Spirit of Hungary
Vendée Globe : Hungarian solo sailor Nandor Fa eighth to Les Sables
Wednesday 8 February 2017 –
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Fa, at 63, completes this epic eighth edition of the legendary solo non stop round the world race 24 years after becoming the first ever non-French skipper to complete the Vendée Globe.
His elapsed time on Spirit of Hungary, which he designed himself, is 93 days 22 hrs 52 mins 09 sec. He sailed 27,850 nm at an average speed Speed #speedsailing of 12.35 knots.
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