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Álvaro de Marichalar Sáenz de Tejada (born April 25, 1961 in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain) is a Spanish explorer, businessman and aristocrat. He holds several world sailing records, including the Guinness World Record for the only crossing of the Atlantic achieved on a jet ski [1].
Born in Pamplona, Navarra, in 1961, he was an aviation pilot and served in the Spanish Air Force for two years[2] , but a traffic accident forced him to abandon his vocation as a fighter pilot.[citation needed] He studied Business Administration in Florida[3] .
An entrepreneur in the real estate and telecommunications sector, in 1984 he created TeleSat a pioneering company in the sale of satellite dishes in Spain [4].. In 1986 he created another pioneering company in the commercialization of mobile telephony [citation needed]. Álvaro de Marichalar is also an Academician of the Royal Academy of the Sea.
In 30 years, he has carried out 39 maritime expeditions[5] all aboard jet ski type vessels.
- Caballero Divisero Hijodalgo del Ilustre Solar de Tejada. (la institución nobiliaria más antigua de Europa)
- Caballero Hermandad Ysabel La Católica, Capítulo de Puerto Rico.
- Miembro del Explorers Club de Nueva York
- Miembro de la Sociedad Geográfica de Rusia.
- Miembro de la Real Liga Naval Española.
- ^ "Fastest crossing of the Atlantic by personal watercraft (PWC)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "ALVARO DE MARICHALAR Y SAENZ DE TEJADA".
- ^ Martín, Susana (20 January 2008). "Álvaro Marichalar. 'Mi familia dice que lo mío es valentía'". El Mundo. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Hola.com. "Álvaro de Marichalar. Noticias, fotos y biografía de Álvaro de Marichalar". hola.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ "Álvaro de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada recibe la Orden Guardián de Altamar de la ONSA".