Russian to sail solo around Antartica.(international)(Fedor Konyukhov)(Brief article)

From: Offshore Yachting | Date: June 1, 2007| Author: Campbell, Peter | Copyright information

Serial Russian adventurer-sailor, Fedor Konyukhov, is to set a bencbmark for sailing solo, non stop around the Antarctica Cup Race Track, starting in December 2007.

The 55-year-old from Moscow has an unrivalled history of adventure behind him, including the Around Alone and Vendee Globe races, a solo transatlantic rowing record and arctic dog-sledding

Perth-based sailor and sports promoter, Bob Williams, created the Antarctica Cup in 2002 to provide a spectacu...

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