Cruisers Forum
 

Go Back   Cruisers & Sailing Forums > Life Aboard a Boat > Fishing, Recreation & Fun
Reload this Page Swimmer proposes to cross Pacific
Cruiser Wiki Click Here to Login

Reply
  This discussion is proudly sponsored by:
Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on Cruisers Forums. Advertise Here
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 06-06-2018, 20:41   #1
Registered User

Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Niagara Falls
Boat: Westsail 32
Posts: 629
Swimmer proposes to cross Pacific
Benoit Lecomte proposes to swim across the Pacific Ocean....


Beware the sharks, radiation, masses of garbage: Benoit Lecomte starts 9,000 km swim across Pacific | CBC News
Seymore is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-06-2018, 22:06   #2
Registered User

Join Date: Jun 2018
Boat: Seawind 1370 (being built)
Posts: 1
Re: Swimmer proposes to cross Pacific
I hope he waits at least an hour after eating to start that long swim.
Spindrift300 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-07-2018, 02:36   #3
Registered User

Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Szczecin, Poland (Szczecin Lagoon area)
Posts: 7
Re: Swimmer proposes to cross Pacific
In August 2017 the Polish swimmer Sebastian Karaś (26-year-old) swam alone the Baltic Sea from Polish town Kołobrzeg to the Danish island Bornholm as the first man in the world. He has a website www . sebastiankaras . pl.
Szczecin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-07-2018, 04:38   #4
Senior Cruiser
 
GordMay's Avatar

Cruisers Forum Supporter

Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
Posts: 47,890
Images: 241
Re: Swimmer proposes to cross Pacific
Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Spindrift.
__________________
Gord May
"If you didn't have the time or money to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"
GordMay is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15-07-2018, 23:34   #5
Registered User

Join Date: Jul 2018
Posts: 52
Re: Swimmer proposes to cross Pacific
Wow! The guy will be in the water for 8 hours a day.
grecko is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16-07-2018, 00:40   #6
Senior Cruiser

Cruisers Forum Supporter

Join Date: May 2013
Location: Oregon to Alaska
Boat: Wheeler Shipyard 83' ex USCG
Posts: 3,435
Re: Swimmer proposes to cross Pacific
Hopefully the Coast Guard won't have risk lives to rescue his ass.
Lepke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 16-07-2018, 01:25   #7
Registered User
 
s/v Moondancer's Avatar

Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Miami
Boat: Boatless
Posts: 1,571
Re: Swimmer proposes to cross Pacific
We were next to his support boat in Yokahama, he is very well organized and funded.
__________________
Phil

"Remember, experience only means that you screw-up less often."
s/v Moondancer is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

« Boat For Sale | If I had a Million Dollars..... »
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Linear Mode Linear Mode
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Swimmer! Butler Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 4 12-07-2016 14:07
USCG proposes to restrict cruising Catamarans to "calm" weather David_Old_Jersey Multihull Sailboats 106 02-04-2012 00:04
Alinghi proposes unlimited downwind sails Amgine Cruising News & Events 11 13-09-2007 08:49
Smallest Catamaran to attempt to cross the Atlantic or Pacific Lundy Multihull Sailboats 13 23-02-2007 10:05

Advertise Here


All times are GMT -7. The time now is 15:38.

Contact Us - Cruisers & Sailing Forums - Sitemap - Community Rules - Terms of Service - Privacy - Accessibility - Top

Google+
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2023, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Social Knowledge Networks
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2023, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
close

Privacy Guaranteed - your email is never shared with anyone, opt out any time.


ShowCase vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.