Nándor Fa

Nándor Fa (born 9 July 1953) is a Hungarian yachtsman.

Biography

He first followed the family tradition from an early age and practiced wrestling but an injury forced him to change sports. This sports enthusiast then discovers kayaking and then sailing at the age of 27 years old. Passionate about sailing, he joined the Hungarian national team, sailing the Finn and Laser dinghy and also started to draw boats. As he cruised near Cape Horn on the 31-foot course he had built, he learned on Chilean radio that a solo round-the-world race with stopovers, the BOC Challenge, was passing by. This inspired him to want to participate.

He sailed around the world in 700 days with Jozsef Gal between 1985 and 1987 on the ship Szent Jupat, which they had built between 1981 and 1984.

Between 1988 and 1990 he built another boat, Alba Regia on which he participated in the BOC Challenge in 1990-1991 (10th in 165 days), then at the Vendée Globe in 1992-1993 (arrived 5th, after 128 days 16 hours 5 minutes and 4 seconds of racing).

He departed 1996–1997 Vendée Globe aboard Budapest, a new boat he built himself, but keel damage and then a collision with a cargo ship quickly forced him to abandon.

He came fourth in the 1997 Transat Jacques Vabre race 23 days 07 hours 12 minutes.

Race result highlights

Career highlights PosYearRaceClassBoat nameNotesRefRound the world races 8th 2017 2016–2017 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Spirit of Hungary 93 days, 22 hours and 53 minutes 7th 2015 2014-2015 Barcelona World Race IMOCA 60 Spirit of Hungary 110 days, 10 hours and 59 minutes with DNF 1997 1996–1997 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Budapest Collision 5th 1993 1992–1993 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 K and H Bank Matav 128 days, 16 hours and 5 minutes 10th 1991 1990-1991 BOC Challenge Alba Regia 165 days Transatlantic RacesOther significant races

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