Across the Atlantic in record time

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Brent in Qld
Brent in Qld
WA
1471 posts
WA, 1471 posts
11 Jan 2025 9:04pm
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
Mr Milk
NSW
3137 posts
NSW, 3137 posts
12 Jan 2025 12:08am
So many details missing from the report. Did he have to change rigs from time to time?
cecil
cecil
WA
121 posts
WA, 121 posts
18 Jan 2025 1:26pm
Wow!
jn1
jn1
SA
2753 posts
jn1 jn1
SA, 2753 posts
18 Jan 2025 7:23pm
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
Mark _australia
WA
23647 posts
WA, 23647 posts
18 Jan 2025 5:48pm
that is just bloody amazing.

Who will be the first to turn it into a 'which booties' thread
Flex2
Flex2
WA
373 posts
WA, 373 posts
18 Jan 2025 6:17pm
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
Flex2
Flex2
WA
373 posts
kato
kato
VIC
3527 posts
VIC, 3527 posts
19 Jan 2025 9:47am
Legend!!!!!
Sandee
Sandee
QLD
275 posts
QLD, 275 posts
19 Jan 2025 1:41pm
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
lemat
208 posts
208 posts
19 Jan 2025 5:06pm
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
Doggerland
229 posts
229 posts
20 Jan 2025 6:26pm
awesome, they seemed to have had quite some fun and the obligatory galere (sargasso patch diarrhea)



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