By Catherine Roper
There are many inspiring Kiwis doing seemingly impossible things and this story is about one of those people.
Paul Thompson is an IT guy from Auckland who is planning to sail the world. It's a challenge in itself, but he's also deaf.
He built his boat from scratch and his pet cat will be helping with his journey.
Story went to meet the man who tells his own story.
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