This morning, Chris Bertish of South Africa finished a 4,050-mile journey and became the first human to ever cross the Atlantic Ocean on a standup paddleboard (SUP).
Chris Bertish’s journey began on December 6th, 2016, when he left Agadir, Morocco and he’s been paddling across the Atlantic Ocean every day.
He encountered countless sharks, huge wave swells, miserable trade winds, and a literal shit ton of other obstacles along the way. But that’s all in the past now.Chris cataloged his journey on the website TheSUPCrossing.com, where blog posts and videos were shared from his 4,050-mile paddle across the Atlantic. At 8:32 am AST today, Chris landed in Antigua and successfully became the first SUP paddler to traverse the Atlantic.
When we think about typical standup paddleboards the normal wide-shaped surfboard style comes to mind, but Chris Bertish needed something unique for his unassisted crossing of the Atlantic. He was more or less paddling an entire fucking boat across the ocean. Check this thing out:
