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Greatest distance rowed on the Atlantic Ocean—7,065 nautical miles (13,084 km; 8,130 mi) from Namibia to Venezuela and across the Caribbean Sea to the United States [9] Farthest distance rowed solo and non-stop on the Atlantic Ocean—5,029 nautical miles (9,314 km; 5,787 mi) from Namibia to Venezuela in 153 days, 11 hours, and 52 minutes [60]
The first solo record was set by Joshua Slocum in the Spray (1898). The current record holders are IDEC 3 , skippered by Francis Joyon in 40 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds for a crewed journey, and François Gabart with Macif in 42 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes and 35 seconds for a solo journey.
Fossett mainly cruised at over 8,000 meters (26,000 feet) and breathed oxygen from a liquid oxygen system. [1] Duration and distance of this solo balloon flight was 13 days, 8 hours, 33 minutes to circumnavigate the globe and 14 days 19 hours 50 minutes to landing total time covering 20,626.48 statute miles (33,195.10 km). [2]
The official distance was 25,766 statute miles (41,467 km) and the duration was 76 hours 45 minutes. The next month, Fossett made a third flight around the world in order to break the absolute record for "Distance over a closed circuit without landing" (with takeoff and landing at the same airport).
Motorized transportation is permitted over water and where otherwise needed, but the human-powered distance must be a minimum of 18,000 miles (29,000 km) to qualify for a world record, according to Guinness rules since 2013. [citation needed] Thomas Stevens was the first person to circle the globe by bicycle. The feat was accomplished between ...
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Length: 6,500 miles (10,500 km) Date: April 1982 – December 1983 Distance walked per month: 342 miles (550 km) Details: This peace walk of about 20 core people started from Seattle and walked across the U.S. to Washington, D.C. Members then flew to Ireland and walked through much of Europe, taking a boat from Greece to the Middle East.
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