It has since been named Kublai's Khan, after the Mongol emperor for whom Marco Polo worked for 17 years.
Once work was completed the two set sail with a skeleton crew of five on their "most complicated" journey yet -- the first by boat.
Brummer, Glockner and the crew -- including Brummer's wife Abegael -- sailed for three months from Indonesia to the Philippines en route to Hong Kong, where they will remain until today, building up stocks, hiring more crew and, hopefully, collecting some funds.
They currently have five members and need at least two more in order to go on. They also rely on donations to fund the trip.
The two adventurers had the idea for the voyage 10 years ago but had only started planning about four years ago.
Only dreams and determination could bring them this far, they said.
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