The 64-year-old Polish, Aleksander Doba, buzzed around with his brave effort of completing a transatlantic kayaking expedition that lasted almost 99 days and spanned 3,320 miles. He reached northeast Brazil on Wednesday afternoon. He was heavily bearded and messy but seems to be extremely fit.
What he has done unbelievable is the longest-ever solo-kayaking voyage, in terms of time spent at sea; and still he told a little gathering in the remote fishing community of Acaraú, that after a little more rest he would like to continue to the United States.
Aleksander Doba left from Dakar in west Africa on October 26, 2010, on board a tailored 23-foot sea kayak, which is only 39 inches broad. This was his home for 98 days and 20 hours.
Before Aleksander Doba; three others have kayaked across the Atlantic in the past:
- Franz Romer in 1928;
- Hannes Lindemann in 1956, and
- Peter Bray in 2001.
But none of those voyages was directly from continent to continent (they stayed offshore islands during their journey), and none of those paddlers was a senior citizen.
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