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Ari Huusela | |
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| Born | October 28, 1962 Helsinki, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Occupation | Captain of an aircraft |
| Known for | Single-handed sailing |
Ari Huusela (born 28 October 1962) is a professional Finnish pilot and amateur offshore single-handed sailor.[1] He has flown 25,000 hours and (before Vendée Globe) has sailed over 50,000 nautical miles.[2]
He is a participant in the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe race, a quadrennial competition in which participants attempt to sail around the world single-handed and non-stop. He is the first person from the Nordic countries to have participated and finished this race.[3]
- ^ Huusela, Ari. "Ari Huusela". www.imoca.org. International Monohull Open Class Association. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
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ilmailu-lehtiwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Finnairin lentäjä Ari Huusela valmistautuu maailman vaativimpaan purjehduskilpailuun" [‘Finnair pilot Ari Huusela preparing for the most demanding sailing race of the world’]. Blue Wings (in Finnish). Finnair. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.