10:05 am today

Sailor Dan sails the world

From Nine To Noon, 10:05 am today

After building a boat in his driveway, Australian sailor Dan Turner has jumped aboard it, and completed an epic 16 month journey circumnavigating the globe. 

Starting in February last year and finishing back in the Caribbean island more than a year later - Dan came in second in the Mini Globe Race. 

The 28,000 nautical mile journey challenged Dan mentally and physically. 

He battled homesickness, key parts breaking and big storms on the journey that took him to some of the world's most remote places - islands only accessible by boat. And his boat, The Immortal Game, built out of plywood in his driveway is to live another day.

Dan is handing it on to a compatriot who plans to do the Mini Globe Race in 2029. Dan speaks to Kathryn from Antigua.

The Immortal Game nears the finish line after more than a year at sea.

The Immortal Game nears the finish line after more than a year at sea. Photo: Supplied / Dan Turner