Modern Living: Old Man and the Sea

I must go down to the seas again, For the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call That may not be denied. —Sea-Fever, John Masefield

When does a pastime become a life-sustaining passion? For Yachtsman Cornelius ("Kees") Bruynzeel, a Dutch timber tycoon, it began when he set his first sail at age five. Now, at 73, Bruynzeel still has an acute case of sea fever. But it is tempered by a serious heart condition. Nonetheless, he was determined to enter this year's prestigious Capetown-to-Rio yacht race if it...

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