For how many glasses crossed the Pacific Ocean. Fedor Konyukhov. From the shores of Chile to Australia

December 12, 2012, on his birthday Fedor Konyukhov officially introduced new project - Transition through the Pacific Ocean on a junior boat. Fedor Konyukhov plans to cross the Pacific Ocean on a rowing boat along the route Continent - Continent in Non-Stop mode, without visiting ports and without accompaniment.

In December 2012, a visit to England, the entrance of which was finally approved by the design of a 9-meter boat (the working name of the boat "K9") and decided to build a boat on the east coast of England (next to the city of Ipswich).

The design of the design was engaged in Philip Morrison, he also designed the 7-meter rowing boat "Uralaz" for Fedor Konyukhov on which he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 46 days and established a world record. The project was very successful and more than 20 ocean boats were made according to the drawings of the boat of the Uralaz.

Over the past 10 years, the projects of ocean junior boats have undergone strong changes, but as for the design of the boat and buildings of the building, Fyodor Konyukhov decided to preserve the classic design, repeating the forms of the previous boat "Uralaz". The new boat has a case of 9 meters of length, the width of the housing 1.6 meters, 5 waterproof bulkheads, two types of steering device (stationary and emergency), sufficiently large volumes for storing products and equipment, with the weight of the boat of the tourgoyak less boat of the Uralaz, since the body is made of carbon fiber.

The new boat Turgoyak is built from durable carbohydrate material (carbon) by forming in the matrix. More about construction.

An Englishman was performed by the Manager for the construction of a boat and its technical armament - Charlie Pitcher. It is worth noting that Charlie himself twice crossed the Atlantic Ocean alone on a junior boat for 52 days and for 35 days. In 2013, he started from the Canary Islands and after 35 days finished on Antigua, setting a new world record for single. Read more.

The project manager is another famous ocean rower, the organizer of races through oceans on rowing boats - Simon Chalk. This Englishman has in its asset 6 transitions through the Atlantic Ocean and 2 transitions through the Indian Ocean at rowing boats. Read more.

The organization of such a large-scale project as an intersection of the Pacific Ocean is a super task and we need high-level professionals. If you compare the Atlantic - here the route is 3 thousand miles, which is possible to overcome in one season. The Pacific Ocean on the Chile site, the east coast of Australia, has a length of the route of almost 9 thousand nautical miles. We focus 180-200 days in the ocean and it is clear that in one season I will not be putting. I plan to start in the summer (December in the southern hemisphere), and finish the late autumn, storms on the approach to Australia I can not avoid. The boat must withstand colossal loads, and I need the most modern technologies, recent developments in the field of ocean fun projects. Therefore, I invited in the project of the operating ocean rowers - Simon and Charlie, besides, both of them are builders of boats, each built a boat for their rowing marathons. I am also important to experience Simon as an organizer of racing across the ocean, Logistics England - Chile - Australia is quite complex and we will need his experience. - Fedor Konyukhov

The name of the junior boat - Turgoyak

Start of the expedition. The first time Fedor Konyukhov started on December 14, 2013 from the Chilean city of Kon Con (CON CON), the region of Valparaiso, but because of problems with onboard batteries was forced to return to Con Kon. The second start took place on December 22, 2013, also from Conma. The estimated time scheduled for the intersection of the Pacific Ocean is 180-200 days. Finishi district - the east coast of Australia, approximately the city of Brisbane.

As part of the preparation for this expedition, Fedor Konyukhov used information about single transitions through the Pacific Ocean from the east to the West in non-stop mode Next rowers: (based on the materials of the site www.oceanrowing.com)

• Anders Svedlun (Sweden). Start 02/27/1974. Finish 09/06/1974. Time in the way 191 day. Chile Start (Hasco). The finish island Western Samoa. Passed 6,462 miles.
• Peter Bird (England). Start 08/23/1982. Finish 14.06.1983. Time in the way of 294 days. Start San Francisco (USA). Finish Barrier Reef (east of Australia), next to the Lockhart River. Passed 8,688 miles. Crossed the equator.
• Jim Shekhdar (England). Start 29.06.2000. Finish 30.03.2001. Time in the way of 273 days. Place the start of Peru. Furnish place North Stradbroke Island (Australia). 10 652 miles passed. The main landmark for Fedor Konyukhov.
• Maud Fontenoy (France). Start 01/12/2005 from Peru (Lima). Finish Marquis Islands (French Polynesia). Finish 26.03.2005. Travel time: 72 days. Passed 4,127 miles.
• Alex Bellini (Italy). Start 21.02.2008. Finish 12.12.2008. Time in the way of 294 days. Start place: Peru (Callao). Furnish place - Coral Sea (65 miles from Australia's coast).
• SERGE JANDAUD (France). Start 12.06.2010. Finish 11/23/2010. Time on the way is 163 days. Start place: Peru (Callao). Furnish place Wallis Island.

Fedor Konyukhov will try to cross the Pacific Ocean from the East to the West from the continent (South America) to the continent (Australia) without stopping and accessing the islands.

Map of the route of this transition

May 31, 2014 at 1:13 pm local time (Brisbane) Running boat Turgoyak touched the coast of East Australia, the city of Mululaab.

Fedor Konyukh crossed the most big Ocean On the planet on a junior boat, from the continent to the continent, without visiting ports, without assistance for record time - 159 days 16 hours 58 minutes.

His account of the whole four round-the-world swimming, perfect in proud loneliness.

How to cross the ocean

The first time is always the most difficult, especially if you are a teenager. Future famous traveler I decided to conquer the sea at fifteen years. The venue for the experiment was the Azov Sea, and the tool is an ordinary fishing boat equipped with only orals.

True, according to the initial plan, Fyodor was going to cross the sea on the boat of its own manufacture. But then an angry parent intervened, and selected a self-made. But the young traveler was not confused and "lent" the fishing boat in the village council. Konyukh claims that the Azov Sea then swam.

Later, he realized that for serious travels needed good. And after the end of the service, went to work as a sailor to the Baltic Life Fleet, later went to fish trawlers.

Most likely, Konyukhov did not forget the youth adventure with a boat in the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov and decided to conquer the ocean in the same way. The traveler successfully implemented his idea, and also repeated it in two oceans. He began in 2002 with conquest on the Uralaz boat.

The development of a seventener vessel was entrusted by Philip Morrison. The case was made of carbon fiber and wood of the Canadian cedar, the figure of the car was secured on the nose, produced by a sponsor.

The navigation point was equipped with a stationary and manual GPS device, a system of automatic location, electronic compass and a radar warning about the approach of ships. The life support system was fed from two batteries that feed from solar panels. Also provided the opportunity to replenish stocks due to rainwater.

In October 2002, Konyukhov started from and went to solitary atlantic by Columbus. He got to the island in record time, spending a little more than 46 days at the intersection of the ocean.

Without a sail and without a motor, having in service only two couples, Fedor Konyukh managed to cross the Pacific Ocean. Preparing for the journey, he independently created sketches of a unique boat and entrusted it to the creation of English specialists. Initially, the ship was called "K9", but later it was renamed Turgoyak.

The nine-meter boat from Carbona was divided into two parts: a compartment with a miniature galley and a navigation unit (equipped with the latest equipment) and a residential compartment in which part of the area is reserved for navigation techniques. Electricity for household needs generated solar panels, the water cleaner was worked from them.

According to the plan, the boat Konyukhova was supposed to pass the path from Chile to in six months, without visiting ports and stops. "Turgoyak" came out of the Conmon on December 14, 2013 and rushed to Peru's water management. On the way, he several times in touch with a support group. In mid-January, Konyukhov survived the storm, but was able to continue the journey.

From Peru traveler went to the Australian city of Mululaab, the end point of a single expedition. All the journey was met in 160 days, the boat was withstanding all the tests of Nechato, and her owner believes that he was lucky so successfully to get to the destination.

In the way, he caught squid, saw the coconut walnut and tried to get rid of the annoying. And he also set the world record in terms of the speedy intersection of the Pacific Ocean and became the first citizen who committed such a journey.

Arguments and regatta

In this circle, Konyukhov discovered the amazing world of the oceans, Cape Horn and Cape of Good Hope. By closing the planetary circle, the traveler brought the yacht back to Australia in June 1991.

The second round of Konyukhov began in March 1993. For this trip, he built a "Formosa" yacht in Taiwan and immediately went on the road. Swimming took seven months, and in 1994 the traveler threw in the start of the start.

In 2004, the tireless Fedor Konyukhov started from the English Falmut, paved the path to the island of Tasmania and returned to Falmouth in 2005. His large yacht "Brag network" Scarlet Sails "(85 feet long), the first courts of such a class bent the Cape Horn. From December to January of next year, he exercised swimming on the same vessel, but already with the Russian crew on board.

In addition to singles around the world, the traveler participated in single regattas. His name can be found in the list of participants around the world regatta "Around Alone", held in 1998-1999.

Konyukhov went on a start on the yacht class Open 60 "Modern Humanitarian University". This flight is considered to be the third round-the-world swimming of the famous Russian traveler.

Behind the steering wheel of the same yacht Konyukhov competed in the French regatta. Courts had to take a round-the-world transition without stopping and occasion in the ports.

One hundred and two days later needed Konyukhov to overtake Antarctica, participating in the Australian competitions "Antarctica Cup" in 2007-2008. In these races, he took part in his big yacht "Braking Network" Scarlet Sails ".

Fyodor Konyukhov constantly builds new plans and develops ways to new marine travel. For 2017, he scheduled not just a regatta or around the world. Traveler swung on Mariana WpadinHe plans to go down in the Batiscife on the bottom and spend there for several days in full solitude.

In December 2013, started, and at the end of May 2014. Another expedition of the Fedor Konyukhov traveler traveler has been completed. On a vest boat "K9 Turgoyak", alone, he went to conquer the largest ocean of the world, which he managed, in the end, to do. The 62-year-old seurior crossed the Pacific Ocean from South America to Australia (more than 9000 miles, 17 thousand km) offline, without any of the islands, in 160 days. He became the first person who managed to pass the Pacific "from the continent to the continent" on the messengers, and even for record a short time. In accordance with the task of the SGA, the permanent partner of Fedor Konyukhov on expeditionary projects, experiments on the study of the psychophysical possibilities of a person and a neuroplasticity training in extreme conditions were carried out on the route.
The expedition is supported by the Russian geographic society. Information sponsor of the project - TV channel "First educational

09/25/2013

The other day, the traveler Fedor Konyukhov returned from Southampton (England), where at the international exhibition Bot-show a 9-meter vein boat of the original design was presented. Built by a special project, this boat is designed for a long-term active stay in an extreme ocean environment in the typical conditions of the greatest ocean of the world - quiet. It is not similar to the traditional, habitual boat or yal for us. Most likely, the distant prototype of it is a kayak, but not with one, but with two oars inserted into the rolling. Having two swollen hermetic compartments, on the nose and on the stern, something like tiny cabins, theoretically, this boat is not optimal. In the event of a coup, it, due to cabins, must return to normal position. Without special exaggerations, it may be compared with space ship, and the whole expedition - with a flight into space. The goal is the intersection of the immense ocean on oars in a completely autonomous regimen of the flight to Mars. And it is unclear who will be easier to be an astronaut on a distant orbit or Fedor in the vast ocean.

The previous, 11 years ago, the transition by boat across the Atlantic Ocean brought Fedor not only the fame of the record holder - no one for now, until this year, did not cross the Atlantic Ocean on Vellakh, and internal confidence in the possibility for himself more. While he always understood and now understands that everything, not so numerous attempts to conquer thus the Pacific Ocean ended to no avail, sometimes tragically. Trumps Fedor - Experience, Ocean Knowledge, Exceptional Ability to survive in incredible conditions and abnormal situations, concentration and purposefulness.

That is why he developed a technical task for the boat himself, and the construction, on the basis of the latest technologies, entrusted recognized masters and tested partners-ship from England. There is nothing superfluous on it, the rower is waiting for a Spartan lifestyle. Pads, navigation appliances, satellite telephone, computer, camcorders, portable salt water cleaner, supply of sublimated products for half a year, fishing rod, peak for chip sharks - that's all its farm.

After the demonstration of the boat at the exhibition - the only exhibit from Russia - she was again shipped to the shipyard for final finishing and installation of equipment. On board it is placed the logo of the television company SSU TV (TV channel "First Educational") - information partner of the project.

10/17/2013

The preparatory stage of the Expeditionary project of Fyodor Konyukhov "on the boat - through the Pacific Ocean" was completed. At the shipyard of Wood's Mike in the village of Belem-on-crochet, which is in a hundred kilometers from London, construction and installation works on the original boat of Formula K9 ("Konyukh - 9 m") were ended. Now it will be immersed in the container and sent by the ship to the place of start - to the South American city of Valparaiso (Chile) on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean.

The main contractor on the embodiment of the design plan of Fedor Konyukhova - Energetic Charlie Pitcher. Charlie - the record holder among rowers by intersection on the oars of the Atlantic, which improved at the beginning of this year by one and a half weeks a record result (46 days) Konyukhov, shown by him earlier by the Uralaz boat. At the same time, he is an experienced shipbuilder who has built a single boat for the ocean extreme using the latest technologies. That is why Fedor trust the creation of a rowing car of his dreams. The nine-hundredth meters of carbon plate K9 with the kevlar protection of the bottom weighs only 250 kg and can withstand not only the blows of ocean waves, but also a collision with reefs. Lifting capacity of the boat - 1 t: these are products, and equipment, and equipment, and the weight of the rower itself. Despite the impressive dimensions and only one pair of workers, the fun (neither the sail, no engine on it on principled reasons), the boat can develop speed in several nodes, i.e. to move with a bicycle speed. The number of rowing, which should be made by the Russian nautical route is expressed by seven-digit number.

"On the day, the boat should pass, according to our calculations, at least thirty miles," says Fedor Konyukhov, "that is, you need to do 50 km to meet the scheduled time ... Every day you need to work on oxides at 11 o'clock."

At the end of November, Fedor will go to Valparaiso to meet the container. The start is scheduled for the first decade of December, at that time summer comes in the southern hemisphere.

11/07/2013

On November 5 in Chelyabinsk, and on November 6, a press conference of Fyodor Konyukhov and his Ural partners in the project "on a junior boat - through the Pacific Ocean" were held in the neighboring Miass, on which representatives of the press and the public were reported on the results of the preparatory stage of the new expedition.

Not far from Miass, on Lake Turgoyak, the legendary boat "Uralaz" is a prototype of the new K-9, on which the researcher traveler intends to cross the Pacific Ocean. During his short visit to the popular leisure base "Golden Beach", a business card of Turgoyaka, Fedor met with the guys from the "School of Travelers" created here, where the master class was held with future trails and seleods. Young travelers specifically composed for this meeting and performed a song dedicated to the famous Russian near the guitar.

19 .11.2013

And the project itself, and all of its participants moved to Chile territory.

The first person who managed to cross the Pacific Ocean on the Utzushka, was Fernan Magellan. He was not Chilean, but on the shore of a distant strait called in his honor, in the Chilean city of Punta-Arenas there is a monument to this brave sailor.

Not one century passed, and now the Ocean is rushes a new challenge. And again not Chilean, but from the Chilean coast. The fact that the program of workout and preparation for the start on a junior boat through the Pacific, Russian Fedor Konyukhov decided to start from the area of \u200b\u200bthe fire land, open by Magellan.

11/20/2013

The team of the project participants led by Fedor Konyukhov, overcoming the distance of 15,000 km in two days - a similar to the ocean boat to pass - and did not forget to bow in Punta-Arenas legendary Magellan, rearranged on the tiny "Twinwater" through Magellan Strait and Fire Earth And landed in the southernmost town of land - Puerto Williams. Here is the Chilean military base. Further fly nowhere - if only in Antarctica. From here to the southern tip of America, the famous Cape Gorn, one and a half hundred kilometers.

It is to this capes who started training Fedor intends to go on a yacht in the coming days to check out again and gain spiritual energy from the Orthodox Cross with the Icon of Nicholas the Wonderworker, established by him, at the ocean junction, three years ago. In the upcoming row of the supermarafon, there are not so many physical condies of the rower as the power of the spirit, the volitional mood. Weekly transition around Cape Mountains may contribute to this. The yacht will provide local skipper.

The experience of Yagan Indian, who lived in the Izlya of the Archipelago of Fire Earth and who went through the ocean sheds and fjords on rigorous boats from the thick junculov bark was interesting. In the town of Lakutta, which means "Bay of Black Bird", Fedor familiarized himself with the subjects of marine classes and life of Yagan.

Despite the upcoming summer and blooming daisies and dandelions, following the sun, several times on the day from the sky, the snow rolls, the cold Antarctic wind flies, hiding in the clouds. Let's hope, changeable the weather will not break the plans of Fedor and his comrades - very soon in the port of Valparaiso will need to meet the boat K9.

11/27/2013

If in the old days of Yagan Indians, marine nomads and the most southern tribe of the planet went between the Isles of the Archipelago Fire Land on Duck Wooden Boats, now it is now for the services of the local population and visitors who wish to dough, quite modern and comfortable plastic kayaks and canoes. This circumstance did not fail to take advantage of Fedor Konyukhov, who estimated the advantages of various models of training boats.

And 21 numbers of the yacht "Pelagic Australus" with a dozen man on board, including Fedor, went from the Beagle Strait to the tip of the South American continent - Mount Horn on the island of the same name. The transition lasted a few days. As a result, it was possible not only to bypass Cusar Cape from the West, but also to go ashore, to visit the stele with a symbolic albatross, climb the lighthouse, as well as install an Orthodox cross with the Icon of Nicholas in a small local chapel. The icon of the patron of travelers and the navigators of Nicholas the Wonderworker of the Musiconovsky with a sailing yacht in his hand is written about. Fedor.

We did not have time to change the course on the opposite, as the weather began to deteriorate, blew a strong wind. Nevertheless, the main thing was done, and it was perceived by everyone as a good sign.
On November 26, Fedor Konyukhov said goodbye to the hospitable Puerto Williams and went to Valparaiso to meet his long-awaited boat.

12/01/2013

During the long transportation from England in Chile, the boat received small damage. Almost a week left for their elimination in the yacht club of the town of Koncon under Valparaiso. Immediately in several layers, the bottom was painted - to prevent the active growth of mollusks on its surface, which increases the resistance of water and, accordingly, slows down the boat.

On December 1, the first descent of the water boat took place. In the bay, leaving right into the ocean, in the sunny, moderately windy day Fedor Konyukhov and the technical manager, the famous ocean rower Simon Chek, first dipped in the ocean in the Pacific Water.

On checking the stability of the boat, its running qualities, calibrations of the compass and electronic navigation equipment passed several hours. Tests have passed successfully, the original design of the boat did not deceive the expectations of its creators. The speed of more than 3 knots was achieved - approximately 6 km / h. But it became clear how difficult it will be pierced alone through counter winds, waves and trends characteristic of this area of \u200b\u200bthe coastal water area of \u200b\u200bChile.

The nearest task, in addition to loading products, equipment, installation, and equipment debugging, is to study the direction of local trends and the wind rose to select the optimal start time. While the wind blows more from the ocean, and the reefs standing at the inlet create powerful circulating underwater streams in which it is better not to fall.

On the eve of the yacht club cabis, a meeting of Chilean yacht captains with Fedor Konyukhov was held. The meeting was engaged lively and interested, the Russian seating surprised everyone with their large-scale ideas and a track record. During the presentation, a film was shown on the expedition on dog sledding from the Documentary Cycle "Arctic-2013" TV channel "First Educational".

And during the day earlier here, in the yacht club, Fedor met with President Chile, who the researcher's traveler showed his boat, told about the preparing transcane transition and invited to the start. One of the fundamental tasks that was able to solve with the assistance of representatives of the Russian diplomatic corps is to obtain the permission of the military authorities to start the boat from the Chilean coast. If the weather does not prevent, the start will take place on December 12 from the Marina of the Konkon Yacht Club.

12/07/2013

The project of Fedor Konyukhov in Chile shows extremely living interest. Near the boat in the yacht club are constantly crowded people - yachtsmen, journalists, televisers. The video record of the Fedor and the upcoming transition was shown along the central Chilean channel "13", other channels, materials about the Russian traveler are published on the first lanes of the local newspapers.

In Santiago, a meeting of Fedor was held in our embassy with the Russian ambassador to Chile Mikhail Orlovts. Agreed on the preparation of a photo exposure based on the materials of the project to accommodate it in the Russian Cultural Center, as well as about a wide show of the Chilean public of films about Traveler-researcher Fedor Konyukhov.

The memorable evening was held in the cultural center of Rossotrudnichesky, where representatives of the Russian diaspora and local residents gathered. Fedor Konyukhov introduced members of his team, shared his plans, answered numerous questions. Then they were transferred to the Russian community of the icon of God's Mother of God for installation in a chapel under the Russian Cultural Center, the sanctification of which was to take place the next day. No one expected this gift here, and it was perceived as God's fishery.

Meanwhile, a daily painstaking work on the preparation of the boat is coming to the start. The yacht club is protected from straight ocean waves by stone mall, but it is only worth going beyond his limits, as you begin to feel the breath of the ocean. Hence the Australian Brisbane - 7,500 nautical miles, or about 14,000 km. Fedor is preparing for the first step - the first miles will be particularly difficult, because it will be necessary to break away from the coast and passing by the reefs at the entrance to the bay. Every day he sits down for the oars and does the way along the water area of \u200b\u200bthe bay to the turning cape and back. Rowing and boat are gradually escaped, get used to each other - without harmony and mutual understanding in the ocean can not go. Local fishermen and pelicans are surprised to follow an unusual boat, slowly floating in their eyes by the lighthouse.

12.12.2013

Carefully analyzing meteoprognosis, Fedor Konyukhov decided to start on December 14th. To this day, a somewhat eapsessing the excitement, caused by the cyclone swirling in the ocean on the estimated boat path. Further, within a few days, the weather is expected to be improved, which should contribute to the cutting of the row from the cunning coast with powerful currents and numerous reefs.

Throughout this day, Russian sevost received congratulations on his birthday. On December 12, he was 62 years old - an unusual age for travelers, striking expeditionary projects similar to the current one. Congratulations on friends, captains from the yacht club, Russians living in Chile, and simple Chileans - about Fedor and his project, thanks to the press and television, everyone knows here.

Many calls came from Russia, but perhaps the main congratulation voiced the Arrival of the Russian Federation in Chile Mikhail Orlovets, who was specially coming to the Concon. He read a welcoming letter to Fedor Konyukhov from the President of the Russian Federation and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society Vladimir Putin. Fedor invited and ambassador and, through him, the President of the Russian Federation to Australia - to meet it upon completion of the transition.

12/14/2013

The last day before the start day passed the same as all previous ones in affairs and care. The operation of navigation and signaling equipment was checked, some products and previously not taken into account the little things were added. Almost all the time, Fedor spent in the boat, he did not go to the bay - it was restless there. Chilean customs officers appeared closer to the evening, then border guards (loyal, border guards), which made the desired marks in the documents and passport of Fedor.

At the wharf, the public was crowded all the time, mostly compatriots. Thanked Fedor for what he is and instills in them a sense of confidence, pride for distant Russia. Congratulations on the past birthday, handed gifts.

The evening team held together with Peter Mikhailovich Karpenko, President of the TV company SSU TV, the old friend and partner of Fedor Konyukhov for various projects.

Early in the morning of December 14, when she was just beginning to light, the Russian traveler exploreled from the floating pier of the welcoming yacht club of the Concommon. Despite the early hour and cloudy weather, who defended was surprisingly a lot. Introduction to start at 6 o'clock 52 minutes gave a consul from Santiago Russian Federation. The first cautious beats, the first turn in the target of the Marina, and here is the way out for them. Behind the lighthouse remains, the forest of yacht mast and an anthill is praying over the other of the houses of Conmon. Ahead is the ocean hidden in the morning fog, on the surface of which, as a reminder of a recent cyclone, is majestically and evenly a dead asbar of one-meter meter.

Confident work with woods, and soon the signal lights of the boat disappear in the dark blue haze. No escort, except for the boat of the Chilean Armada (Navy). And only in an hour, as was the contract, the yacht and two boats with the project participants, as well as the most fortunate fans, came after the rowing, so that on Traversage Valparaiso finally wish him good luck. Pelicans and seagulls on the coastal cliffs, having told, calmed down.

Text of the telegram of the President of the Russian Federation:

« Dear Fedor Filippovich!

I congratulate you on your birthday and the beginning of a new page in your rich biography - expeditions to the shores of Australia on a junior boat through the Pacific Ocean.

This unique project passing with the support of the Russian geographical society, your travelers, well-known researchers, not indifferent and passionate people - has no analogues in history. And, no doubt, it will attract the public, specialists, seaworthy experts.

You have already encouraged the most difficult, hard-to-reach routes - water elements, mountain peaks, northern and southern poles. I am sure that the current hike will be successfully held, will serve the honor and glory of Russia - the country, who wrote a lot of bright pages into the chronicle of geographical discoveries.

I wish you good luck and all the best.

Good luck!

In the first day, Fyodor Rakeling all day and all night, not a shiny eye, struggling with wind and trends. It was possible to move away from the shore to the West to 18 miles, and north - by 8.

12/18/2013

The boat with fine landing is easily vulnerable when exposed to side and counter winds. To somehow resist this, you need to constantly row and use the specially provided front kille steering wheel and the inserted forage sword. Management can be both automatic (autopilot) and manual.

The first day Fyodor almost did not sleep, only row. The fog and the moro did not pass, the night turned out to be very cold, he warmed only the work with oars. It was not before meals - only coffee and hot chocolate from thermosos. A strong yield from the bay was dragged to the north,

I managed to sleep with urabs only on the second day, when the wind changed the direction and became more or less passing. All the time buzzing Echocerk - here runs the main highway of the ships coming in Valparaiso, for which the nine-meter boat is that the chips. Only a locator can be seen when the AIS special device is enabled on it.

Due to the permanent thick fog, solar batteries did not function. The main battery, which ensured, first of all, the operation of the autopilot and signal lamps, sat down on the second day. I had to limit the power consumption and go to backup power in the hope that the sun was about to appear.

The boat made a hook and, little by little, removed from the coast, went in the south-west direction. For three days of rowing and maneuvers, about a hundred very hard miles were completed, miles of fifty were taken from the mainland. Well, the start of the start was chosen successfully - with minimal excitement, in a pause between cyclones that constantly walking along the roaring fortieth and frantic fifties latitudes.

Communication with the outside world is provided through the satellite phone "Iridium" provided by Fedor humanitarian Academy. The coordinates are fixed and automatically transmitted to interactive map Through satellite wake tracking "YellowBrick".

All the project participants who were attended at the start of the boat, except the main coordinator of the Oscar Konyukhov project, left the Concon and returned from Chile to their homeland.

12/19/2013

Above the boat K9 ("Turgoyak") emerged emerged situation - refused the energy supply system. The main and reserve batteries charged with solar panels failed. Fedor Konyukhov failed to eliminate the problems of Fedor Konyukhov.

After telephone consultations with the coast headquarters and English designers, it was decided to tow the boat until Fedor went far into the ocean, back to the Concon to clarify the reasons for the failure and restoration of equipment.

12/23/2013

And what happened this. English designers installed on a boat the most modern lithium batteries having a greater capacity and relatively low weight. But these batteries charged by solar batteries have some specific features compared to traditional, helium - they cannot be discharged completely. When the level of discharge is reached at 10% of the nominal capacity, they must be reduced - otherwise it will take a very powerful impulse to recover, which cannot provide any on-board power sources.

Fedor started in cloudy weather and went three days in the fog, struggling with the wind, with the lateral flow of Humbolt and crossing the lively track of the ocean vessels setting in the port of Valparaiso. Moving along the trajectory curve, he was forced to constantly use the autopilot, keep the included navigation and radar equipment, burning - overall signal lights. All the time buckled Echocerk - by, in the night and the fog, the huge ships were held, for which the 9-meter boat is like a sliver.

At an elevated energy consumption level, the main batteries were discharged on the second day, then the backup, and there were no longer the sun. The voltage control system fails, at some point the charge level of the batteries passed the critical mark, and everything was extinct. It was not possible to restore the efficiency of the power supply system in any way and began to continue the movement became meaningless. After discussing the Satellite Phone Situation, the headquarters decided to return to Concon. Fortunately, it was not yet possible to go far - to the coast of all fifty miles (although about 80 was completed).

The yacht left towed the boat into the Konon yacht club. All this happened on the day of Nicholas, it seems that it was he who suggested to navigating, at the very beginning of the path, the right way out of the situation.

Analysis of the reasons for the failures of the energy supply system and the replacement of equipment took only three days. Instead of exotic batteries, installed traditional. They are harder, but, as experts believe, reliable, and Fedor are familiar.

On the morning of December 22, Fedor Konyukhov again took up the oars and, crossing, rushed towards new, infinite trials, sending his boat straight to the West. On this day, the Pacific Ocean, as it would have justifying its name, decided to present a gift to the rowing - in the Bay of Valparaiso there was almost a complete calm.

05/30/2014

After 159 days of almost continuous rowing, overcoming the distance of 9350 maritime miles (15560 km) on the Rowing boat "Turgoyak" through the entire Pacific Ocean from Chile to Australia, Fedor Konyukh went to the point with coordinates of 26 gr. Yu.Sh. and 153 gr. V.D. Ahead is a sleepless excusive night and the remaining 35 miles (60 km) to the cherished coast, in the sandy bay of Moluluba, north of Brisbane. It is here, on the latitude of the Chilean Conconctions, where this recorded autonomous transition began, it should be completed. Local Yachtclub, city authorities, expedition project headquarters, meeting team, media representatives (including the "first educational") already that day is in a volatile anticipation of the finish jerk of Mortex, are looking forward to him.

On the eve of the evening, a helicopter was departing towards Fedor. The white boat moving among the waves was discovered without much difficulty in 72 miles from the coast. Visual contact lasted for a short time, ten minutes, but the joy of those who were in the helicopter, and the one who was in the boat was not the end.

This night Fedor Konyukhov will hold, as usual, on the paddes, in order to enter the 5-thymile coastal zone to the morning, and it has already shutting up to storm one of the last obstacles - the remote course of the Molulaby River, able to drag the boat into the zone of reefs and huge rolling waves on the beach shallow water . Forces and good luck, courageous conqueror of the oceans!

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Immediately after the helicopter flew away and twilight came, the wind blew in the right direction. Boat, as if to have close ground, it rushed in the right direction, like a dog harness in the Arctic a year ago, and there was no longer enough to sleep! To eight in the morning, ten miles remained to the long-awaited coast.

Meet Fedor on the approach came out a whole flotilla yacht, catamarans, Kayakov led by the boats of the coastal service of Australia. They were joined by omnipresent dolphins and even a couple of humpback whales. The boat, floundering in the Beard of waves, confidently moved to the goal of a bearded captain in a white shirt and burnt shkipper used to worked as oars.

At this time, on a vololate, at the entrance to Marina, and on the beach of Molulaby people were gathered - both local and visiting from Brisbane and Sydney. A man gathered 500, waited for "creszy" -RUs, which all the last days wrote newspapers and broadcast TV.

Approximately an hour in the afternoon Kiel Boat Fyodor, under the friendly ovations of the crowd, pressing in the sand of the beach. Not only relatives, friends and project partners, but also a local mayor, Russian ambassador, Orthodox father from Brisbane, numerous representatives of the diaspora, simple Australians. The ambassador read Greeting Fedor Konyukhov from V.Putin.

The epic ended, which is difficult to put in the framework of ordinary ideas about the possible and impossible. It ended successfully, and even 40 days ahead of the expected period. The Ocean missed Fyodor Konyukhov, and he entered another page in the history of extreme record achievements of man and all mankind.

For 160 days, the transition through the Pacific Ocean on Villagers, alone and autonomously, with a length of 16 thousand km, from Chile to Australia - from the continent to the continent. This has not yet managed to make anyone!

On January 7, 1887, Thomas Stevens from San Francisco completed the first world bike trip. For three years, the traveler managed to overcome 13,500 miles and open a new page in the history of around the world. Today about the most unusual rounds.

World Travel Thomas Stevens on Bicycle

In 1884, "man of middle growth, dressed in the blue discrete flannel shirt and blue overalls ... Tanned like a nut ... with protruding mustache," that was described by Thomas Stevens journalists of that time, bought a bicycle Penny Starting, captured the minimum stock of things and smith & Wesson 38th caliber and went on the road. Stevens recreak the entire North American continent, overcoming 3,700 miles, and found himself in Boston. There he came to mind about the world tour. In Liverpool, he was overpowered by a ship, drove through England, in a ferry in the French Diepp, Raming Germany, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey. Further, his path ran through Armenia, Iraq and Iran, where he spent the winter as a guest of Shah. In the passage through Siberia, he was denied him. The traveler crossed through the Caspian Sea to Baku, got to Batumi by railwayAnd then on the ship sailed to Constantinople and India. Then Hong Kong and China. And the end point of the route was where Stevens, according to his own recognition, was finally able to relax.

Around the world jeeping amphibian

In 1950, Australian Ben Carlin decided to take a world journey on his modernized jeep amphibian. Three quarters of the route with him passed his wife. In India, she went ashore, and Ben Carlin himself completed his journey in 1958, overcoming 17 thousand km in water and 62 thousand km on land.

Around the world's air balloon

In 2002, American Steve Fossette, the co-owner of Scaled Composites, who by that time had already managed to earn the fame of the pilot-adventurist, flew around the ground in a balloon. To do it, it sought not one year and achieved a goal with the sixth attempt. The flight of phossette became the first in the history around the world single flight without refueling and stopping.

World Taxi Travel

Somehow the British John Ellison, Paul Archer, and Lee Pernell on the morning after drunking calculated the costs associated with it and found out that the taxi to the house would cost them much more expensive than drinking herself. Probably, someone would have decided to drink at home, but the British received radically - they acquired the London London Cabs 1992 release and went on a world journey. As a result, for 15 months, they overcame 70 thousand km and entered the story as the participants of the longest taxi trip. The story is silent, however, about their activity in pubs on the road.

World Travel On the Ancient Egyptian reed boat

Norwegian Tour Heyerdal made a transatlantic transition on a light reed boat built by the ancient Egyptian layout. On his boat "RA" he managed to reach the coast of Barbados, proving that the ancient navigators could perform transatlantic transitions. It is worth noting that it was the second attempt by Heyerdal. A year before that, he and his team almost drowned, since the vessel due to the design deficiencies after a few days after the start began to bend and dissolve into parts. In the Norwegian team there was a well-known Soviet TV journalist and traveler Yuri Senkevich.

Around the world journey on a pink yacht

Today, the title of the youngest Marigrist, who managed to make a single round-the-world swimming, belongs to Australian Jessica Watson. She was only 16 years old, when, on May 15, 2010, she completed her army, which lasted 7 months. The pink yacht girl crossed the Southern Ocean, crossed the equator, reinforced Cape Horn, overcame the Atlantic Ocean, went to the shores of South America, and then through the Indian Ocean returned to Australia.

World Travel Millionaire Cycling

A 75-year-old millionaire, former producer of pop stars and football teams Yanush River repeated the experience of Thomas Stevens. He coolly changed his life when in 2000 bought a mountain bike for $ 50 dollars and went on the road. Since that time, River, who, by the way, being Russians by the mother, speaks Russian perfectly in Russian, visited 135 countries and drove more than 145 thousand km. He learned a dozen foreign languages And managed to visit the militants 20 times 20 times. Not life, but a solid adventure.

Armor journey Truskeysu

Briton Robert Garside carries the title "Running Man." He is the first who made around the world journey run. His record hit the Guinness Book of Records. Robert had a few unsuccessful attempts to make a race. And on October 20, 1997, he successfully started from New Delhi (India) and graduated from his race, the length of which was 56 thousand km, in the same place on June 13, 2003, almost after 5 years. Representatives of the book of records in the scrupulously and long checked his record, and Robert's testimony was able to receive only a few years later. In the way, he described everything that happened to him with his pocket computer, and all those who were not indifferent could get acquainted with information on his personal site.

World trip on the motorcycle

In March 2013, two British - Travel expert Belfast Telegraph Jeff Hill and the former Ranker Geri Volker - left London to recreate a round-the-world journey, which Motorcycle HENDERSON American Carl Clansi on the motorcycle. In October 1912, Clansi left Dublin with a fellow traveler, who left in Paris, and he himself continued the path of South of Spain, through North Africa, Asia, and in the conclusion of the tour drove across America. Travel Karl Klancy lasted 10 months and contemporaries called this round "The longest, most difficult and most dangerous journey on a motorcycle."

Single round-the-world swimming non-stop

Fedor Konyukhov - a person who has committed the first in the history of Russia, a single round-world swimming of non-stop. On the yacht "Karaan" with a length of 36 pounds, he passed on the Sydney route - Cape Gorn - Equator - Sydney. It took him 224 days. The archway of Konyukhov began in the fall of 1990, and ended in spring 1991.

Fedor Filippovich Konyukhov - Russian traveler, artist, writer, priest ROC, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR in sports tourism. He became the first man in the world who visited the five poles of our planet: northern geographical (three times), southern geographical, relative unavailability in the North Arctic Ocean, Everest (height pole) and at Cape Mountain (Polyus Yachtsmen).

Russian crosses the Pacific Ocean on a junior boat
Russian traveler Fedor Konyukhov, who has five round-world travel behind the back, is currently crossed by the Pacific Ocean on a rowing boat "Turgoyak". This time he decided to make the transition from Chile to Australia. On September 3, Konyukhov was already able to overcome 1148 km, to Australia there are still more than 12 thousand kilometers of the Ocean path.

An excellent example for novice traveler can be the experience of Nina and Gramep, a married couple who lived 61 years old. They packed suitcases and created.