Quote of the day
You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can't, you do the next best thing. You back up but you don't give up.
Bernard Moitessier

Born: April 10, 1925
Died: June 16, 1994 (aged 69)
Bio: Bernard Moitessier, a French national born and raised in Vietnam, was a sailor most notable for his participation in the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, the first round the world yacht race.
Known for:
- The Long Way (1973)
- La Longue route (1971)
- Vagabond des mers du sud (1960)
- A Sea Vagabond's World
- Sailing to the Reefs






