Rowing across the Atlantic

That's what Bryce Carlson, an Ohio teacher, just completed. He set a new record - 38 days, 6 hours and 49 minutes,one-third faster than the previous record of 53 days 8 hours 26 minutes. And he did it even though the main desalinator which supplied drinking water stopped after the first day. The boat also capsized twelve times. Salt water salt slowly began to corrode his electronic connections, leaving his navigation system unreliable about halfway through his journey.