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Two Bulgarians, Stefan and Maxim Ivanovi (father and son), made the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by rowing boat during the hurricane season (July – October).
“The Bulgarian rowboat NEVEREST arrived safely in Barbados (Caribbean) at 12:00 local time today, October 6, 2020, after crossing 4,444 nautical miles (8,230 kilometers) in 105 days in the ocean.” informed by the expedition.
The ship made a stop for another 9 days on the island of Lanzerote (Canary Islands) so that the rowers Maxim Ivanov and Stefan Ivanov could repair the autopilot system and the leaks in several warehouses of the ship, which they built for the purpose of the expedition.
When they set sail on June 14, 2020 from Portimao, Portugal, Max was just 16 years and 293 days old, making him “the youngest ocean rower in the world to successfully cross the ocean,” according to the official expedition record of Ocean Rowing Ocean Rowing. Society.
This trip is also “Bulgaria’s first ocean rowing expedition”.
Father Stefan is the second Bulgarian after Peter Stoychev to cross the English Channel. The idea for the rowing expedition in the Atlantic Ocean came from Maxim.
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