Chinese skipper Guo Chuan （first right） celebrates with his multinational crew after crossing the finish line on September 15 on the Bering Strait following a 13-day voyage on the treacherous waters of the Northeast Passage for 3，240 nautical miles.

It is the first time in history that a racing trimaran has successfully sailed non-stop through the Arctic shipping route from Murmansk in northwest Russia to the Bering Strait.