Vito Dumas (1900-1965)

SY VITO is named for the pioneer circumnavigator, Vito Dumas.

Vito Dumas was an Argentine single-handed sailor.

On 27 June 1942, while the world was in the depths of World War II, he set out on a single-handed circumnavigation of the Southern Ocean. He left Buenos Aires in June, sailing LEHG II, a 31-foot ketch an acronym representing "four names which marked my life". He had only the most basic and makeshift gear; he had no radio, for fear of being shot as a spy, and was forced to stuff his clothes with newspaper to keep warm.

With only three landfalls, the legs of his trip were the longest that had been made by a single-hander, and in the most ferocious oceans on the Earth.

Duma's description of his voyage has been published as 'Alone Through the Roaring Forties'.

Hear Carlos di Sarli sing the tango Navegante recognizing this great navigator. 

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