Bhavik starts on world record mission

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New Delhi: Stockholm-based and former Bombay Scottish student Bhavik Gandhi on Tuesday kicked off his journey in his bid to set a new world record in fastest solo Atlantic crossing.

According to reports, Gandhi started his journey at 1700 hrs from La Gomera in Spain to Antigua in Barbados.

Bhavik will be using a 23-foot rowing boat and will follow a route similar to that taken by Christopher Columbus.

He will spend about 90 days at sea rowing solo, non-stop and unsupported, covering a total distance of 3000 nautical miles.

Only 32 people in history have attempted such a record in the past.

The 29-year-old, the first Indian to undertake such a challenge, will follow the route taken by Christopher Colombus.

He will also cross the infamous Bermuda Triangle.

“I have long been involved in various endurance challenges like distance running, mountain climbing, sailing, cycling from Stockholm to Istanbul, trekking across Siberia in minus 30°C temperatures," Gandhi says.

Being on a solo journey, he will be equipped with a laptop, an iPod, a satellite phone, GPS tracking system and a SeeMe device which enable his boat to be tracked by bigger ships.