Three men in a boat: Lost in the pacific
Robert Diez d'Aux wanted to sail across the Pacific. But when his engine and mast both broke, he had to plot a course to land or face starving to death at sea.
This is the true story of three men in a boat, and how they ended up spending months adrift in the Pacific ocean with no sail and no engine.
In 1975, newly-qualified Canadian doctor Robert Diez d'Aux joined two men sailing a 32-foot wooden-hulled yacht out of Hawaii. After an ominous start when the boat's engine failed, the trip got steadily worse. The top of the mast was torn off, leaving them stranded. They drifted at sea for weeks, their cooking gas ran out and they had to ration food and drink rainwater to survive. In the hope of reaching dry land, Robert had to teach himself to navigate using only the stars.
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Producer: Hetal Bapodra
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(Photo: Robert Diez d'Aux using a sextant on the deck of a sailboat. Credit: Robert Diez d'Aux)
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