After 2,930 miles and 127 days at sea, Jean-Jacques Savin is back on dry land.
Jean-Jacques Savin, a former paratrooper, works on the construction of a barrel-shaped vessel that he used to float across the Atlantic Ocean. By Kyle Swenson Kyle Swenson Reporter for Morning Mix Email Bio Follow May 8 at 6:05 AM Last March, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s research vessel Ronald H. Brown was knocking around the waves in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean when the crew spotted a surprise on the horizon.
“On behalf of the crew, Chief Boatswain Michael Lastinger lowered provisions to the French adventurer and wished him well,” the NOAA Twitter account explained. Jean-Jacques Savin created about 65 square feet of living space inside, including a small kitchen and sleeping area. Madcap dashes across the Atlantic Ocean have long been a pursuit for daredevil adventurers. As The Washington Post reported in 1987, “The Guinness Book of World Records lists more than 30 methods of crossing the 3,000-mile ocean.”
According to a Post story from Savin’s launch last December, the resin-coated plywood craft he created about 65 square feet of living space inside, including a small kitchen and sleeping area. The design was built to protect both against the Atlantic’s waves and attacks from orca whales. A weighted keel kept the barrel stable, and four portholes on each side of the barrel allowed Savin to look out on the water.
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