It took 93 days, but South African watersport professional Chris Bertish managed to do something that nobody else has ever done before; paddle board across the Atlantic Ocean on a solo run. Oh yeah, and Bertish also did it unassisted and with no support from anyone else. That's right. One man, one paddle board and one absurdly incredible record.
According to CNN, Bertish managed to paddle the equivalent of a marathon every single day, completing the record on his custom built paddle board that featured a mini-cabin.
Bertish's stand-up paddleboard (SUP) may not be an off-the shelf job -- it's a custom-made,1,360-pound, 20-foot-long vessel fitted with a tiny cabin and solar panels -- but that doesn't mean the journey was any less daunting.
For 93 days Bertish has paddled the equivalent of a marathon a day, skirting the Canary Islands before heading into the open ocean and aiming for the Caribbean. Along the way he also set the record for the furthest distance traveled solo, unsupported and unassisted over open ocean in a day (71.96 miles).
To top it all off, Bertish also managed to raise $412,000, working alongside charities Signature of Hope Trust, the Lunchbox Foundation and Operation Smile. Bertish hopes to raise enough money to build five schools in South Africa and provide monthly dividends to feed, educate and provide healthcare to thousands of children.
Bertish's philosophy? "Nothing is impossible, unless you believe it to be."
(H/T: CNN)
