2. He lost his only money (£300) gambling in casinos. After washing dishes (his English was so poor this was his only option), he decided to row the Atlantic and waylaid ace boat designer Uffa Fox to help him.pic.twitter.com/6FHv0m3e61
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2. He lost his only money (£300) gambling in casinos. After washing dishes (his English was so poor this was his only option), he decided to row the Atlantic and waylaid ace boat designer Uffa Fox to help him.pic.twitter.com/6FHv0m3e61
3. An appeal for sponsors in a newspaper produced three cranks, a family in North London, and a girl—Sylvia Cook—who was an experienced rower and offered to be his secretary. After rowing the Atlantic, Fairfax decided to do the Pacific with Sylvia.pic.twitter.com/M4YRtQPzBs
4. To raise the money for the Pacific row, Fairfax wrestled a hammerhead shark to death (the film was lost). Sharks were his enemy and he ended up taking a nasty bite mid-Pacific.pic.twitter.com/7Pv9Xag88r
5. His next project, having rowed the Pacific, was to adventure the world in a schooner full of girls. Sylvia Cook decline this invitation (though she obviously loved him). Fairfax ended his days in Las Vegas as an expert in Baccarat—not a bad life!pic.twitter.com/bg77ufdjUY
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