Category: Blog Post

In the months leading to my ocean crossing, I have come to realize that the most important is self-motivation: to do, to think, to act, to contact, to call, to make, to train, to rest, …

This is with a heavy heart that I have to let everyone know that my expedition to kayak solo and unsupported from California to Hawaii has to be postponed to May 2021. My boat builder, …

In early June 2020, I will be leaving from Monterey harbor (California), in a solo kayak, with the intention to reach Hawaii unsupported. Getting ready for it – physically, mentally and emotionally – is taking …

“You never know who you will inspire, so consider you are inspiring everyone you meet” In 2001, I was preparing for my backpacking trip around the world. I was 25 and full of dreams of …

When I was preparing for the Ocean Row, I really was thinking on how to get best prepared, and that included being prepared physically, mentally, and emotionally. That entailed a lot of parameters. So many …

It is amazing what you can achieve once you have no choice. Many people in the world act bravely, courageously, and surmount extreme difficulties with strength and endurance, simply because they do not have the …

o happy and humble to have participated in this podcast, featuring my ocean row from California to Hawaii, among other things. Listen to Episode 20: Cyril Derreumaux, a Guiness World Record holder, endurance paddler, motivator, …

“You don’t need to be a rower to row an ocean. It’s all about mental strength”, so they said. After having rowed from California to Hawaii, I guess I must have it, that thing called …

One amazing trait of us humans is that we are probably the only animal on earth that takes endeavors that have no “real” useful purpose. We run marathons, we climb mountains, we swim across lakes, …

This is a letter that I wrote to my kids, several years ago, June 23, 2012 to be exact, just before going to the Yukon River Quest, a 444-mile canoe race — www.yukonriverquest.com. I am posting …