Good Jibes #70: Jack van Ommen’s ‘Lost on a Cuban Reef’ (Verbatim)
Welcome back to Good Jibes‘ verbatim series. While we take a little break from interviews with sailors, we’re sharing stories from the pages of Latitude 38 sailing nagazine. This week’s host, Monica Grant, reads an article from the March 2022 issue of Latitude 38. At 85, Jack van Ommen has spent more than 20 years living on his boat, and sailing the world alone. In this episode you will hear the story of Jack’s third shipwreck.
This episode covers everything from sailing the world to surviving shipwrecks. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear:
- What is the worst shipwreck Jack’s experienced?
- How do you sail around the world at 80 years old?
- What does Richard Spindler have to do with this story?
- How did Jack enjoy Cuba?
- Did the Coast Guard help him?
- Where is Fleetwood now?
- How could this shipwreck have been prevented?
- What is the exchange rate in Cuba?
Follow along and read the article at https://www.latitude38.com/issues/march-2022/#62.
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