Serge Testa is an Australian
yacht
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sman who holds the world record for the
circumnavigation
Circumnavigation is the complete navigation around an entire island, continent, or astronomical object, astronomical body (e.g. a planet or natural satellite, moon). This article focuses on the circumnavigation of Earth.
The first recorded circ ...
in the smallest
boat
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Small boats are typically found on inl ...
, completing the voyage in 1987. His boat, the ''Acrohc Australis'', was designed so that all controls could be operated from inside enabling him to close the hatch in foul weather.
The boat is currently on display at the
Queensland Maritime Museum
The Queensland Maritime Museum is located on the southern bank of the Brisbane River just south of the South Bank Parklands and Queensland Cultural Centre precinct of Brisbane, and close to the Goodwill Bridge.
The museum was founded in 1971 an ...
in
South Bank
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.
Publications
* Testa, Serge. ''500 Days: Around the World on a 12 Foot Yacht''. Trident Press, 1988. .
References
External links
Serge Testa's web site
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1950 births
Single-handed circumnavigating sailors
Australian sailors
Maritime writers
Living people