Ant Steward circumnavigated the world on a rather small open boat called "Zulu Dawn" but named "NCS Challenger" for the voyage.
He had nowhere to build his boat and talked a friend into letting him do it inside his apartment. Getting it into and out of the apartment must have been an interesting exercise. Resin smells and woodwork noises in the early hours eventually led to an enforced removal to Royal Cape Yacht Club, where she spent the last couple of months before launching.
He left Cape Town amid warm farewells from hundreds of people. Many expected to never see him again and talked of his foolishness. He said that if we thought that he was mad we should get to know his mother, then we would know where he got it from. He had decided that he was sane and the rest of us were crazy for staying behind. It would have been a crowded boat if we had not.
More about it on http://dudleydix.blogspot.fr/2013/10/anthony-steward-around-alone-in-open.html
by Anthony Steward, "Dudley Dix is one in a million. He was brave enough to develop and design a hull for this type of voyaging. He is a great designer( I survived) and he is a great teacher and listener. Also a very humble gracious person."
