Monterey to Hawaii by kayak

This guy did it a few decades ago.
I remember the news talking about it.
Quite the adventurer, I learned how to ski the backcountry from one of his books.
Check out the link:

http://www.legendinc.com/Pages/MarbleheadNet/MM/Articles/EdGillette.html

Thats an incredible story. Ive never read this before. Thank you for sharing

x2, what an adventure!

This guy did it a few decades ago.
I remember the news talking about it.
Quite the adventurer, I learned how to ski the backcountry from one of his books.
Check out the link:

http://www.legendinc.com/Pages/MarbleheadNet/MM/Articles/EdGillette.html

Thats an incredible story. Ive never read this before. Thank you for sharing

x2, what an adventure!

x3

Looks like Angela Madsen has now scratched her voyage as well. Bummer.

http://debmole.blogspot.com/

Looks like Angela Madsen has now scratched her voyage as well. Bummer.

http://debmole.blogspot.com/

I love adventures.  Especially the cold, frozen, life threatening, death defying types.  Of course I prefer to be in my living room, bowl of popcorn, remote close and beverages.  Oh crap, I need to raise the volume but the remote is just out of reach....

See we all have adversities to overcome 

Were they in a Hobie?

Were they in a Hobie?

I think they were using a couple of modified composite Sit-In double kayaks, rigged for single paddlers.

Were they in a Hobie?

I think they were using a couple of modified composite Sit-In double kayaks, rigged for single paddlers.

Neckys I believe.

-Allen

With the sustained NW winds we have been having I don't think they would have made it anyway.  Even with a huge drift shute you would lose many miles trying to sleep or rest.  I don't know, it just doesn't appeal to me to be stuck on a kayak for that long.

That makes for a true "iron ass" marathon 

   Not on my bucket list of to-do's

~Bill

Gillette is the only one I've know to have done this trek in a real kayak.
I don't think anyone actually realizes what they are in for when they attempt it.