How many people can the boat carry?

Before he set off in November, there were fears that Francis Joyon would be unable to control his huge boat, named IDEC. With its three hulls slicing through the water and a massive rotating mast that reached 30 meters into the sky, the boat was built in 1986 for a crew of ten. It was feared that such a boat would be too powerful for one man in the rough seas of the Southern Ocean.

Steven Spielberg’s ’Munich’ and Ang Lee’s ’Brokeback Mountain’ are likely to be the big winners at the Oscar ceremony in five weeks’ time. Spielberg’s highly controversial drama about the 1972 Olympic massacre, and what happened after it, is one of the five nominations for Best Picture. Some have speculated opposition to the movie and its theme might harm its Oscar chances, but that hasn’t happened. Spielberg’s also nominated as Best Director.