The Guo Chuan team set sail on the "China Qingdao" to head for the Arctic Ocean.
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After more than two years of arduous preparation, Chinese navigator Guo Chuan led a six-member international crew aboard the newly equipped trimaran sailboat "China Qingdao." At 8:30 a.m. local time on August 15th, they departed from La Trinité-sur-Mer, France, setting course for the Arctic waters.
The "China Qingdao’s" maiden long-distance voyage was delayed by three days due to weather and wind conditions. It will bypass the western part of France and then head north through the English Channel, passing the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea before entering the Barents Sea and docking at Kirkenes Port, located at the northeastern tip of Norway. The first leg of the journey covers approximately 2,400 nautical miles and is expected to take nine days.
This marks Chinese navigator Guo Chuan’s first long-distance voyage leading the newly formed "Guo Chuan Team." He is also the first Chinese captain ever to lead an international extreme long-distance sailing team. Other members of the Guo Chuan Team include four sailors from France, Germany, and Russia, as well as one media crew member from Germany.
Guo Chuan said: “The goal of this leg is not only to bring the 'China Qingdao' closer to the starting point of the record-breaking Arctic voyage in Murmansk, Russia, but also to conduct our team’s first collaborative long-distance sailing. Our crew will undergo its first real test in open-sea conditions.”
After arriving at Kirkenes Port in Norway, the Guo Chuan Team and the China Qingdao will carry out final preparations and resupply based on the voyage situation. They will then undertake a short trip into Russian territorial waters, docking at Murmansk Port. From there, they will depart on September 3rd, the 70th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, to challenge the Northeast Passage of the Arctic Ocean, aiming to set a new world record for continuous, non-stop extreme sailing.
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