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13 Famous sailors and their feats, real or fictional
1. Popeye the sailor man, famous for eating spinach, having bizarre forearms, and a terrible speech impediment.
2. Captain Bligh, Navigated a 23 ft boat for 48 days and 3600 miles in open sea with 19 men aboard.
3. Kay Cottee - first woman to circumnavigate the World solo (29'11'87 - 05'06'88)
4. Mariner from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Murdered an innocent ALBATROSS and condemned his entire crew
5. Vasco da Gama, first to round the Cape of Good Hope and find a route to India and the East.
6. British amateur sailor/yacht racer,
Donald Crowhurst. Subject of the tragic 2006 documentary,
Deep Water Attempted and fataly failed at single-handedly racing in a round-the-world yacht race held in 1968–69.