British woman, 77, becomes oldest person to sail around the world alone
Jeanne Socrates from Hampshire completes non-stop, unassisted 320-day voyage in Canada
by Aamna Mohdin
Sep 09, 2019
2 minutes
A 77-year-old British woman has become the oldest person to sail around the world alone, non-stop, and unassisted.
Jeanne Socrates, from Lymington, Hampshire, completed her 320-day voyage in Victoria, Canada. She was accompanied by a flotilla of boats during the final moments of the journey, while
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