His exploits included a number of successful long-distance sailing feats, such as becoming the first Italian to sail single-handedly from east to west around the world, starting and ending his journey in Castiglione della Pescaia, Tuscany.

In 1978, after being capsized by orcas,[1] he survived more than ten weeks in a life raft in the South Atlantic along with a friend, journalist Mauro Mancini,[2] who died of pneumonia two days after the two were rescued.

In 1992, Fogar was paralyzed from the neck down following a jeep accident while rallying in Turkmenistan.

This did not end his adventurous spirit, and in 1997, in a wheelchair, he competed in a round-Italy yacht race.

[4] He died in 2005 of a heart attack and is buried at the Monumental Cemetery of Milan, Italy.