[John Robertson Posts: 5121 Status: Offline WWW]

This guy is unstoppable!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElU4L6Rdr8E

3610Km by inflatable hovercraft (Beetle-4, powered by a couple of Chines Lifan engines 9HP and 14HP?) definitely makes us look like amateurs!
https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.katera.ru%2Findex.php%3F%2Ftopic%2F50145-prikliucheniia-zhuka-na-severe%2F&edit-text=

[John Robertson Posts: 5121 Status: Offline WWW]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JghRdku2MG4
From reading the linked forum it looks like the family over-winter in a wooden cabin (Aug - May!!!) before continuing to explore the rivers and lakes.  Some spectacular scenery but I'll bet the temperature was a bit serious!

Craft is interesting being fully inflatable - skegs have good (durable)  and bad (high drag) points.  Must remember to always carry an axe     

[Ian Brooks Posts: 3550 Status: Offline]

Kudos to the Russian that won't be stopped! What a journey!

Thats an impressive hovercraft - it would be cool to see some of those over here.

[John Robertson Posts: 5121 Status: Offline WWW]

Makes us look like a bunch of woosies (looks like a 4523Km trip)!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3soSQT2XVY&feature=share
Full story thread is HERE (Google translate struggles with Russian but some of it makes sense!)
Interesting inflatable skeg hovercraft - obviously very durable!