Paul Larsen (born 16 January 1970)[1] is an Australian sailor who has been involved in many extreme sailing projects.
[2][3] He led the 10-year project for the Vestas Sailrocket, which set new nautical mile and 500m world speed sailing records in 2012.
[1] Paul Larsen was part of Tim Jarvis's six-man crew that in 2013 successfully recreated Ernest Shackleton's famous journey from Elephant Island to South Georgia in the James Caird, a 22.5-foot lifeboat.
Additionally, after arriving at South Georgia, Larsen, along with Baz Gray, was part of Jarvis's three-man team that traversed the glaciers of South Georgie from King Haakon Bay to the now-abandoned whaling station of Grytviken, thus completing the replica journey undertaken by Shackelton and his men in 1916.
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