Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
Outdoor Activities => Northern Ireland Canoeing and Watersports => Topic started by: MG1 on February 17, 2011
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64 year old polish dude cross the atlantic in sea kayak.
(http://canoekayak.com/videos-photos/gallery/aleksander-doba-reaches-south-america/aleksander-doba-south-america-05.jpg)
http://canoekayak.com/kayak/doba-interview-i-was-both-the-captain-and-the-crew/ (http://canoekayak.com/kayak/doba-interview-i-was-both-the-captain-and-the-crew/)
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That's brilliant! ...and now he's going to row up to North America.
Part of me wonders, when he gets there... if he will decide to catch the gulf stream and paddle back to Europe!
That's a mighty boat to power by yourself. Safety might be worth it though - there is a moving documentary about a guy who tried to paddle the Tasmin sea from Australia to NZ. It was a month trip in a modified sea kayak. Mental weather he endured, but disappeared on the last day :'(
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i saw that show myself too, i admired his enthusiasm but his lack of responsibility and safety aspects ultimatly cost him his life.
if i remember correctly he couldnt get permission to do the trip but went ahead anyway?
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Don't remember that. Not sure what permission would be needed?
In terms of safety, he was pushing boundaries and there will always be compromises that could catch you out.
Whether it was responsible for someone with a wife and child to undertake such a thing will be a very personal call, and is a question often asked of people who do extreme activities. The documentary did spend time hearing from his wife, so there is chance for anyone watching to determine their relationship and understanding around the matter.
Just checked for anyone interested, the man we are discussing was Andrew McAuley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_McAuley) and the documentary was called Solo: lost at sea.