Jean-Jacques Savin Completes Trans-Atlantic Crossing, Drifting in a Barrel

After a voyage of 147 days covering more than 2,000 nautical miles, French adventurer Jean-Jacques Savin, 72, has successfully drifted across the Atlantic Ocean on the wind and currents in his 10′ by 9′ orange barrel-shaped  craft. He departed from … Continue reading

French Adventurer Drifting Across the Atlantic in a Barrel

On Wednesday, 71-year-old  French adventurer Jean-Jacques Savin set off to cross the Atlantic in an unlikely craft — a barrel. He departed from El Hierro, one of the Canary Islands, west of Morocco, in a barrel-shaped capsule with the intention of drifting, … Continue reading