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Harker to Finish Circumnavigation

Mike Harker expects to finish his circumnavigation this weekend, just a month or so behind schedule.

© Mike Harker

Like Frenchman Francis Joyon and his 97-ft trimaran IDEC, Mike Harker of the  Manhattan Beach-based Hunter Mariner 49 Wanderlust III is expected to complete his circumnavigation this weekend:

"I’m 900 miles southeast of Antigua, and now that I’m in the trades, I’m making better than expected progress. At this rate I will be at anchor in Antigua in five days, and will have completed my circumnavigation in just about one year. I may even make it in time for the famous Sunday night Steel Band party up at Shirely Heights overlooking English and Falmouth Harbors."

A big party on Shirely Heights sounds like a great way to wrap up a circumnavigation.

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