This Is One of the Most Badass Sea Crossings Ever

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(AJ) When he couldn’t fly across the Atlantic in the 1920s, he decided to solo kayak it–even though he couldn’t swim. ‘What good would it do me?’ Franz Romer asked.

It was 1928 and the 29-year-old German man had just completed a 58-day solo crossing of the Atlantic in a kayak that looked a bit like a sailing canoe. Continue to story (Adventure Journal)

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