Watch Val's complete chat with teen sailor Zac Sunderland following his travels through the Panama Canal.
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Great interview...Thanks SOCAL for keeping track of Zac on his incredible journey.
A noteworthy accomplishment for a teen, though the skills, knowlege, danger & difficuty needed to complete a circumnavigation these days pales in contrast to the days of old.
Earlier sailors did not have the luxury of full time communications with mom & dad, weather forecasters, gps navigation, autopilots, computer navigation apps, and family & support crew seeing them off & flying to the next port to make repairs etc.
With the trip broken down into many short legs, it is like a dad, sending off his toy boat, and running around the puddle to catch it & send it off again. Props to Zac for going along for the ride, and seeing it through. Too bad the solo part of the attempted record no longer applies , due to crew, passengers or both accompanying Zac on the boat while under sail at several points during his dot to dot circumnavigation.