Guinness World record
sailing
Dan Lenard announces his second attempt to break a Guinness World record, having already reached 220 miles from the world record of 283 miles , during his first attempt. He had to interrupt it due to the nearby presence of a strong storm.
Guinness World record– In this new opportunity and new scenarios and at only 57 years of age, Lenard faces this new challenge, with the support of the Vela Code Team and the powerful adventure-generating inertia of the Vela Code Movement, Lenard will find himself sailing unassisted and without even anchoring until the end. He will sleep aboard his small boat as he sails, carrying all the necessary supplies packed and secured in advance. His goal is to nearly double the current record, aiming for a staggering 500 nautical miles, a journey expected to take approximately seven days.
The challenge, entitled Vela 500-miles , is scheduled to start from the city of Dubrovnik, which, weather permitting, will begin on June 14, 2025, coinciding with the date of the “ E 1 SERIES” races held in that city. The voyage will be able to be followed online in real time via an onboard beacon, with live updates, direct postings on Lenard media In line with the principles of the Vela Code, Lenard’s voyage will be entirely free of emissions and single-use plastic packaging. No plastic bottled water will be transported,
ensuring zero plastic waste throughout the voyage.
Vasilij Žbogar, Slovenian Olympic champion who has participated in five Olympic Games and won 3 medals in them, will help in the tuning of the boat for this new attempt.
This event is a promotional part of the ecological and educational movement created by Dan Lenard himself. In the next future the Vela Code movement will promote its principles all over the world with her ambassador vehicle, the boat named “Vela” ex Volvo Ocean Race, Telefonica black.
Another upcoming event will be the launch of Dan Lenard’s book about his solo transatlantic voyage which was the germ of the Vela Code.
These events are part of a broader initiative to promote the Vela Code foundation and movement, which seeks to educate and engage the nautical community as firsthand witnesses to the state of our seas, ultimately advocating for ocean preservation on a global scale.
