More Ocean Going Adventures

Well it would seem that the theme of feats of human endeavour and remarkable achievements of people working together is set to continue... I awoke this morning and whilst laying in bed decided to switch on the TV and was pleasantly surprised to find a documentary entitled "Ocean Rescue: The Race Against Time" had just started on Channel 4. It was about the remarkable true story of the British round the world sailor who rescued his adversary at sea in perilous conditions, captured by the two skippers' onboard cameras. The two boatsmen, Alex Thomson and Mike Golding, were among seven sailors taking part in the Velux 5 Oceans solo race in October 2006, when Thomson ran into trouble. His only chance of survival was his bitter rival Goulding, who turned back to sail nearly 100 miles to attempt an extraordinary rescue.

The documentary not only outlines the epic rescue and the challenges both sailors had to overcome, but the lifelong friendship that developed between these two adventurers who had previously been bitter rivals. I thoroughly enjoyed watching it and have tried to find out if it is going to be repeated, but that doesn't appear to be the case, so I have included a vieo clip and some links below if you are interested in finding out more.



http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/20061024115352ywnews.html

http://www.alexthomsonracing.com/index.asp

http://www.mikegolding.com/

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/sirrobinknoxjohnston/nov06/rivals.htm