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Woman, 77, notches long-distance sailing record

A British sailor and grandmother has become the oldest person to sail around the world alone, nonstop and unassisted, according to the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. Jeanne Socrates, 77, left Victoria, Canada, in October, and spent more than 330 days at sea before returning to Victoria this month. Since 2016, Socrates has made several attempts to become the oldest person to circumnavigate the globe solo, but was forced to abandon each time due to either rough seas, boat damage or injury. She already held the record for the oldest woman to make such a trip around the world. She set that record in 2012-13 with a 259-day journey that also started and finished in Victoria.

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