Sunday, April 7, 2013

Chinese sailor completes record-breaking around the globe sail

Chinese sailor Guo Chuan finished his circumnavigation challenge in 137 days, 20 hours, 1 minute and 57 seconds as he piloted his Class 40 (12-meter) boat to the Olympic Sailing Center in east China's Qingdao on the morning of April 5. The completion of the global voyage made him the first Chinese sailor that succeeded in sailing single-handed and non-stop around the world.

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