Paralysed sailor fulfils dream

British sailor Geoff Holt, set out to become the first quadriplegic to sail single-handedly across the Atlantic.

Fortunately Geoff, aged 43, had the support of Inmarsat's Thrane & Thrane Sailor FleetBroadband 500 on his 4,340km (2,700-mile) voyage from Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to Tortora in the British Virgin Islands.
And thanks to FleetBroadband, he was able to update his blog, upload videos and be interviewed by news channels - including the BBC, who sponsored his airtime.

Diving accident
Geoff completed his journey on 7 January, arriving in the very spot where a diving accident in shallow water left him paralysed from the chest down 25 years ago.
"I wanted to make landfall at Cane Garden Bay, the place where it all started, so that was very emotional," he said.
"As I sailed in there must have been over 1,000 people on the beach, all clapping and cheering and waving flags."
The videos shot by Digby were sent to Geoffs website and the BBC via FleetBroadband.

Source: Inmarsat