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Father and daughter sail into record books for charity
A Slovenian father-daughter duo has unofficially broken a Guinness World Record after sailing their small dinghy, a type of open sailboat with no cabin for shelter, continuously for over 100 hours. Jona, 16, and her father Luka Kobler set off from the marina in Izola on 17 June, sailing 347 nautical miles in 102 hours and 27 minutes in the north Adriatic. They now await official verification for the longest distance sailed in such a vessel with…
In an extraordinary sporting and emotional feat, Jona and Luka set a new world record for the longest distance sailed by two in a dinghy – without external assistance and without touching land. In 102 hours and 27 minutes of continuous sailing, they covered 347 nautical miles of open sea. They braved wind, rain, sun, fatigue and solitude. But their sailing went beyond the boundaries of sport. It wasn't just about battling the waves, it was also …
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