explorersweb.com/man-windsurfs-4000km-across-the-atlantic-in-a-record-26-days/

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

So many details missing from the report. Did he have to change rigs from time to time?

Wow!

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.

that is just bloody amazing.

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

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

maybe better article www.boatnews.com/story/47986/olivier-defranc-succeeds-in-crossing-the-atlantic-in-26-days-on-a-windsurfer?fbclid=IwY2xjawH4YBlleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHWfIlZS0ZiimZwnD52Ky4k1lYZiOqNeB1-hMQ8mOiZXzg8ljHjgn83e5Ww_aem_feVJ8jWS_VMvm2aRhU7XfA

Legend!!!!!

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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.

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 ?

awesome, they seemed to have had quite some fun and the obligatory galere (sargasso patch diarrhea)