On 26th January Russian adventurer/sailor Fedor Konyukhov set off from Albany on his 86ft monohull ‘Trading Network Alye Parusa’ to be the first challenger for the Antartica Cup.
The Antarctica Cup is the brainchild of Bob Williams and has taken six years to come to fruition. The concept is a race track 900 miles wide around the Antarctic continent between 45 and 6o Degrees South. The outer lane is 14,600 miles long and the inner lane 11,600 miles. Entrants are competing in a non stop time trial and may traverse the whole width of the course to take advantage of weather conditions or to avoid hazards like icebergs.
So far Konyukhov is the only yachtsman to take up the challenge.
The Antarctica Cup website has more information.
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