In good tradition of celebrating singular plonkers; the story of Mockus
Awesome & heartbreaking..so close

www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/07/cyclone-alfred-rescued-rower-aurimas-mockus
"I was like a cat in a washing machine," he told reporters at the HMAS Kuttabul naval base in Potts Point, just east of Sydney's CBD
"Now I know . hell is not . hot, it's actually wet and very strong winds."
Mockuviene said the rowing trip was not the craziest thing her husband had ever done, but it was the "longest crazy" he had attempted.
When Mockuviene was asked if she would approve of his husband trying again, she said it was out of her hands. "I cannot keep him . at the house. It's impossible."