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Across the Atlantic in record time

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Created by Brent in Qld > 9 months ago, 11 Jan 2025
Brent in Qld
WA, 1350 posts
11 Jan 2025 9:04PM
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explorersweb.com/man-windsurfs-4000km-across-the-atlantic-in-a-record-26-days/

I can't imagine doing this. An astounding 21st century adventure.

Mr Milk
NSW, 3110 posts
12 Jan 2025 12:08AM
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So many details missing from the report. Did he have to change rigs from time to time?

cecil
WA, 116 posts
18 Jan 2025 1:26PM
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Wow!

jn1
SA, 2627 posts
18 Jan 2025 7:23PM
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Well done effort Olivier. "... I started windsurfing here. I finish here. Windsurfing for me is over."

Christian Marty's story is also interesting as well. He was the pilot of the fated Air France Concorde flight in 2000. What a life.

Mark _australia
WA, 23433 posts
18 Jan 2025 5:48PM
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that is just bloody amazing.

Who will be the first to turn it into a 'which booties' thread

Flex2
WA, 366 posts
18 Jan 2025 6:17PM
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Its official, the French are the maddest (in a good inspirational way)

Found the guys blog
olivierdefranc.skipperblogs.com/?fbclid=IwY2xjawH4XmhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWmSaion8mKX04KJOgV_d7Ozl6oH9sXoo_T12RNSGSwag1hq5NmQmAIbqQ_aem_kP8l8eZDgscvLsIaGwqc-g

kato
VIC, 3506 posts
19 Jan 2025 9:47AM
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Legend!!!!!

Sandee
QLD, 264 posts
19 Jan 2025 1:41PM
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Mr Milk said..
So many details missing from the report. Did he have to change rigs from time to time?


Given that he had a support boat and was de-rigging nightly to set up his sleeping setup, then rigging again in the morning, this would be highly probable.

lemat
184 posts
19 Jan 2025 5:06PM
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On photos it seems he use two boards, one yellow that look like a bit a D2/raceboard and an exocet kona like. Loft oxygen sail ?

Doggerland
222 posts
20 Jan 2025 6:26PM
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awesome, they seemed to have had quite some fun and the obligatory galere (sargasso patch diarrhea)





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