Having finally turned his back on the Roaring Forty and Furious Fifty latitudes, the 56 year old adventurer was sweating to make more than 4 knots in the light head winds yesterday - produced by the high pressure system currently hanging over Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia - before crossing the finish line set inside King George Sound. His elapsed time was 102 Days 0 Hours, 56 Minutes 50 Seconds.
"Here in Albany the wind is blowing only 5-8 knots, so it [was] hard to work out Fedor's ETA with any accuracy," said shore manager Oscar Konyukhov.
The press boat Silverstar left Albany Town Jetty at 08:00 WST to greet Fedor Konyukhov off Eclipse Island, and follow his yacht Trading Network Alye Perusa to the Antarctica Cup Ocean Race finish line inside King George Sound.
Fedor attended a press conference aboard Silverstar where he received the Antarctica Cup Perpetual Trophy and the City of Albany medal (see above).
Having finally turned his back on the Roaring Forty and Furious Fifty latitudes, the 56 year old adventurer was sweating to make more than 4 knots in the light head winds yesterday - produced by the high pressure system currently hanging over Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia - before crossing the finish line set inside King George Sound. His elapsed time was 102 Days 0 Hours, 56 Minutes 50 Seconds.
