Russian adventurer to sail inaugural Antarctica Cup Yacht Race commencing December 2007.
More about the Antarctica Cup Racetrack
The never before sailed Antarctica Cup Racetrack is a new innovation in ocean racing designed to heighten sports-fans, public, and media interest as boats racing the track traverse the 18 Sectors and Gates of the racetrack. World sailing speed records will be established for the whole track as well as Sectors of the track. Sixteen Antarctic Islands inside the inner and outer boundaries of the racetrack form hazards of the course.
Possible competitors include solo and crewed monohull and multihull racing yachts from eligible circumnavigation fleets.
The Antarctica Cup Racetrack also acknowledges the heroic achievements of historic explorers via the naming of Racetrack Sectors.
The Russian explorer Captain Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen is recognised as the first person to see the Antarctic continent on January 27, 1820. In 1821 he returned to Antarctic waters with the two ships “Vostok” (East) and “Mirniy” (Peaceful) to discover Peter Island and the Alexander Islands. He then completed a circumnavigation of Antarctica being only the second explorer, after Cook in 1774, to do so.
When Fedor sails across Legs 8 – 13 on the Antarctica Cup Racetrack he will also become the first modern day ocean racing sailor ever to sail from south of Cape Horn to south of Cape of Good Hope across the South Atlantic Ocean below 45 degrees south.
More about Fedor – (www.konyukhov.ru)
Fedor Konyukhov has sailed four times around the world including participation in BOC Challenge and Vendee Globe. He has climbed the seven summits of the world, including Mt. Everest. Skied to the North Pole – three times and he is the first Russian who reached the South Pole unsupported by ski.
He has rowed across the Atlantic Ocean in record time of 46 days.
Fedor Konyukhov’s participation in the ACOR is patronized by the speaker of the Russian Senate – Sergey Mironov.
More about "Trading Network Alye Parusa"
| Principal Particulars |
| Open 85 |
| Year: |
2000 / Refit 2007 (Pendennis) |
| Builder: |
MAG (France) |
| Designer: |
Alexander SIMONIS/ Maarten VOOGD |
| Type: |
Open mono hull |
| Material of the hull: |
Aluminium |
| Length overall: |
27.00 meters (with bowsprit) |
| Length on deck: |
25.35 meters |
| Maximum beam: |
7.03 meters |
| Displacement: |
30 tonnes |
| Boat draught: |
5 meters |
| Keel weight: |
6.9 tonnes |
| Water ballast: |
6 tonnes on each side x (3 x 2 000 liters). |
| Mast: |
35 meters carbon mast |
| Boom: |
12 meters carbon boom |
| Standing rigging: |
PBO rigging |
| Front stays: |
PBO stays with Facnor furlers |
| Sails: |
North Sails (France)
260 m2 mainsail
200 m2 genoa
120 m2 solent jib
70 m2 stay sail
530 m2 asymmetrical spinnaker |
Boat history:
In 2004-2005 Fedor Konyukhov sailed single-handed around the world: Lizard (UK) - Tasmania (Hobart) - Lizard (UK) and for the last 3 years has clocked more than 50,000 nautical miles.
The boat is currently based in Falmouth, UK where she is undergoing main refit at Pendennis Shipyard. The boat will arrive in Australia at the beginning of December 2007.
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