Hartjoy: A Solo Lap After 75,000 Miles

Even on his worst day sailor/adventurer Jeff Hartjoy is a pretty entertaining guy. So we’re sure that his free talk Wednesday night at the Corinthian YC will be both fun and thought-provoking. 

Having logged 75,000 ocean miles aboard the Baba 40 Sailor’s Run — much of that with his equally spirited wife Debbie — Jeff, now 69, is currently preparing for his greatest self-imposed challenge yet: singlehanding Sailor’s Run around the world nonstop via the Five Great Capes. As reported in the July issue of Latitude 38, he plans to depart on that voyage from Bahia Caraquez, Ecuador, on or around Halloween of this year. He already knows the way around Cape Horn, as he soloed that route in 2009, which resulted in his book, Cape Horn: Ahead or Behind Forever on My Mind, Solo Around the Horn. Read it and you’ll learn that Jeff loves the challenges of sailing in the Southern Ocean. 

Debbie, a 15-year cruiser and circumnavigator, will also be on hand Wednesday night to add more sparkle and humor to Jeff’s presentation. Part of the Corinthian’s ongoing speaker series, Wednesday’s event will begin at 7 p.m., with the Sail Loft Bar opening a half hour earlier. 

Learn more about the event here, or register to attend here.