Axel Ingwersen
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Axel Ingwersen was a winner of the 1924 Blue Water Medal
for his sailing trip where he departed Shanghai
on February 20, 1923 and arrived in Denmark
past the Cape of Good Hope
in May of 1924. He was sailing a double-ended ketch, 47 feet length overall, built by native laborers. He had a crew of three with him.
Blue Water Medal
The Blue Water Medal is an honor awarded annually by the Cruising Club of America for a remarkable sailing feat. The first award was issued in 1923.-Winners:*Alex Whitworth "for a circumnavigation of the world via the Northwest Passage west to east."...
for his sailing trip where he departed Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
on February 20, 1923 and arrived in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
past the Cape of Good Hope
Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.There is a misconception that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa, because it was once believed to be the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. In fact, the...
in May of 1924. He was sailing a double-ended ketch, 47 feet length overall, built by native laborers. He had a crew of three with him.