Apostolos Kardaras from Patras, Greece, had told Greek Symban World Radio in Sydney of his plans to make a boat trip from Patras to Sydney within 6 months.
The boat trip will include stops at ports in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and lastly in Sydney.
When asked by “Radio Interviews” reporter Thomas Tsamouras what the reasons behind such a big and dangerous trip are, Mr. Kardaras stressed that he was motivated to undertake the trip in order to highlight the Hellenism of Macedonia and prove what Greeks are capable of doing when they work together. “My partners and I decided to build a closed-end boat in order to travel from Patras to Sydney” added Mr. Kardaras.
The boat, specially designed for this purpose, was undertaken by the University of Patras and the Ship Conversion Department of the TEI of Athens. The boat will be fully equipped with special solar panels producing electricity for the engines, with storerooms for food and equipment and a water tank of 420 liters.
The trip is set to commence in June from Patras, and end after five to six months given the weather conditions the group will face. According to Mr. Kardaras, his own 38-year-old experience as a sailor and the detailed organization of the trip are the key features that make him truly believe the whole effort will be a success story.
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