Meet the man circumnavigating the Arctic Ocean, alone

Sailor Matt Rutherford at the helm of a sailboat. He hopes to be the first to circumnavigate the Arctic Circle alone. Matt Rutherford/Ocean Research Project

Matt Rutherford/Ocean Research Project

When sailing alone, even sleep is dangerous.

Matt Rutherford knows this all too well. As he travels the Arctic, far from his home port of Annapolis, Maryland, the moments Rutherford does get to rest are precious.

“It just becomes extremely difficult to get any sleep because

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