Sushi paddles: Polish pensioner crossed the Atlantic in a kayak, having sailed for more than 100 days
On September 3, 70-year-old Alexander Doba from Poland completed a transatlantic journey after more than 100 days at sea. The Pole started in May from New Jersey and completed a swim in Le Conque on the northeast coast of France.
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In 2010, he became the first person to swim across the Atlantic Ocean in a single-person paddle kayak, covering the distance from Senegal to Brazil. In 2013, at the age of 67, Doba repeated the swim, this time from Lisbon to Florida.
Both times Alexander Doba set records — the longest swims of a person in open water in a kayak.
The team of the Prey wrote on Facebook that he completed the third trip "tired and happy."
"The swim was incredibly emotional and difficult. Weather conditions, strong currents and winds on the island of Chelbaheb were against him."
Due to the poor conditions, Dobe even had to change the planned place of arrival.
The Facebook post ended with the words: "If you are somewhere in Brittany, welcome to Le Conque. We are celebrating a truly historic moment."
Before reaching the coast of France, 70-year-old Doba spent 119 days at sea.
Doba went all the way on the oars.
In 2015, National Geographic presented 68-year-old Alesander Dobe with the Traveler of the Year award.
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The frame was posted on Instagram by British rower and two-time Olympic champion Alex Gregory.
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