A 72-year-old French man floating across the Atlantic in a custom-made barrel says he is in high spirits as he approaches the end of his journey, after nearly 100 days alone at sea enjoying 'magnificent sunrises and sunsets.'
Jean-Jacques Savin, a former paratrooper, 71, working on the construction of a ship made from a barrel A 72-year-old French man floating across the Atlantic in a custom-made barrel says he is in high spirits as he approaches the end of his journey, after nearly 100 days alone at sea enjoying "magnificent sunrises and sunsets."
Capricious trade winds slowed his progress -- not that it dented Savin's enthusiasm for "experiencing this feeling of freedom, and admiring the richness of the ocean's wildlife." But the most perilous moment came on March 28, when his barrel was being pummelled by huge waves that were threatening to turn the vessel completely upside-down.
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