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WARWICK TOMPKINS - A LIFETIME AT SEA
20 de julio de 2026 · 1h 2m · 36K visitas
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Warwick Tompkins, born in 1932 in Boston, came aboard the family schooner Wanderbird within weeks of birth and sailed 13 Atlantic crossings before rounding Cape Horn at age four.2:01 That upbringing — learning to walk, crawl, and work aboard a large schooner under his dominant, skilled father — shaped every sailing decision that followed. He raced in the Sydney Hobart four times, including a campaign with Ted Turner's chartered boat where a spinnaker broach broke a spreader at sea.27:11 He won the Melbourne Osaka Race double-handed with Carlo Ogimi, finishing roughly a day ahead of second place.24:59 He built the cold-molded kauri boat Odd and Probable in New Zealand for the SORC circuit after discussing the concept with a then-teenage Ron Holland.31:54 A dual heart bypass prompted him to commission a new cruising boat through builder Tom Wiley — designed explicitly for comfort and ocean passages post-surgery, with a queen berth, removable cabinetry for access to all systems, 26 tracked maintenance systems, and large sinks.42:02 The boat carried him to Fiji, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Tonga, the Cook Islands, and French Polynesia.55:50 He married Nancy at the boat's launching.54:04 A life spent racing and offshore cruising confirms that early immersion in seamanship, not formal instruction, produces the deepest competence.
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