Topic: Keith White

Single-handed sailor Keith White, who sat off from Grand Cayman in late April, arrived in Dartmouth, England last week, becoming the first disabled person ever to sail non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean from the Cayman Islands to England.

In the lexicon of sailing, a “hand” refers to a member of a ship’s crew, so “single-handed sailing” is the practice of sailing, usually long distances, with only one crew-member.