British Adventurer Sets Sail to Become First Person to Circumnavigate the Globe by Land, Air and Sea

British Adventurer Sets Sail to Become First Person to Circumnavigate the Globe by Land, Air and Sea

British Adventurer Sets Sail to Become First Person to Circumnavigate the Globe by Land, Air and Sea James Ketchell training in his yacht – credit, Premier Marinas Englishman James Ketchell is looking to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe on land, in the air, and at sea as he sets off in a sailboat from a harbor in Hampshire. 30,000 miles and 9 months now await Ketchell, who is undertaking the voyage alone. The British hunger for exploring the world has lasted far beyond the Age of Exploration. Sportsman Ross Edgley is at this very moment looking to become the first person to swim around the entirety of Iceland. While Edgley heads north, Ketchell will move south to his first stop at the Canary Islands. Opting to “round the Horn” on the return journey, he will pass the Cape of Good Hope, before sailing to Australia, then across the Pacific to Uruguay. Antigua, New York, and his home will beckon by late spring next year. Ketchell finished his second circumnavigation in 2019 w…