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those of you that don't know me my name

is Justin three years ago I had the

dream to sail around the world I'm 31

years old and from the United States and

this is my story well at least the

beginning

in September 2013

I bought a 1966 albergue 30 out of

Canada with the intent to sail around

the world the only problem was I really

didn't know much about sailing at the

time

at first I lived on the boat for six

months and began preparing for the

indefinite adventure leaving my past

behind my belongings and even my cap

year it was not too keen on me leaving

this was the same type of boat that Eve

Janine sailed around the world in the

late 70s so I knew it was a very solid

boat although he was de masted in the

Indian Ocean

he finished his circumnavigation in the

early eighties

I worked on the boat almost every day

for six months before I left upgrading

electronics fixing the standing rigging

and I even took some sailing classes to

help me prepare for my journey I have

been asked a lot what made you want to

do this it's been an important question

to answer as much for myself as anyone

else the truth is though I wanted to

feel alive and I couldn't think of a

better way to do that then attempt to

sail solo around the world

across the Pacific Ocean from Mexico to

the Marquesas last April in 26 days and

since then have explored numerous

islands and atolls in French Polynesia I

realized this trip is just beginning

which is why I'm planning on continuing

west after the cyclone season passes to

try and reach the Indian Ocean by the

end of 2016

so far I have dealt with numerous boat

repairs including to haul outs this past

year I made a number of necessary

upgrades such as replacing the wind vane

preparing the rudder repainting the

entire boat and even sewing up the sails

that have begun to tear apart

last August I was in the boatyard making

preparations to continue west but I had

a major setback when a car struck me on

my skateboard and left me with a broken

left arm followed two days later by a

concussion and bruised tendons in my

foot from falling off the scaffolding in

the yard this was the same wrist I broke

in five places just two years earlier so

it was important for me to heal properly

now that I am back on the boat after

obtaining my captain's license back in

New Zealand I'm feeling excited and

confident about the next part of my

journey I still have almost 20,000 miles

to complete my circumnavigation and need

to time everything right this year I am

planning on leaving Polynesia at the end

of March to head west to try and reach

South Africa by the end of 2016 shaky

and I'll still be the city just be out

here yeah and I say he because the truth

always worse we were hardwired