![]() In early 1968, editors and journalists at the Sunday Times in London noticed that several sailors were finding sponsors for their attempts at a new world record: to make the first solo voyage by sailboat around the world without stopping. Their stories are usually told as a contest of wills and endurance, but at heart, it was a contest of maintenance styles. Its drama continues to echo half a century later because three of the nine competitors became legendary – the one who won, the one who didn’t bother to win, and the one who cheated. Here’s one – the Golden Globe around-the-world solo sailboat race of 1968. P robably a great many famous stories could be retold in terms of maintenance. I’ll be announcing some of the changes I make and recognizing helpful commenters on my Twitter. You can help me with the piece by commenting here . In the terminology of the racers in this story, it’s a shakedown cruise, a sea trial – a time to find the things that need fixing while they’re still easy to fix. The story is a draft, an invitation to readers to comment while the text and illustrations are still malleable, open to improvement.
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