Tim Kent announced as Thursday, October 30th, 2025 Keynote speaker at J/30 North Americans. Check out his book, A Boat Shaped Mind.

With little ocean sailing experience, a thin budget and a lot of friends, Wisconsin sailor Tim Kent set his eyes on the longest race in the world for an individual: a solo yacht race around the planet. 27,000 miles alone. The story of how a 50-year-old book salesman from the Great Lakes raced solo around the world in the Around Alone Race is harrowing, funny and inspirational. And when the game was repeatedly on the line, he showed how one person’s determination to return home to his children, his friends and his anchored world can overcome fearsome challenges.
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