• Hugo Vihlen: Crossing the Atlantic in a 5′ 4″ Sailboat  | Travel Grit Podcast

    Hugo Vihlen: Crossing the Atlantic in a 5′ 4″ Sailboat  | Travel Grit Podcast

    At 62, Hugo Vihlen sailed across the Atlantic in Father’s Day—a boat just 5 feet 4 inches long. He hand-steered through a hurricane, ate quarter rations, and lost a kidney somewhere between Newfoundland and England. His record still stands 30+ years later.

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    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.
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