Sailor on track for Christmas reunion - just
Dmitry Pelevin is now just 500 Nautical Miles from being home with his son in Gulf Harbour for Christmas Day
(HM December 2).
At the start of the year, Dmitry was in Russia when Covid-19 closed borders and cancelled flights, making it a challenge to return home to NZ.
He had promised his seven-year-old son Andrei that he would be there for Christmas, and so he bought an old yacht and began sailing. He hasn’t slept on shore for more than six months.
He is currently just passing the Kermadec Islands, on the final leg home but he is cutting it fine to get here for Christmas Day.