Roger Taylor, winner of the 2009 Jester
Award, has just returned from a solo 55 day, 3332 NM non stop journey from the north of
England to the Svalbard Archipelago in the North Barent Sea and back to
England. He sailed his 24 foot Achilles, Mingming II, which he completely redesigned and rebuilt over a two year period and rigged with a free standing junk rig--a sailplan he carried over from his first
boat Mingming I-a junk rigged Corribee. For a fascinating look at this remarkable journey go to:
thesimplesailor.com.
Good luck and good sailing.