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Sunday Times Golden Globe Race edit
This is intended to be an interesting and informative article about the first ever round-the-world yacht race, which was also a single-handed race. I'm interested in feedback as to whether people think this article is ready (or close) for FA status. Comments welcome, including any indication about what I could do to make it more FA-worthy. — Johan the Ghost seance 14:34, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
- Excellent article. For me a compelling read and made me want to read no stop from beginning to end - but I am fascinated by the topic!!. A small addition for consideration relating to Nigel Tetley - He subsequently committed suicide. I found the following (copyright??) from the web:-
"The title, A Voyage for Madmen, does no justice to Peter Nichols's intelligent analysis of his fellow sailors, who were certainly not mad at all. Odd, maybe, but not mad - even the two who were driven eventually to suicide. The bizarre story of Donald Crowhurst's attempted deception, sending false progress reports while never leaving the Atlantic, is an all too plausible tale of human fallibility, with suicide the only escape when he realises that he cannot live with the hoax. Nigel Tetley, who lost his boat within a whisker of completing the course, hanged himself later, depressed by his failure to find sponsors for a renewed attempt. Chay Blyth, by contrast, who had to drop out of the race at Cape Town, went on to become a highly successful entrepreneur of the sea while continuing to drive himself to the limit, as did the ever restless John Ridgway.
Of all the "competitors" who set out in 1968, only two were completely at home on the ocean - the expansively poetic Moitessier and his bluff Anglo-Saxon counterpart, Robin Knox-Johnston, described by a psychiatrist as "distressingly normal". Plodding slowly round the globe in his tubby, Indian-built, teak ketch Suhaili, improvising repairs, navigating with an instinct honed by years of experience in the merchant navy, his voyage is a classic tale of the human spirit triumphing over adversity. He admits that his self-imposed task can resemble "ten months solitary confinement with hard labour" but, with his affinity for the sea, he can also proclaim: "I was sailing round the world simply because I bloody well wanted to - and, I realised, I was thoroughly enjoying myself." Peter Nichols illuminates the specific lure of the ocean. But he knows better than to attempt glib psychological explanations, because if there were a simple answer to why people do these things, they would no longer be worth doing."
The info above re Nigel Tetley suicide is in the public domain and I recommend is included as it is closely linked to the race. The quote re Robin as "distressingly normal" is also in the public domain and is relevant. The contrast between the two characters is wide and maybe could be briefly highlighted in the article. Hope this helps. Please feel free to make a desision either way. Ian aka Boatman 17:43, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
- Yeah, I was thinking the "aftermath" bit could do with more work. I'll get on it. Thanks for the comments! — Johan the Ghost seance 20:16, 1 March 2006 (UTC)