S4 Ep28: The Strange Adventure of Donald Crowhurst

Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan

True Crime, Society & Culture, Science

4.1 • 10K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In 1968 a man with no sailing experience, or boat, but with a whole lot of chutzpah decided to join a solo boat race around the world. Donald Crowhurst would achieve the notoriety he so desired, just, perhaps not in the way he'd hoped.

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