The Titanic had sunk far from land, three days' sailing from New York, out of sight.
Mr. Meade had recently managed to interest his niece, Jonatha Meade, a 27-year-old civil engineer with precisely zero days' sailing experience.
Sunsail runs Royal Yachting Association-accredited courses from Phuket, where the competent crew qualification can be gained over five days sailing along the beautiful coastlines to picturesque islands, living on board a 43-foot training yacht.
Captain Twalib Khamis, harbour master of Mombasa, Kenya's (and east Africa's) busiest port, says that avoiding pirates adds two or three days' sailing for container ships passing through the Gulf of Aden to Mombasa.
After three or four days' sailing they sighted land, the VOC settlement of Struisbaai.
Henceforth ships could sail direct to Milne Bay from the United States, reducing the pressure on Australian ports and saving two or three days' sailing time plus the time taken to unload and then reload the cargo on smaller ships.
Arriving on 19 May 1940, Alster loaded some 10,000 tons of iron ore over four days, sailing south to the port of Harstad on 22 May, still escorted by HMS Ullswater, as well as the Norwegian patrol boat.
I read that, one day, sailing from Mexico to New York, he jumped into the sea.
Clipper Race a Success 30 October 2015 - UNICEF South Africa in partnership with the Clipper Race hosted a one day sailing experience in Cape Town, South Africa on Wednesday 28 October 2015.
Cape Town, 30 October 2015 - UNICEF South Africa in partnership with the Clipper Race hosted a one day sailing experience in Cape Town, South Africa on Wednesday 28 October 2015.
