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    Chinese mariner Guo Chuan embarks on solo trans-Pacific voyage(1/7)

    2016-10-20 10:05 Ecns.cn Editor:Yao Lan
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    Chinese mariner Guo Chuan sits down for an interview in his trimaran in San Francisco, U.S. on Oct 17, 2016. Guo set sail of his trimaran near US west coast city San Francisco, embarking on a solo trans-Pacific voyage with Chinese city Shanghai as the destination on Tuesday. Guo, aiming to set a new solo non-stop trans-Pacific sailing world record from San Francisco to Shanghai, piloted his trimaran Qingdao China west across the start line under San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge in the afternoon. His solo sailing across the Pacific Ocean is about 7,000 nautical miles and expected to be completed within 20 days. The current trans-Pacific speed record is 21 days, set by crews on board the Italian Maserati. When arriving Shanghai, he will be the first to finish a solo non-stop trans-Pacific sailing from San Francisco to Shanghai. (Photo: China News Servcie/ Liu Dan)

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