Kang Dong-suk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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South Korean yachtsman
Date of Birth: 25-May-1969
Place of Birth: Hapcheon County, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Profession: sailor
Nationality: South Korea
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Kang Dong-suk
- Kang Dong-suk (Korean: ???; born May 25, 1969; a.k.a.
- Donald Kang) is a yachtsman and adventurer from South Korea.On June 8, 1997, he became the first Korean to sail around the world single-handedly, when he completed a circumnavigation on a 30-foot (9.2-meter) sailboat Pioneer 2 (??? 2), covering over 70,000 kilometers in 3 years and 5 months.
- In 1991, he completed the first single-handed sailing voyage of the Pacific by a Korean in his first sailboat Pioneer 1 (??? 1), a 29-foot (8.7-meter) boat, travelling the distance of 11,700 kilometers in 7 months.
- After arriving in Korea, he donated the Pioneer 1 to the Korea Naval Academy. The Republic of Korea Navy, in recognition of Kang's sailing achievements, awarded him the first ever Honorary Member of the Republic of Korea Navy (????) title.
- In November 1997, following his return from the sailing solo-circumnavigation, South Korean President Kim Young-sam invited Kang to the Blue House and awarded him the "New Korean" (????) title.In 1999, as a member of a Korean climbing team, he attempted to summit Broad Peak in the Himalayas, the 12th highest mountain in the world.
- The team had to turn back when a climbing member fell to his death.After his return from the Himalayas, Kang graduated from UCLA and worked at Deloitte as a public accountant.
- In 2005, Kang served as the expedition manager for the Korean mountaineer Park Young-seok's North Pole expedition, supporting Park achieve an Explorers Grand Slam.
- Park became the first person to climb all 14 Eight-thousanders and achieve the Explorers Grand Slam.Kang chronicled his sailing adventures in his book Yes I am passionate about the sea.
- He also gives frequent lectures about his experience and expeditions.
- Sailboats (Pioneers 1 and 2) used by Kang for his sailing voyages are on display at the Korea Naval Academy and the Korea National Maritime Museum.
- Kang currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area, working as an accountant.
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