pennsylvania, there are sure to be a …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 08.12.2020
Strait of Gibraltar
5 December 2020
The decision to turn around was quickly implemented and within hours we were on our way north with a favourable SW wind whisking us along. As I turned …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 02.12.2020
My decision to abandon the Elcano Challenge has taken by surprise many of those who have been following my voyage, and I want to apologise to all of you for the disappointment this may …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 30.11.2020
On the passage from Sevilla to Tenerife we had a technical problem which we were hoping to solve on arrival. Unfortunately it turned out to be much more serious than we had expected and rather …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 28.11.2020
Aventura Zero
Journal 5
28 November 2020
Landfall! As we sighted the massive bulk of Tenerife from 37 miles distance we realised that our slow eight-day passage from Seville was getting close to its …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 19.11.2020
Aventura Zero
Journal 4
19 November 2020
Sailing down the Guadalquivir
We are off! Two weeks after our arrival in Seville our planned voyage along the route of the first circumnavigation has started and …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 10.11.2020
In the few days since our arrival in Seville I have been able to look back on Aventura Zero’s maiden voyage and the overall conclusion is that it has been a very useful and …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 06.11.2020
Aventura Zero journal
2 – 5 November
The timing of our departure from Ceuta had to be very precise so as to catch the favourable west-setting current through the Straits of …
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By Jimmy Cornell on 03.11.2020
Aventura Zero journal
24 October – 2 November
After two months of preparations, on Saturday 24 October Aventura Zero left La Grande Motte, seat of the Outremer boatyard, bound for Seville and …
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