Not, 'can it be done?' ...
'how can it be done?'
Q. How far is it across The Atlantic Ocean
A. That depends on point of departure and arrival, the longest is often considered to be approximately 3000 miles.
Q. Where will Ben swim from and to?
A. Ben will not swim the shortest or longest distance across The Atlantic, he will swim from Senegal to Brazil which will be between 1800 and
2000 miles depending on conditions and control of drift.
Q. Why from depart from Senegal and why arrive in Brazil?
A. There are many reasons and in respect of the fact ... there is no perfect or easy route. We have chosen firstly East to West to take
advantage of easterly trade winds, i.e. coming from behind rather than West to East for example, from America to UK where the water is
significantly colder and winds are less reliable in direction.
Q. A human being cannot swim alone 24 hours per day across The Atlantic, how is this addressed?
A. Ben will follow a support boat where he will sleep and eat, he will swim twelve of the fourteen of daylight hours per day ... 6 hours swimming,
2 hours rest, 6 hours swimming.
During the night the boat will be kept in position ensuring that it does not drift in Ben’s favour while asleep. Any drift will be accounted for and made up towards the end of the expedition, by altering course north for a destination further than the intended.
Q. How do we keep an eye on Ben and make sure we do not lose him?
A. This is best described on the support team page.
Q. Ben is leaving at the beginning of March ... why winter?
A. Winter in the South Atlantic is is not winter as we know it in Europe or America, in fact Ben will cross the equator and it is important that we arrive on the other side before the hurricane season (August and rarely July).
Q. How long will it take to cross The Atlantic?
A. The short answer is ...however long it takes. We are basing the provisioning of the support boat on three months.
If you would like to know more please contact us with your name, address and nationality attached. We are always respectful of interest and will reply promptly.
A. That depends on point of departure and arrival, the longest is often considered to be approximately 3000 miles.
Q. Where will Ben swim from and to?
A. Ben will not swim the shortest or longest distance across The Atlantic, he will swim from Senegal to Brazil which will be between 1800 and
2000 miles depending on conditions and control of drift.
Q. Why from depart from Senegal and why arrive in Brazil?
A. There are many reasons and in respect of the fact ... there is no perfect or easy route. We have chosen firstly East to West to take
advantage of easterly trade winds, i.e. coming from behind rather than West to East for example, from America to UK where the water is
significantly colder and winds are less reliable in direction.
Q. A human being cannot swim alone 24 hours per day across The Atlantic, how is this addressed?
A. Ben will follow a support boat where he will sleep and eat, he will swim twelve of the fourteen of daylight hours per day ... 6 hours swimming,
2 hours rest, 6 hours swimming.
During the night the boat will be kept in position ensuring that it does not drift in Ben’s favour while asleep. Any drift will be accounted for and made up towards the end of the expedition, by altering course north for a destination further than the intended.
Q. How do we keep an eye on Ben and make sure we do not lose him?
A. This is best described on the support team page.
Q. Ben is leaving at the beginning of March ... why winter?
A. Winter in the South Atlantic is is not winter as we know it in Europe or America, in fact Ben will cross the equator and it is important that we arrive on the other side before the hurricane season (August and rarely July).
Q. How long will it take to cross The Atlantic?
A. The short answer is ...however long it takes. We are basing the provisioning of the support boat on three months.
If you would like to know more please contact us with your name, address and nationality attached. We are always respectful of interest and will reply promptly.
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