The distance between the islands of La Gomera (Canary Islands) Portugal (new route!) and Antigua (Antilles) is about 3500 nautical miles straight across the Atlantic Ocean, which is about 6500 kilometers. Connected by the Canary Current and the North Equatorial Current, between a latitude of 10° and 20° north. By a current speed of 0.5 knots, it would take me about seven months to drift this distance in my a little nutshell. To increase my speed and to make it possible to cross the atlantic in a reasonable time, i could set a sail or could attach a motor to my vessel. Or, how about that: I could use a pair of good oars and attempt to row across that entire ocean. Did i say “row”? Rowing 3500 nautical miles in up to 10 meter high waves? You’ve gotta be kidding me, right?!

No, i really don’t! 6500 kilometers, 140 days+, no support, no assistance, no stopover. Solo!, which means i will be totally alone in a 23feet long rowboat. Well, of course do i exactly know what i have to face, what i have to expect. Very well indeed! I am not stupid, nor am i crazy or suicidal. I know all the risks and i will be prepared to avoid them and to battle this unique challenge. I do not expect to find an enlightenment – and i don’t expect my world will be a completely different one just after a few million oarstrokes. Yes, i will be forced to leave my comfort zone, but i exercise very hard and team up with so many experts, that i know for sure, that i have all the resources to make this attempt a success. I will fulfill a lifedream, without a doubt – but i also will use this unique chance to try to change the world for a little better. Stroke by stoke. I will use my very special perspective to point to huge and often overseen problems in this environment – our oceans. I hope, that i can take as many people as possible with me onto this mission …

Elapsed (at Sea): 177 days 13 hours 19 minutes 57 seconds,

Yes, a lot of people call me crazy. But to be honest, most of them have no idea what rowing an ocean really means. They don’t know much about the boat, about the preparations … about me. And it is very time consuming to explain all the little details all the time, again and again. So i thought it might be a good idea to create a website, where i can expalain my project, my intentions, my preps, my problems, my solutions. So here we are. This is the place where i want to share all of my thoughts with you. I will try to show what it means to undergo such an experience. And i really hope, that i will be able to clear prejudges and wrong assumptions by doing so. And i hope too, that you like what i am going to do … and that you might think about supporting this project to make it a meaningful mission.

As said, i will attempt to row ALONE in a small boat across the ocean, yes. But it is impossible to do so without the help of so many, many people, organizations and companies. I have to say thank you! To all of you for supporting me so much.