SA man first to cross Atlantic Ocean on stand-up paddleboard
South African big-wave surfer and sailor, Chris Bertish on Thursday became the first person in history to cross the Atlantic Ocean on a custom built stand-up paddleboard. It took Bertish 93 days to finish the 4,050-mile (over 6,510 km) voyage. Bertish's 20-foot-long paddleboard took six months to construct and it cost $120,000 (around ₹80 lakh).