Antarctica Cup

Albany, Australia - As Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay reached the base camp after scaling Mount Everest Hillary famously exclaimed – “we knocked the bastard off”. Fedor Konyukhov and his trusty companion ‘Trading Network Alye Parusa’ having today conquered the ‘Everest’ of ocean racing has also “knocked the bastard off”.

Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov is now safely out of the ice region on day 80 of his sail around the Southern Ocean, and is sailing into the 'home stretch' of the 16,000-mile Antarctica Cup Racetrack. Still deep in the Roaring Forty latitudes, however, he remains all too aware that he is neither out of the cold -- nor danger -- yet.

Day 71 at Sea: Fedor Konuykhov ticked off another major mile-stone overnight, passing the Cape of Good Hope during his solo circumnavigation of Antarctica. 'Iceberg ally', as the South Atlantic Ocean has been called this season, is also behind him, but the 56 year old Russian adventurer, trailblazing an inaugural record around the Antarctica Cup Racetrack from Albany, Western Australia and back aboard hi

Many 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.

Rudder problems have been confronting Fedor Konyukhov’s bid to be the first to sail solo non-stop around the Antarctica Cup Race Track. The rudder problems have been traced to a stainless steel sleeve that was introduced to the steering system on his Open 85 foot yacht with Trading Network Alye Parusa during minor refit work prior to the start of this challenge from Albany, Western Australia.

Cape Horn certainly lived up to its reputation today as Russian adventure sailor Fedor Konyukhov swept through Drake’s Passage, pushed by 50-65 knot westerly winds.