Why would anyone want to spend three months alone on a boat, sleeping no more than 20 minutes at a time and dealing with perpetual dampness, not to mention the constant threat of death and disaster? "I think you have to be a certain type of person," says 38-year-old Alex Thomson, a sun-kissed, blond-haired Brit … Continue reading Sailing solo around the world: Alex Thomson on why you need a little 'instability' to make the attempt