The longest
The longest continuous sea voyage ever undertaken was by William Reid Stowe, a visual artist and mariner who grew up watching vessels on the East Coast and sailed the Pacific and Atlantic oceans in his teens and twenties. He also built his own sailboats with the help of family and friends.
His trip lasted 1152 days and began from the 12th Street pier in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA, on April 21, 2007 and ended three years later on June 17, 2010. Called ‘1000 Days at Sea: The Mars Ocean Odyssey’, it was inspired by the idea of a return voyage to the planet Mars and tested the limits of human endurance.
Stowe built his own sailing vessel for this voyage! He was impressed with gaff-rigged schooners, which he thought were a great combination of fine craft and technique.
Hence, he went to his grandfather’s North Carolina beach cottage and began to carve out the ship with his hands.
He wanted
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