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STAYING ALIVE

A sleek grey racing yacht with bright blue masts spent several months anchored in Deep Water Bay. Pangaea and her owner, South African-born adventurer Mike Horn, are enjoying some R&R after sailing three-quarters of the way around the world on an expedition destined for the record books.

Known as Pole2Pole and begun in May 2016, this adventure involves making the first circumnavigation of the globe via both poles. It is actually a series of distinct adventures. Last year, for example, the 52-year-old made a historic solo 57-day, 5,000-kilometre unsupported ski-born crossing of Antarctica

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