Latitude Zero

Mike Horn Circumnavigates the Equator

On the 3rd of June in 1999 at around 18h 00, local time, Mike Horn left Gabon on the West African coast for the first step of an expedition called Latitude Zero. Mike sailed the equator single handed aboard his new Corsair 28. "I'm more than satisfied - the boat and all of the technical equipment ran very well, even during the most difficult moments." - Mike Horn