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Passionate about sculling, Hervé Le Merrer plans to power himself by sculling alone from Cape Verde to Martinique during 2018.
Fellow members of his yacht club at Trébeurden on the Côtes d’Armor are taking the whole thing seriously, as is the town, which has provided Le Merrer with premises in which to work on his project. I only hope he has fun and doesn’t kill himself…
Well, it was everything you’d expect, with boats, music, stalls and people, and what’s more the sun came out! Well done, the folks of Faversham!
Howard Rice famously rounded Cape Horn in a canoe many years ago – and now plans to do it again, but this time in an 11ft 11in boat designed by John Welsford. The drawing shows how he’s adapted the boat; the original plans of this popular can be purchased here.
Read about the project and Howard’s thinking here.
