Guo Chuan will set sail again in October to explore the maritiem silk road after having completed a passage in the Artic Ocean with his international crew.

Guo, 50, returned to Qingdao on Sunday after a non-stop 24-day trip on the sea. He and his crew including two Frenchmen, a German and a Russian set off on September 3 in the Russian city of Murmansk, and completed the North-East passage in the Arctic Ocean 12 days later. They then used another 12 days to reach Qingdao.

But he will have little time to recover. The sailer is scheduled to start the maritime silk road voyage in mid-October.

According to his plan, Guo will visit Hong Kong, Singapore, Colombo of Sri Lanka, Bombay, Alexander of Egypt, Southampton of Britain and Rotterdam. The voyage is expected to last 60 days.