Sailor Simon DuBois is attempting to be the first Quebecer to race a yacht around the world.
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He is doing the ‘Clipper Round the World Yacht Race,’ a 40,000 nautical mile course raced on a 70-foot yacht.
DuBois joined Global’s Laura Casella and Kim Sullivan via Skype from Capetown, South Africa during a break in the race.
His team, Visit Seattle, has just finished the second of eight legs, sitting fourth place overall.
It wasn’t an easy start for the Quebecer and his team.
During the last 24 hours of the five-week long first stretch from Liverpool, U.K, Visit Seattle ripped three sails.
The yacht was at the back of the fleet when it arrived to the shores of Uruguay.
Despite being short-staffed because of injuries and illness, Visit Seattle had an intense two weeks of sprinting across the southern Atlantic Ocean as it began the second leg of the race.
DuBois said he found himself in a high-risk situation while the team was sprinting to make up lost time.
“I had to climb the mast and there was a thunderstorm lightning that came through,” said DuBois.
“I was pretty nervous about it, I had to get down from the mast pretty fast.”
The team finished within 15 minutes of two other boats in Capetown, South Africa solidifying their fourth-place position.
Clipper Round the World’s third leg will send sailors into the roaring waters of the 40th Parallel through the Cape of Good Hope, while racing in chilled winds coming up from the Antarctic.
DuBois and team Visit Seattle set their sails for the shores of Pimento, Aus. on Oct. 31.
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