Solo circumnavigating the globe is an amazing accomplishment, but imagine being deaf.
The heroic and record-setting journey
of Charl de Villiers came to an end on Sunday (Dec. 19, 2004) with
nearly 300 people lining the shoreline as he sailed back into Palacios
following his 9-month solo around the world odyssey.
The triumphant 44-year old de Villiers, sailed his 37-foot Tartan 1977 sailboat Island Time
into a slip at the Serendipity Resort RV Park & Marina around 1:30
p.m. to become the first deaf person to have sailed around the globe
completely alone.