Fail File: Pete Bethune, Earthrace Conservation founder

Fail File: Pete Bethune, Earthrace Conservation founder
Pete Bethune. (Image: Supplied)
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Each fortnight, Victoria Carter speaks to someone about failure and disappointment and what they learned. This week, she talks to Peter Bethune, founder of Earthrace Conservation. I was really disappointed when: I’ve been disappointed many times, but what stands out is when I went to Antarctica with Sea Shepherd on a boat called Ady Gill. We got run over by the Japanese security vessel. That wasn’t the most disappointing bit. The founder ordered me to scuttle the boat, so I went along with it. The troubling part was t...

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