Richard Kohler has made history by successfully completing his Atlantic Ocean crossing on his solo and unsupported Ocean X kayak adventure from Cape Town to Brazil, becoming the first person to cross the Southern Atlantic Ocean on a kayak.
Richard Kohler left Granger Bay in Cape Town on December 19, 2022, two months to the day, and has finally completed this mammoth task in a story about endurance, courage against the odds and the indomitability of the human spirit.
The bay of Salvador is vast, with strong tidal currents filling and emptying the bay every few hours – meaning that if Richard didn’t arrive in time, he’d have to wait until Monday morning to set foot on Brazilian soil.As luck would have it, Richard was able to swim to the beach by paddling hard in the final moments of his long journey, and he was joined for the last few kilometres by an entourage of navy personnel, lifeguards and local paddlers.
“The crowning glory must be the phenomenal success of the fundraising for Operation Smile South Africa. We have raised over half a million Rand, ensuring that more than a hundred children will receive corrective cleft surgery,” Richard beams.This has been several years in the making, and Richard first attempted the crossing in December 2021 but had to regrettably make a detour to Walvis Bay after just two weeks at sea.
Several unusual weather conditions hampered the first part of the journey, with Richard experiencing gale-force winds, rough seas and rain squalls.
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