Richard Tolkien

Richard Tolkien is a British businessman and an experienced adventure sailor who grew up in Devon.

He graduated from Exeter College at the University of Oxford.[1]

His desire for adventure led him to take part in the 2000-2001 Vendee Globe. But he did not make it all the way around the world, as he was forced to retire on the 29th day of the race after suffering damage to his rig.[2]

He planned a return to the Vendee Globe at the age of 61 for the 2016 edition.[3] However, on May 13, 2015, while he was competing in The Transat Bakerly Race, a qualifying event, he was injured by a damaged sail and was forced to abandon his monohull. The Croatian cargo vessel, Anton, which was heading for the United States, diverted to rescue him and evacuated him from the boat.[4] The loss of the boat led to him not competing in the race.[5]

References
  1. https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-tolkien-700753a2/?originalSubdomain=uk
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160429142138/http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/skippers/78/richard-tolkien
  3. "The British sailor Richard Tolkien is back". 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  4. "Transat bakerly race sailor Richard Tolkien rescued". BBC News. 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  5. "Richard Tolkien announces withdrawal from Vendée Globe 2016". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.


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