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Katy Stickland chooses 25 modern cruising sailors who have inspired others to throw off the bowlines and explore by sail
Like many of us, Thom D’Arcy dreamed of sailing over the horizon. He has now completed a
circumnavigation of the world aboard his Vancouver 28. Credit: Thom D Arcy
When you think of sailing heroes you automatically think of those skippers who achieved ‘firsts’.
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Dame Ellen MacArthur, Sir Francis Chichester, Dame Naomi James and Bernard Moitessier, to name just a few, would all feature on such a list.
But I decided to focus on the sailors who are actively cruising, and whose writing and vlogging over the last two decades have quietly inspired sailors to plan and set sail on their own adventures, even if it was only for a short cruise from their home port or harbour.