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Azhar Mansor
Mansor sailing his yacht Jalur Gemilang in 1999
Born (1958-02-11) February 11, 1958 (age 66)
Perlis, Malaysia
NationalityMalaysian
OccupationSailor
Years active1998 - Present
Known forThe first Malaysian to complete a solo circumnavigation of the globe on sailing yacht Jalur Gemilang.
AwardsPerformance Certificate from WSSR (World Speed Sailing Record Council) for Round the World, assisted, (stops,) eastabout, single-handed.[1]

Dato' Azhar Mansor is the first Malaysian to sail solo around the world.[2] He made his trip in 1999, sailing the ship Jalur Gemilang. His round the world trip, with stops, took 190 days, 6 hours 57 minutes and 2 seconds[1]

Successes

Datuk Azhar has managed to set a new world record via an East about route, attempted by no-one and has been verified by the WSSRC (World Speed Sailing Record Council) as an official record.[1]

Azhar is currently based in Langkawi managing Telaga Harbour Park, one of Malaysia's finest marinas.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c "Performance certificates". World Sailing Speed Record Council. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ^ Azhar gets a hero's welcome Archived June 10, 2008, at the Wayback Machine


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