On August 1st, four adventurers set off on a 32,000-kilometer epic journey
that will take them from London's Excel Marina all the way to the world
famous Sydney harbor and then to their final destination, Auckland.
Their mode of transport? A Seadoo GTX 155 Personal Watercraft, commonly
known as a Jet Ski.
Aptly dubbed 'The Ultimate Ride', it is expected to take over four months
along some of the world's most treacherous stretches of water and when
completed, will set a new record for the longest ride aboard a personal
watercraft. Led by pilot turned adventurer, Jeremy Burfoot, the team
also includes Croatian Ivan
Otulich, the recordholder for the longest distance covered on a Jet
Ski, in 24 hours.
Jeremy Burfoot is no stranger to long Jet-Ski rides either - In
2006, he became the first person to circumnavigate New Zealand,
aboard one, to raise awareness and funds
for cancer research. By travelling the iconic London to Sydney
route, through some of Europe's most famous waterways and then across
the Indian Ocean, he hopes to raise further awarness and even more
money for cancer research.
Even though the men will be docking at pre-designated areas every night, the
journey is not expected to be easy, for they will be facing not just
challenging weather conditions, but also, shark and pirate infested
waters, as well as, language barriers. They will however, get a lot of
help from volunteer support crews, especially in the waters of vast and
treachorous Bay of Bengal.
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