He planned to reach Shanghai in 20 days, breaking the previous 21-day record set by Italian Giovanni Soldini. His intended route was about 7,000 nautical miles.

他计划用20天抵达上海，打破此前意大利的吉奥瓦尼•索迪尼创下的21天纪录。他的预定航线长约7000海里。

Dubbed "Chinese No. 1 Mariner," Guo is regarded as a national hero in China.

郭川被誉为“中国帆船第一人”，在中国被视为国家英雄。 Chinese sailor Guo Chuan after breaking the North East Passage World Record in September 2015.

He is the country's first-ever professional sailor with two world records: the 40ft solo non-stop circumnavigation world record (finished in 138 days in 2013) and Arctic Ocean Northeast Passage non-stop sailing world record (12 days 3 hrs in 2015).

他是首位创造了两项世界纪录的中国职业帆船手：40英尺级帆船单人不间断环球航行世界纪录

Chinese mariner Guo Chuan sets sail in #SanFrancisco, embarking on a solo trans-Pacific world #record challenge

— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) October 19, 2016

中国航海家郭川在#旧金山扬帆起航，开始挑战单人跨太平洋航行的世界#纪录  

— 新华社

Miao Hanlin, a 24-year-old fan of Guo's who met his hero three years ago, said the sailor has a strong personality.

24岁的苗翰林

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