Lehg II is a 31-foot-2-inch (9.50 m) ketch that was sailed around the world in 1942 by Argentine Vito Dumas. The name Lehg was based on the initials of...
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impressive voyages, including the wartime circumnavigation of Vito Dumas in Lehg II, designed by Manuel Campos. An Eric design shot to prominence in 1969,...
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become very influential in ocean sailing, with boats such as Vito Dumas's Lehg II and Robin Knox-Johnston's Suhaili making notable circumnavigations. The...
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Vito Dumas, who made the voyage in 1942 in his 33-foot (10-metre) ketch Lehg II; a number of other sailors have since followed him,[unreliable source?]...
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circumnavigation of the Southern Ocean. He left Buenos Aires in June, sailing Lehg II, a 31-foot (9 m) ketch. He had only the most basic and makeshift gear;...
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depths of World War II, he set out on a single-handed circumnavigation of the Southern Ocean. He left Buenos Aires in June, sailing LEHG II, a 31-foot ketch...
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Kuwait, holds replicas of a number of different types of dhows. The Al-Hashemi-II (1997-2001), in Kuwait City, Kuwait, was recognized by Guinness World Records...
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