Desmond’s Race Around the World
I had never heard of a solo race around the world. I get tired walking up steps. Traversing the world seems like hard work to me.
From the ABC message boards I saw a post regarding BOC. It is a solo yacht race that literally goes around the world. The race occurs every four years. The route takes the travelers around the southern tip of Australia. Here is a link to the actual map: Map
Doesn’t sound like a sport that I would get into. Click HERE to see how the competitors have fared over the years. You will notice that there are lots of wrecks. Also I worry when I read the word sunk. That can’t be good. Seems to happen more than one would like to see.
Of further note, there is a competitor named Desmond that is English. In 1982 when he was racing guess what happened to him? Yup … he crashed into an island while sleeping. Take another guess … where do you think he crashed? Right again … a small island near Australia/New Zealand.
There is an interesting article that talks about these races and features Desmond about half-way down. It comes from The Guardian.
Now, does this have any tie into lost? Probably not directly. Is it possible that the writers came across this story and thought about tying it into our mystery island? Very possible.
