It took him 107 days to complete his crossing of the Atlantic with only the strength of his arms. This Thursday, Guirec Soudée crossed the finish line of his incredible adventure. At 10:49 am, he and his baptized boat Romanesque crossed the Créach meridian line off the island of Ouessant (Finistère) after more than three months of struggling. Leaving the east coast of the United States in mid-June, the 29-year-old sailor will be able to find his hen Monique. “I will admit that I am starting to be a little exhausted and irritated in a lot of places,” he had declared a few days ago to the crew of a French Navy plane which was flying over his area.
To cross this fictitious line, Guirec Soudée was absolutely alone on the water. Alerted, the Molène SNSM is in the process of going there to accompany him until his return to earth. “The operation promises to be agitated because the sea conditions around Ouessant are tough,” warns his team.
Heckled by the weather, the adventurer rowed all night to cross the finish line before the arrival of a new gale. The official arrival of the local child should take place on Friday at 2 p.m. in Brest, where he will give his last strokes.
One month older than Gérard d’Aboville in 1980
Known for his adventures at the North Pole with his hen Monique, Guirec Soudée had undertaken a crossing of the Atlantic by rowing at the end of 2020. Once he arrived in the West Indies, he had decided to attempt the crossing in the other direction. by the North Atlantic, like Gérard D’aboville in 1980. The French took 71 days and 23 hours to paddle 5,200 km. Swept by the currents and forced to turn around, Guirec Soudée took 36 more days to cover nearly 10,000 km. Heroic.