体坛英语资讯：Polish yacht docks in Tasmania after clinching Antarctic circumnavigation record
<p><span word="SYDNEY">SYDNEY</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 7-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="Polish">Polish</span> <span word="sailors">sailors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Tasmanian">Tasmanian</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="circumnavigate">circumnavigate</span> <span word="Antarctica">Antarctica</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> 60<span word="th">th</span> <span word="parallel">parallel</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 72-<span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="Katharsis">Katharsis</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loop">loop</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 21 <span word="after">after</span> 72 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="treacherous">treacherous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bone">bone</span>-<span word="chilling">chilling</span> <span word="seas">seas</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="icebergs">icebergs</span>, <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tear">tear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roofs">roofs</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span> <span word="began">began</span>.</p><p><span word="Around">Around</span> 1,000 <span word="nautical">nautical</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tasmania">Tasmania</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Hobart">Hobart</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oyster">oyster</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="yacht">yacht</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="rogue">rogue</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainsail">mainsail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vessel">vessel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uncontrolled">uncontrolled</span> <span word="gybe">gybe</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="icy">icy</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p><span word="Luckily">Luckily</span> <span word="however">however</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sailors">sailors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="tethered">tethered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="survived">survived</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Fortunately">Fortunately</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rigging">rigging</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainmast">mainmast</span>," <span word="skipper">skipper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="Mariusz">Mariusz</span> <span word="Koper">Koper</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="fibre">fibre</span> <span word="boom">boom</span>, <span word="robust">robust</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="impact">impact</span>-<span word="resistant">resistant</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="fractured">fractured</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span>."</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="exhausting">exhausting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fraught">fraught</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hazards">hazards</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span>.</p>
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