During the 1997 Vendée Globe, his Open 60 lost its keel in the Southern Ocean and capsized. Bullimore miraculously survived with chocolate and water in an air bubble in the hull. It was only by chance that the Australian coastguard found him; his rescue was the furthest he had ever been from land.
A six-minute summary of the dramatic events
Bullimore later sailed catamarans and in 2007 attempted to break the single-handed non-stop record around the world with the megacat "Doha", but also had to give up after ten days due to rig damage.
Bullimore describes the events in detail in the interview
Together with his wife Fari Lalei, Bullimore founded the legendary reggae venue Bamboo Club in Bristol in the early sixties, where guests included Bob Marley.
Tony Bullimore died according to BBC at the age of 79 from a rare form of cancer.
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