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Fedor Konyukhov sets inaugural record for Antarctica Cup
Russian solo circumnavigator Fedor Konyukhov returned to Albany, Western Australia, a hero today, throwing down the gauntlet to yachtsmen around the world to break his 102 day record around the Antarctica Cup Racetrack....
"We knocked the bastard off"
The first Antarctica Cup came to an end when Fedor crossed the finishing line after 102 days at sea! As Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay reached the base camp after scaling Mount Everest Hillary famously exclaimed – “we knocked the bastard off”. ...
Fedor with sights on a thick Albany steak!
At 07:00 UTC (15:00 WST) Russian circumnavigator Fedor Konyukhov was within 80 miles of setting an inaugural record for the Antarctica Cup Ocean Race. Having turned his back on the Roaring Forty and Furious Fifty latitudes, the 56 year old adventurer is now sweating to make more than 4 knots in the ...
500 nautical miles from home.
Fedor has 500 nautical miles to the Finish Line in King George Sound - 'as the crow flies'. With variable lighter winds forecast this last 500 nm may be the most agonising of the past 99 days as the wind plays it's tricks to test Fedor's mental and physical endurance right to the last. ...
Major milestone as Fedor crosses GATE 14
Fedor Konyukhov, the Russian adventurer trailblazing an inaugural sailing record around the Antarctica Cup Racetrack, chalked up another milestone today. After passing through Gate 14 within the circular 3-lane racetrack around Antarctica, the 56 year old became the first solo yachtsman to to sail n...
Cape of Good Hope to the north.
Fedor has crossed south of the Cape of Good Hope (34° 21S, 18° 28E). The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of South Africa. There is a very common misconception that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa, but in fact the southernmost point is Cape Agulhas, abo...
Fedor is sailing straight into a mine field of Icebergs
30 more large icebergs have been located within the outside lane of the Antarctica Cup Racetrack by the latest satellite sweep across the South Atlantic Ocean – just where Russian Adventurer Fedor Konyukhov is heading towards on this trailblazing record attempt around Antarctica....
Icebergs force part closure of inside lane
As Russian solo circumnavigator Fedor Konyukhov closes to within 1,000 miles of Cape Horn, extreme iceberg presence in the South Atlantic, east of the Cape has forced the Antarctica Cup organisers to close a section of the INSIDE LANE of the Racetrack....
Antarctica Cup - Sat Phone Sched with Fedor
“Another large iceberg sited in position 54.99S and 122.73W. It’s becoming very scary to sail in these waters. The situation is also complicated by Cape Horn ahead. Icebergs are a great threat to the boat and to avoid or minimize this threat I need to come up North but instead I must sail south towa...
Konyukhov heads into ice territory south of Macquarie Island
Bob Williams, CEO of the Antarctica Cup Management reports from Albany that Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov has chosen to head south of Macquarie Island (54°30S, 158°57E) en-route to crossing Gate 7 (90°W) within the Antarctica Cup Racetrack. ...
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