First From Each Country Solo Circumnavigator
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Name |
Country |
Yacht |
LOA |
Dir. |
Year |
Antipodes |
First |
| 1 |
Joshua Slocum |
USA |
"Spray" |
36'9" |
E-W |
1894/98 |
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1st American |
| 2 |
Alain Gerbault |
France |
"Firecrest" |
39'8" |
E-W |
1923/29 |
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1st French |
| 3 |
Vito Dumas |
Argentina |
"Lehg II" |
31'2" |
W-E |
1942/43 |
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1st Argentinean |
| 4 |
John Guzzwell |
Great Britain |
"Trekka" |
20'10" |
E-W |
1955/59 |
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1st English |
| 5 |
Joseph Havkins |
Israel |
"Lammerhak II" |
23'0" |
E-W |
1956/61 |
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1st Israeli |
| 6 |
William Nance |
Australia |
"Cardinal Vertue" |
25'3" |
W-E |
1962/65 |
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1st Australian |
| 7 |
Wilfried Erdman |
Germany |
"Kathena" |
25'0" |
E-W |
1966/68 |
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1st German |
| 8 |
Johann Trauner |
Austria |
"Lei Lei Lassen" |
25'10" |
E-W |
1966/68 |
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1st Austrian |
| 9 |
Leonid Teliga |
Poland |
"Opty" |
32'4" |
E-W |
1967/69 |
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1st Polish |
| 10 |
Goran Cederstrom
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Sweden |
"Tua Tua" |
27'4" |
E-W |
1971/73 |
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1st Swedish |
| 11 |
Bill King |
Ireland |
"Galway Blazer II" |
42'0" |
W-E |
1970/73 |
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1st Irish |
| 12 |
Kenichi Horie |
Japan |
"Mermaid III" |
28'10" |
E-W |
1973/74 |
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1st Japanese |
| 13 |
Ambrogio Fogar |
Italy |
"Surprise" |
38'8" |
E-W |
1973/74 |
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1st Italian |
| 14 |
Richard Konkolski |
Czechoslovakia |
"Nike" |
24'4" |
E-W |
1972/75 |
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1st Czechoslovakian |
| 15 |
Herman Jansen |
Holand |
"Sounion" |
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1973/76 |
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1st Dutch |
| 16 |
Julio Vilar |
Spain |
"Mistral" |
23'0" |
E-W |
1973/76 |
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1st Spanish |
| 17 |
George Georgiev |
Bulgaria |
"Cor Caroli" |
29'9" |
E-W |
1976/77 |
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1st Bulgarian |
| 18 |
Jan Swertz |
Belgium |
"Tahani", " Peti" |
30'0", 41'0" |
E-W |
1981 |
|
1st Belgian |
| 19 |
Bertie Reed |
South Africa |
"Altech Voortrekker" |
60'0" |
W-E |
1982/83 |
0 |
1st South African |
| 20 |
Richard McBride |
New Zealand |
"City of Dunedin" |
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W-E |
1982/83 |
0 |
1st New Zealander |
| 21 |
John Huges |
Canada |
"Joseph Young' |
42'0" |
W-E |
1986/87 |
0 |
1st Canadian |
| 22 |
Hafsteinn Johannson |
Iceland |
"Elding" |
62' |
W-E |
1990/91 |
1 |
1st Icelander |
| 23 |
Nandor Fa |
Hungary |
"Alba Regia" |
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E-W |
1990/91 |
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1st Hungarian |
| 24 |
Viktor Yazykov |
Russia |
"Wind of Change Russia" |
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E-W |
1998/99 |
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1st Russian |
| 25 |
Azhar Mansor |
Malaysia |
"Jalur Gemilang" |
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E-W |
1999 |
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1st Malaysian |
| 26 |
Bernard Stamm |
Switzerland |
Bobst Group
Armor-Lux |
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E-W |
2003/04 |
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1st Swiss |
| 27 |
Alan Paris |
Bermuda |
BTC Velocity |
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E-W |
2003/04 |
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1st Bermudian |
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© Richard Konkolski |
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