Azhar Mansor Explained

Honorific Prefix:	Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Birth Date:	11 February 1958
Birth Place:	Perlis, Malaysia
Nationality:	Malaysian
Occupation:	Sailor
Years Active:	1998 - Present
Known For:	The first Malaysian to complete a solo circumnavigation of the globe on sailing yacht Jalur Gemilang.
Awards:	Performance Certificate from WSSR (World Speed Sailing Record Council) for Round the World, assisted, (stops,) eastabout, single-handed.^[1]

Datuk Azhar Mansor is the first Malaysian to sail solo around the world.^[2] He made his trip in 1999, sailing the ship Jalur Gemilang. His round the world trip, with stops, took 190 days, 6 hours 57 minutes and 2 seconds^[3]

Honour

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• Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (DPPJ) – Dato' (1999)

Successes

Datuk Azhar has managed to set a new world record via an East about route, attempted by no-one and has been verified by the WSSRC (World Speed Sailing Record Council) as an official record.

Azhar is currently based in Langkawi managing Telaga Harbour Park, one of Malaysia's finest marinas.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Performance certificates . World Sailing Speed Record Council . 13 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131129131034/http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/wssr-performance-certificates.html . 29 November 2013 .
2. http://asianyachting.com/Archive/azhar.htm Azhar gets a hero's welcome
3. Web site: Performance certificates . World Sailing Speed Record Council . 13 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131129131034/http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/wssr-performance-certificates.html . 29 November 2013 .