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Swiss adventurer aims for Antarctica with homemade boat

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sun Nov 8, 2009 3:49 AM EST

A Swiss adventurer is planning to make a solo trip to Antarctica in his homemade boat. Markus Weissenberger from Zurich built his 18-meter long boat in the country and funded the project himself. Inspired by great Antarctic adventurers Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott, Weissenberger will spend up to 100 days alone sailing to Antarctic.

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