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Jeanne Socrates, 77, is oldest solo round-the-world sailor Jeanne Socrates, 77, is oldest solo round-the-world sailor
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A 77-year-old woman has become the oldest person to sail around the world solo and non-stop, according to the Royal Victoria Yacht Club.A 77-year-old woman has become the oldest person to sail around the world solo and non-stop, according to the Royal Victoria Yacht Club.
Jeanne Socrates from Lymington in Hampshire set a new world record with the 320-day voyage which ended in Victoria, Canada, on Saturday.Jeanne Socrates from Lymington in Hampshire set a new world record with the 320-day voyage which ended in Victoria, Canada, on Saturday.
She was already the oldest woman to make the trip, completing it in 2013.She was already the oldest woman to make the trip, completing it in 2013.
While preparing for a previous record attempt in 2017, she fell off her boat, breaking her neck and her ribs.While preparing for a previous record attempt in 2017, she fell off her boat, breaking her neck and her ribs.
During the latest challenge, her 38ft (11.5m) boat, Nereida, suffered a ripped mainsail during a storm and its solar panels were lost overboard.During the latest challenge, her 38ft (11.5m) boat, Nereida, suffered a ripped mainsail during a storm and its solar panels were lost overboard.
A flotilla of boats accompanied her during the final moments of the voyage and hundreds more people lined the breakwater and harbour.A flotilla of boats accompanied her during the final moments of the voyage and hundreds more people lined the breakwater and harbour.
Ms Socrates told Check News: "The wind gods have not been with me. Two cyclones off Hawaii to avoid and I'd already had a cyclone in the Indian Ocean to avoid - I wasted a week with that." Ms Socrates told Chek News: "The wind gods have not been with me. Two cyclones off Hawaii to avoid and I'd already had a cyclone in the Indian Ocean to avoid - I wasted a week with that."
She added she had received lots of messages of support from the public. "I think they like the fact that I've persevered and overcome so many problems on the way around, and that I show it can be done," she said.She added she had received lots of messages of support from the public. "I think they like the fact that I've persevered and overcome so many problems on the way around, and that I show it can be done," she said.
Her friend Steve Illman said: "She was not in the best physical shape when she left, but she managed, she survived this journey and repaired that boat against great odds and we are amazed by her resourcefulness."Her friend Steve Illman said: "She was not in the best physical shape when she left, but she managed, she survived this journey and repaired that boat against great odds and we are amazed by her resourcefulness."
The Royal Victoria Yacht Club said the previous record was held by Minoru Saito, who was 71 when he completed the journey in 2005.The Royal Victoria Yacht Club said the previous record was held by Minoru Saito, who was 71 when he completed the journey in 2005.