Hugo Vihlen’s Record-breaking Ocean Crossings

Map from The Stormy Voyage of Father's Day showing Hugo Vihlen's two Atlantic Ocean crossings: April Fool route from Casablanca to Florida in 1968 (85 days) and Father's Day route from Newfoundland to England in 1993 (105 days), marking the smallest boats ever to cross the Atlantic
Hugo Vihlen’s Atlantic crossing routes: April Fool (1968, 6-foot boat, 85 days) and Father’s Day (1993, 5’4″ boat, 105 days). Map from Hugo’s book, The Stormy Voyage of Father’s Day.

Listen to the full Hugo Vihlen interview on the Travel Grit podcast.

Map is from his book The Stormy Voyage of Father’s Day.

For more sailing stories, check out Webb Chiles’ six circumnavigations.

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