Pangbourne Yachtsman reaches other side of the world

Matt Mitchell (pictured), aged 26, is one of the youngest-ever skippers to take part in the Clipper Round the World Race.
He was picked from among 200 applicants to be one of 12 skippers in the race and is the second youngest skipper in the history of the race.
The 40,000-mile challenge is a chance for professional and amateur sailors to put their skills into action in the same boat.
Having started the race in August, Mr Mitchell and the other crews have just left Australia, having finished legs in France, Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town, Albany and Hobart.
Although, the route has not been plain sailing for Mr Mitchell's crew so far.
Speaking from Brisbane before setting off on the next leg to Singapore, he said: "I think the biggest challenge is dealing with the conditions.
“You are 2,000 miles away from anywhere and the biggest wave we came across was 200 miles per hour; it was hurricane force.
“Leading people through that has been a challenge – especially people who are scared out of their brains."
His team have also picked up various injuries along the way including one crew member who was stabbed in the leg with part of the boat and another who was knocked unconscious and air lifted off the yacht.
He said: "Day to day injuries like cuts and bruises you can deal with on the boat.
“But one or two we have had to turn around and drop people off.”
As the skipper, Mr Mitchell is also responsible for his amateur crew, whose only training was the initial Clipper training before the race started.
He said: "After you get over the first couple of days nervousness, you get into the rhythm.
“From outside it seems a lot more alien then it actually is.
“My age has never come into it – that’s never affected me or my team.
“I think there were some reservations initially but all their fears were allayed when we started.”
He said that arriving in Albany had been his highlight so far because the Southern Ocean was so notorious and said: "It has been on my bucket list.
“It felt like an achievement to have gone through it and lead a group of people through it.
“The finish was amazing.”
Although, Mr Mitchell's crew are currently in last place of the 12 crews, he was hoping their luck will change.
He said: "We have had the misfortune of losing a lot of crew through injury and we have had to turn back a few times which means we have had to sail more conservatively.
"Lady Luck has not been on our side – hopefully that will turn around.
"Realistically, winning the race is not going to happen.
"My goal now is getting everybody around the world safely and for everybody to be able to look back on the experience and say 'that’s the best thing I ever did."