Kayak trip from CA to Hawaii aborted

[Joseph Berkovitz]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/07/kayaker-rescued-california-hawaii-cyril-derreumaux
 

This article is about the just-aborted trip by Cyril Derreumaux. Had he succeeded he would have been the first solo kayaker to make this trip since Ed Gillet did it in a stock Necky Tofino in 1987, a feat never repeated (and beautifully described in Ed’s book The Pacific Alone).

I met Cyril briefly at a fundraising booth for his trip in Sausalito. I suspect he’ll figure this out eventually!

 

 

[prudenceb]

Did Ed write the book?  Looked up on Amazon and looks as though a different author describing voyage.  Is this what you were referring to and recommending?

[Joseph Berkovitz]

Yes it’s a different author - I forgot. But the book incorporates so much of Ed’s logs and conversation that it feels as though he wrote a lot of it. 

[PeterB]

These oceanic crossings mystify me; I read an account of a Gulf of Mexico  kayak crossing  from the tip of the Yucatan to Louisiana. It sounded arduous, dangerous, not especially educational or informative,  and not a lot of fun.  Seems like the kayak is essentially a craft designed  for coastal travel, hunting ,  and exploration and not designed for multi- day crossings out on the ocean,  so using a kayak in that capacity becomes an exercise in ego and extremism.  

[prudenceb]

9 hours ago, PeterB said:

These oceanic crossings mystify me; I read an account of a Gulf of Mexico  kayak crossing  from the tip of the Yucatan to Louisiana. It sounded arduous, dangerous, not especially educational or informative,  and not a lot of fun.  Seems like the kayak is essentially a craft designed  for coastal travel, hunting ,  and exploration and not designed for multi- day crossings out on the ocean,  so using a kayak in that capacity becomes an exercise in ego and extremism.  

I don't like crossings myself, but the first 7 pages of the book explain why he gave up long distance coastal paddling for his Pacific adventure.  On so many levels I would never want to attempt such a voyage, but at least he provides an explanation!

[rpg51]

Young persons game.