The 41-year-old solo sailor was lost at sea on his way to a racing event.

It's common for solo sailors to talk to themselves, to ask for a second opinion about how to deal with a problem.

The company kicked off its quadrennial race for solo sailors in 1982-83.

"It's something that would happen to any solo sailor when they challenge the Atlantic."

Given how hard the solo sailors push their boats these days, it is not unlikely that the accidents happened.

The greater challenge for the solo sailor is the ocean storm and the fatigue it brings.

Long-distance solo sailors, for instance, commit themselves to months at sea.

That new area, where the boat has now been found, is a predictable path from where the solo sailor sent his last verbal message.

The once-unimaginable trials of the solo sailor have become familiar even to landlubbers.

The loss of a solo sailor two years ago brought solo ocean racing to international attention.