Ep. 605: A 50-Day Solo Row Across the Atlantic - Gavan Hennigan
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 23 January 2020
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Originally aired March 30, 2017
Past guest, Gavan Hennigan, is back on the show today to tell us about his solo row across the southern Atlantic. What do the stars and the milky way look like at night from the middle of the ocean? How does one cope with 50 days of solitude sitting in a 16 ft rowing for days on end? Gavan discusses overcoming his issues with addiction and how he turned drug addiction into a passion for adventure.
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| 0:00.0 | If you want really good coffee to take on your next adventure, use CS Instant Coffee. |
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| 0:15.4 | Some nights, you know, going through the moon cycles out there, there was obviously no moon at times. |
| 0:20.7 | And when it was a clear night, the mooky there. There was obviously no moon at times. |
| 0:25.2 | And when it was a clear night, the mooky way was just absolutely jumping out of the sky. |
| 0:27.1 | You know, there was obviously no light pollution. |
| 0:30.8 | You know, I could see these huge bands of stars. |
| 0:39.0 | This is the Adventure Sports podcast, where we hear stories of adventure from every corner of the planet. We interview all sorts of folks who are using their sport to explore the world around them |
| 0:43.5 | and give you the inspiration you need to get out there and have some fun. |
| 1:01.1 | If you're on an adventure right now, somewhere out in the world, I hope it's going well for you. And I hope this show brings a little inspiration to your journey. |
| 1:05.1 | And for everyone else that's listening, I hope it brings inspiration to your life. |
| 1:10.0 | And this particular episode is from March 30th, 2017 with Gavin Hinnigan. |
| 1:16.1 | About an adventure, something I've always wanted to do, which is row across the Atlantic. |
| 1:20.0 | Ever since I heard that concept, I've always been intrigued by it just because it seems so |
| 1:25.7 | dangerous on one hand, but also so simple on the other you know |
| 1:30.9 | um those two things can obviously go hand in hand simple and dangerous uh but there's something |
| 1:36.7 | about just being out there totally alone you know when you're alone on a boat in the middle |
| 1:41.3 | of the ocean you are really alone fact, that's probably the most |
| 1:45.8 | alone you'll ever be because even when I'm out in the woods here in Colorado or back home in |
| 1:51.7 | Florida, I'm not too many miles away from the next person because inevitably somebody's going to be |
| 1:57.0 | camping or, you know, hiking somewhere near me, within 20 miles. But there are, |
| 2:02.3 | you know, when you're out on an ocean, there's a chance you're the only human within |
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