281 Days
- adventure
- Ralph Tuijn
- Water
- shark attacks
- El Nino
- Solo
- Pacific Ocean
- Endurance
- Male Skewed
- Ocean Rowing
In March 2007, Dutch adventurist Ralph Tuijn attempted to become the first person to row solo across the Pacific Ocean unassisted. Departing from Callao Peru, and leaving his wife and daughter behind for more than nine months, Ralph faced the effects of La Nina, a broken water-maker, and rotten food provisions – leaving him with little or no food or fresh water in the middle of the Pacific Ocean