Fyodor Konyukhov on solo rowing voyage in Pacific resists headwinds

VLADIVOSTOK, April 21 (Itar-Tass) - The Turgoyak rowing boat of Russia’s traveller Fyodor Konyukhov, who is crossing the Pacific Ocean from South America to Australia, over the past weekend was going along the routes of migrating whales, resisting headwinds. On Saturday, the Turgoyak crossed 29 miles, on Sunday - 22 miles. The result is much lower than the distance the traveller covered daily in the beginning of the route. On the Easter night, Konyukhov met the ocean’s biggest inhabitants. “At night I saw whales, could hear their breath and saw their backs. I decided not to switch on the light not to attract their attention to me, even removed the oars just in case,” Fyodor said during the communication with Moscow. In the end of the communication session he sent to Russians his greetings on the Easter Sunday. On Monday, it is four months that the traveller is in the ocean. The International Rowing Organisation reports the Turgoyak has covered over 7,500 miles across the Pacific Ocean, and has to make another 1,700 miles to reach Australia’s Brisbane. “The situation in the Pacific Ocean is complicated now, the headwind comes from the west,” the traveller said. Konyukhov began the expedition on December 22, 2013 from Chile’s port of Concon to cross the Pacific Ocean within 200 days. As yet, he is ahead of the schedule by a month. Learn more on itar-tass.com