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The Accidental Circumnavigation of Sark


Author

Nigel Lake

Title

The Accidental Circumnavigation of Sark

Synopsis

Imagine you are on a long distance ocean racing yacht, sailing up to the start line for a 5,000 nautical mile leg across one of the world’s fiercest oceans. If you ask the captain where you’re going, she’ll give you the name of the port at the end of the race. She certainly won’t tell you that you’re on a course of 243 degrees making your way towards a navigation mark. She also won’t tell you that you’re in a tacking duel with your fiercest competitor to secure the most favourable line to the start. Both these things may be true, but neither of them are your destination. So it is in business.